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- From: gkropf@bfield.uucp (Gary Kropf)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 1084 monitor problems.
- References: <csc.078w@amiganet.chi.il.us>
- Message-ID: <gkropf.0657@bfield.uucp>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 18:44:50 EST
- Organization: Bakers Field BBS
- Lines: 37
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- >>I seem to recently be getting a problem with my 1084 monitor. I believe
- >>it is a problem with all the monitors and can be fixed. Every once in a
- >>while the screen flickers off, but by tapping the monitor, the display can
- >>be returned. It seems that there is some kind of short circuit occuring in
- >>the monitor because of some contact or arcing.
- >>
- >>Does anyone know what I am talking about? How can I fix this?
- >>
- >>
- >>+ Paulo F. Ferreira + University of Waterloo +
- >>+ email: pfferrei@undergrad.math.UWaterloo.ca + Waterloo, Canada +
-
-
- >I think I know what you're talking about. Mine did the same thing. Every time
- >the monitor flickered off a very high pitched whine (some people can't hear
- >this) came from the monitor. The noise went away and the screen came back if I
- >tapped on the side. The problem only got worse until I could no longer get the
- >monitor to stay on for any length of time.
- >
- >I'm afraid I don't know how to permanently fix it. My only advice would be to
- >start saving your money. If you do figure out what went wrong and how to fix
- >it, please post or E-mail the solution to me since my old 1084 is still
- sitting
- >around somewhere.
- >
- >
- > --- Chris Clarizio
- > csc@amiganet.chi.il.us
-
- Well I also had this problem and took my monitor in for repair. They replace a
- capacitor and resoldered the board in the monitor. This was a total of $80 plus
- taxes...
-
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