Well, the brightness is turned up farther than I like (100%) but it's been
just fine through an entire CD. I'll let it cook for a while yet, maybe a day
or so, and then we'll see where we are.
Please do send that doc you referred to. I'd like to have a look at it.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <mythtech_at_mac.com>
To: "Classic Computer" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor
> >When I adjust the brightness upward, it goes up for a moment, then
> >suddenly there's considerable pincushioning and the vertical dimension goes
> >down a mite, say 10%. When I adjust the pincushion, the pincushion goes
away
> >immediately, though I've not adjusted anything, and the image size goes
back
> >to what it was, but it's dim again.
>
> Doesn't really match any of the repair notes in the tech manual. Although
> there is a comment about CRT Arcing, and to turn off the unit, unplug the
> power cord and ADB cable from the monitor, wait 10 seconds, hook it all
> back up, and power it up. Problem should be gone.... but like I said, it
> isn't exactly the same thing as you are describing, so that might not do
> squat for you.
>
> Rather it sounds more like the brightness control might be dying. Maybe a
> bad cap or something (I'm not an EE, so I defer to someone with more
> knowledge in these things than me).
>
> -chris
>
> <http://www.mythtech.net>
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 30 2002 - 17:52:52 BST