17" CRT, the screen is red, possible to fix it?

[WarDemon666]

its as if its putting red to max, and G,B to medium,,, im guessing something is shot in the monitor.... anyone know of a solution?

If youre gonna post about throwing it out, just dont post.

Thanks!

 

[Matthias99]

Either the VGA connector/cable is busted (very common), or one of the internal signal connections in the monitor is busted (less common). It's also possible the issue is with your video card's connector, so test with another monitor (or test the monitor on another PC) before you lay out too much cash.

If it's just the cable/connector, and it's hardwired, you can get an electronics/TV repair place to splice a new end onto the cable for you. If it's broken internally, they can probably still fix it, but it usually costs enough that it's not worth repairing an old 17" CRT.

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
Either the VGA connector/cable is busted (very common), or one of the internal signal connections in the monitor is busted (less common). It's also possible the issue is with your video card's connector, so test with another monitor (or test the monitor on another PC) before you lay out too much cash.

If it's just the cable/connector, and it's hardwired, you can get an electronics/TV repair place to splice a new end onto the cable for you. If it's broken internally, they can probably still fix it, but it usually costs enough that it's not worth repairing an old 17" CRT.

Thanks for your help!

Its not my video card cause ive tried it on a few computers, if I play with the wire it doesnt do much, so im guessing its something internal..

If its just a color problem youd think it would be easy to fix eh?

Im good with electronics and soldering, any idea how I could fix it? If i can?

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: WarDemon666

Originally posted by: Matthias99
Either the VGA connector/cable is busted (very common), or one of the internal signal connections in the monitor is busted (less common). It's also possible the issue is with your video card's connector, so test with another monitor (or test the monitor on another PC) before you lay out too much cash.

If it's just the cable/connector, and it's hardwired, you can get an electronics/TV repair place to splice a new end onto the cable for you. If it's broken internally, they can probably still fix it, but it usually costs enough that it's not worth repairing an old 17" CRT.

Thanks for your help!

Its not my video card cause ive tried it on a few computers, if I play with the wire it doesnt do much, so im guessing its something internal..

If its just a color problem youd think it would be easy to fix eh?

Im good with electronics and soldering, any idea how I could fix it? If i can?

You can certainly try. It's a bad connection *somewhere*. Kind of like what happens if you unplug one connection from a component video inout.

 

[flatblastard]

Just watch where you go pokin' around in there...unless you don't mind a little shock once in a while

 

[Jon855]

I am not saying to throw it out, but to pick up a baseball bat and tap it really hard with the bat once in a while to see if it works... [Tap it on the side, attain speed of at least 35 Meters per sec before striking it.] Hope this forum've been very helpful.

 

[Erok55]

i had something like that happen before and it was happening when the vga connector wasnt connected all the way..

 

[WarDemon666]

The connector is all the way in, i guess its something inside...


Pretty dangerous in there though, right?

 

[cjgallen]

I had a monitor that wouldn't display red (it was blue/green all the time). I spliced in a VGA extension cable where the original was, worked fine after that.

Not too dangerous. If you're that worried, unplug it and let it sit for a week to allow the caps to discharge. I'm sure they won't discharge all the way, but it'll be a little less zap

 

[WarDemon666]

thanks cjgallen....


anyone else have experience with this?

 

[oboyco]

I did recently, lost the green on my crt, cleaned the vga connection, reseated the vid card, played with the cable. Finally replaced it with a used monitor. I suspect maybe a solder connection on the old monitor, and not worth messing with.

 

[WarDemon666]

Thanks oboyco!

 

[jldash]

You could also check for missing pins in the VGA connector... however be aware that not all monitors have all the pins to begin with...

 

[CalvinHobbs]

It's the electrode gun that's not firing the red..you could try doing resoldering..get a powerfull lense with backlight...so you can see the soldering on the board...the only thing you have to worry about is the EHT connection..the big black thing that connects on the tube...remove it carefully and short its pins with an insulated screwdriver...you'll hear a small pop and then it's harmless..redo all soldering and if you're lucky the pro should go..

 

[charles555]

I just hooked up my new Viewsonic 19" CRT to my 6800 GT all known to work Kosher, and I had F***d up coloring on the Viewsonic. It was because of the DVI adapter I had the Viewsonic plugged into. I switch it to the VGA on the card, and put a different DVI adapter on the old 17" on the DVI port, and all is well.

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
It's the electrode gun that's not firing the red..you could try doing resoldering..get a powerfull lense with backlight...so you can see the soldering on the board...the only thing you have to worry about is the EHT connection..the big black thing that connects on the tube...remove it carefully and short its pins with an insulated screwdriver...you'll hear a small pop and then it's harmless..redo all soldering and if you're lucky the pro should go..

Dude you really seem to know what youre doing

How about explaining the process in more detail? What to look for, what to watch out for, etc??

Thanks a lot!

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: WarDemon666

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
It's the electrode gun that's not firing the red..you could try doing resoldering..get a powerfull lense with backlight...so you can see the soldering on the board...the only thing you have to worry about is the EHT connection..the big black thing that connects on the tube...remove it carefully and short its pins with an insulated screwdriver...you'll hear a small pop and then it's harmless..redo all soldering and if you're lucky the pro should go..

Dude you really seem to know what youre doing

How about explaining the process in more detail? What to look for, what to watch out for, etc??

Thanks a lot!

I wouldn't take electronics advice from someone who calls an electron gun an "electrode" gun, personally. I also wouldn't screw around inside a monitor unless you've been trained in dealing with high-voltage electronics. Take it to a repair shop unless you have the tools and training needed.

 

[MrControversial]

Make sure you don't have any bent or missing pins or that your cable is secure in the back of the video card.

 

[charles555]

Let the idiot kill his monitor for no reason. Sounds like he wants to...

 

[charles555]

Originally posted by: charles555
I just hooked up my new Viewsonic 19" CRT to my 6800 GT all known to work Kosher, and I had F***d up coloring on the Viewsonic.

It was because of the DVI adapter I had the Viewsonic plugged into. I switch it to the VGA on the card, and put a different DVI adapter on the old 17" on the DVI port, and all is well.

 

[CalvinHobbs]

Originally posted by: Matthias99

Originally posted by: WarDemon666

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
It's the electrode gun that's not firing the red..you could try doing resoldering..get a powerfull lense with backlight...so you can see the soldering on the board...the only thing you have to worry about is the EHT connection..the big black thing that connects on the tube...remove it carefully and short its pins with an insulated screwdriver...you'll hear a small pop and then it's harmless..redo all soldering and if you're lucky the pro should go..

Dude you really seem to know what youre doing

How about explaining the process in more detail? What to look for, what to watch out for, etc??

Thanks a lot!

I wouldn't take electronics advice from someone who calls an electron gun an "electrode" gun, personally. I also wouldn't screw around inside a monitor unless you've been trained in dealing with high-voltage electronics. Take it to a repair shop unless you have the tools and training needed.

thx for the correction..the guy said he's used to soldering so what's the harm in doing some resoldering work..but DON'T DO IT IF YOU'RE NOT SURE!

 

[charles555]

The harm is that video equipment is EXTREMELY breakable and easy to screw up. It's not like rewiring you Guitar Amp.

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: charles555
The harm is that video equipment is EXTREMELY breakable and easy to screw up. It's not like rewiring you Guitar Amp.

im not using it right now, its too hard on the eyes, whats the harm of trying to fix something thats already broke?

Going to give it a shot when I get a chance

 

[charles555]

Well what I was saying earlier in the thread is that I know the problem, and there's a chance that you don't have to even remove the cover. So break what you wanna break, just don't touch my $hit.

 

[CalvinHobbs]

lol..there's no harm in trying...well there shouldn't be