One comment...if you don't have the correct cable and a system that is set for the correct refresh rate, it may appear that the monitor does not work. Be sure you have compatible equipment. This was a specialized display. Bill
On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 1:19 PM Douglas Taylor via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > Josh; > > I have a DEC VR150 that is nearly functional; shows full screen but the > H/V are not in any sync at all. Would love to use it with a VaxStation > 3100. > > Opened it up and found it quite a complicated monitor, not like a simple > PC monochrome monitor. > > Purchased a microfiche manual off ebay, but haven't been able to view it > yet. > > Eager to hear how you do with your larger monitor. > > Doug > > On 8/9/2020 3:10 AM, Josh Dersch via cctech wrote: > > Hi all -- > > > > Picked up a non-functional but otherwise nice looking DEC VR260 (19" b&w > > monitor) on the cheap, hoping to use it with my VAXstation 2000. From > what > > I've read, these were never the most reliable displays. Curious if > anyone > > has any information on common failure modes, or has service docs > squirreled > > away somewhere. I've at least found schematics, so I have something to > go > > on, but it's not exactly the most straightforward design I've poked at. > > > > Right now when powered up I hear a repeated low hum from the transformer > > followed by a soft ticking noise so I'm guessing I've got power supply > > issues at the very least. Unsure what I should expect the monitor to do > if > > it's not being fed a valid video signal (I haven't yet tried to hook the > > VS2000 up to it) -- whether it'll go into free-running mode or do mostly > > nothing until it has something to sync to... > > > > Thanks as always, > > Josh > > >
