Sounds like the vertical deflection transistor gave out.
I could tell you where this was for the monitor inside any one of 20 different arcade games, but I don't know where it is in this monitor.
Assuming the correct replacement transistor can be found, this is not a difficult repair, as in any monitor repair place should be able to help you out.
-Warr
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:26:12 -0700, Nat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey folks...
I have one of those Apple Color composite monitors hooked up to my Apple
//C+. It's not one of the early TV-like ones that came out in the Apple IIE
era, but one of the late ones that looks like a GS monitor but with a bigger
screen area. A 12 or 13" screen, maybe.
Anyway, just this past week, a component on it finally gave out. It really
came as a surprise, there was NO warning.
As I was doing some work in BASIC, the image slowly, before my eyes, began
compressing from the top and bottom towards the center until all that was
left was a thin horizontal white line in the middle of the screen. This all
happened while I was watching, mind you, and happened slowly enough I had
time to save what I was working on before the image became too compressed to
comprehend. There were absolutely NO warning signs before this happened. I
have been using this monitor for a long time, and the picture has always
been perfect. No shivering, shaking, quaking or other anomolies.
I can only assume that one particular component inside gave out at that
moment. My question: just what component controls this? If I opened up the
monitor, would I have a hard time accessing, replacing, and thus repairing
the monitor? I would hate to have to buy another one of these considering
the picture on this one is so good (and so devoid of burn-in) if there is
any chance of reparing it.
FWIW, I have considerable experience repairing compact Macintosh computers
so I know my way around a CRT but I have never actually worked inside a
monitor before.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Nat
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