Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-09 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:12:21 +0300 schreef Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de: Rich Mellor wrote: Has anyone ever come across a blurry picture from the QL on a Microvetic Cub monitor? I know it is not the QL at fault as I have tried it with another monitor - does anyone else have any

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-09 Thread Tony Firshman
Bob Spelten wrote, on 9/Oct/10 10:28 | Oct9: Op Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:12:21 +0300 schreef Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de: Rich Mellor wrote: Has anyone ever come across a blurry picture from the QL on a Microvetic Cub monitor? I know it is not the QL at fault as I have tried it

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-09 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Tony Firshman wrote: Seems to be a faulty PTC. I also have an old blurry Microvitec and have made some improvement by adjusting the focus control. Careful, it's near the power/high voltage block. But what is a PTC? Possibly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resettable_fuse Erm, no. It's

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-09 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Marcel Kilgus wrote: Seems to be a faulty PTC. I also have an old blurry Microvitec and have made some improvement by adjusting the focus control. Careful, it's near the power/high voltage block. But what is a PTC? Possibly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resettable_fuse Erm, no. It's

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-09 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Bob Spelten wrote: Thanks for the info. Would this be easy to replace or is it CRT specific? I haven't opened my Microvitec yet to look for it. No, I have changed this item several years ago and still got the same size of it. It is placed in the near of the front PCB, approx. 1.5cm height,

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-09 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Ralf Reköndt wrote: Bob Spelten wrote: Thanks for the info. Would this be easy to replace or is it CRT specific? I haven't opened my Microvitec yet to look for it. No, I have changed this item several years ago and still got the same size of it. It is placed in the near of the front PCB,

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-09 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:59:15 +0300 schreef Ralf Reköndt ralf.rekoe...@t-online.de: Ralf Reköndt wrote: Bob Spelten wrote: Thanks for the info. Would this be easy to replace or is it CRT specific? I haven't opened my Microvitec yet to look for it. No, I have changed this item several

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-08 Thread QL-Mylink
Tony said - Yes indeed. Use plastic tools, and be careful. One thing worth doing with the Microvitek, and with power *long* off is to hoover it. It is mightily prone to high voltage sparks when very dusty. When this happens, it kills the 8301. I have seen many examples of failed QLs due to

[Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-07 Thread Rich Mellor
Has anyone ever come across a blurry picture from the QL on a Microvetic Cub monitor? I know it is not the QL at fault as I have tried it with another monitor - does anyone else have any suggestions? There do not appear to be any controls on the monitor other than brightness -- Rich Mellor

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-07 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Rich Mellor wrote: Has anyone ever come across a blurry picture from the QL on a Microvetic Cub monitor? I know it is not the QL at fault as I have tried it with another monitor - does anyone else have any suggestions? There do not appear to be any controls on the monitor other than

Re: [Ql-Users] Blurry Picture on Microvetic Cub

2010-10-07 Thread Tony Firshman
Rich Mellor wrote, on 7/Oct/10 19:16 | Oct7: On 07/10/2010 13:37, Tony Firshman wrote: Rich Mellor wrote, on 7/Oct/10 13:33 | Oct7: Rich/ Has anyone ever come across a blurry picture from the QL on a Microvetic Cub monitor? I know it is not the QL at fault as I have tried it with