Need help fixing monitor....

[xraymongral]

if it can be fixed.

I have a 14" DEC monitor, and the red color is gone. Is there potential that this is a easy fix? I know its a old junker, but I would like to use it on a SETI@hpme machine.

 

[LuciferHaze]

Nope, I'm afraid it'd cost more to fix it then it would be to buy another one.

 

[IcemanJer]

Agree with Lucifer. You can easily just spend less than $100 and get another 14" monitor.

 

[xraymongral]

Heck, I will probably see if I can get some old beater monitor for $20 or $30. That will be fine for what I need.

 

[Killbat]

Whoa, don't be quick to assume that the red gun is fragged. It could easily be a case of loose connections. If you got the "skillz" to work on the monitor (read: if you know how to avoid death), try just going in and jiggling things, especially the connections to the back of the tube. Once again, only do this if you know what you're doing, and you realize the risks of working with CRTs.

 

[joinT]

are you sure you didn't bend any pins ??
I bent some on mine once - it looked yellowish all the time.

way to fix that is simply take a sewing pin of same diameter & push it into the hole where the pin was, then clip it off - I did & monitor works GREAT again

 

[xraymongral]

Looks like I will have to take a closer look at this puppy before it gets dumped.<crosses fingers for a loose connection>

 

[IcemanJer]

If all else fails, tie the monitor to the back of your car and drag it down the road at 3a.m. doing 80 MPH.







j/k

 

[jamarno]

Repair FAQ or
Monitor repair FAQ

sci.electronics.repair and www.anatek.com have the best news groups about repairs.

Unless the picture tube is shot, and it almost surely isn't, you can probably repair the monitor very cheaply. For a problem like this, first check for bad connections - try another video card and cable, but if that doesn't help, wiggle the video connector on the monitor, and if it causes changes, resolder it and any cable that goes from its circuit board. The circuit board that plugs into the back of the picture tube is also worth looking at. First try reseating it (may be glued on - carefully cut the glue, making sure you don't scratch the glass). The next step is to remove it and tighten the pins, and finally try resoldering it.

 

[cheetoden]

Icemanjer

Tried that with my wife. That didn't improve things much.

 

[xraymongral]

Thanks jamarno. Looks like the info I need.