On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 08:52 am, Jan Kistemaker wrote:
> Hi everyone (colourclassic hackers in particular), Hi! > I'm planning to turn one of my Compacts into a custom Color Classic, > using a > LC475 mobo and a 9" colour monitor (VGA) a friend gave me. During a > preliminary test I found that the monitor works just fine on a 475, > apart > from this: the tube flickers every now and again and pretty often also > the > whites turn into a yellowish green. Anyone among you knows what causes > this > problem and how about a not too expensive remedy? That sounds very much like a problem with the main circuit board of the monitor, possibly a failing component or a cold (bad) solder joint. Perhaps that's why your friend gave you it? ;-) If you're happy opening up a case with several kV flying around, you could have a look inside, and with the power disconnected, try remaking any 'iffy' joints. But it's a bit of a lottery. Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
