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- From: bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware
- Subject: Re: Summary: SUN Mono screen dimming
- Message-ID: <BOB.92Sep2121831@volitans.MorningStar.Com>
- Date: 2 Sep 92 16:18:38 GMT
- Article-I.D.: volitans.BOB.92Sep2121831
- References: <ANG.92Sep1114038@woodpecker.lcs.mit.edu>
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- In-Reply-To: ang@theory.lcs.mit.edu's message of 1 Sep 92 16: 40:38 GMT
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- In article <ANG.92Sep1114038@woodpecker.lcs.mit.edu> ang@theory.lcs.mit.edu (William S. Ang) writes:
- Most of the replies I got says it is a common problem and there is
- nothing much you could do about it. It might be possible to repair
- them, but it is better left for people who have video circuit
- training.
-
- When my 19" mono monitor was getting dim and showing some flicker, I
- sent it to Pinnacle Data Systems (+1 614 487 1150). They did a video
- tune-up, aligned everything that can be aligned, cleaned out the dust,
- balanced the tires, changed the oil and filter, and lubed the chassis.
- It got it back sparkling clean, bright, and steady. I don't know what
- our company paid for the work, but it's probably less than I was
- paying for Tylenol because of the eye strain.
-
- I guess I will just wait until they die completely and replace them
- with new ones.
-
- Don't put up with it, because it's not worth the aggravation. Check
- out the prices at a good hardware repair shop. If they have the right
- tools, they can make your tube good as new. And I think Pinnacle even
- replaced the Philips flyback with one of their own design, so you'll
- avoid the "dark, smoking whine" symptom that everybody gets eventually
- with Philips monitors. That makes the tube better than new.
-