From: Phil & Fiona Mars Date: 19 June 2003 18:24:49 To: Compact Macs Subject: Re: CRT Woes
I have spent a little time working on monitors and I can't say whether Mac ones are the same but there are adjustable magnets on some monitors around the outside of the tube that can have quite an effect on the geometry and display. If you are having the same problem on different monitors then it is unlikely that an adjustment will help. I would have to be a little worried that an ouside influence unless very close to the screen itself would be having that drastic an effect. I do not know of a way to measure E.M. radiation?? regards, Phil -------Original Message------- From: Compact Macs Date: 19 June 2003 13:27:24 To: Compact Macs Subject: Re: CRT Woes >Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:56:36 -0700 (PDT) >From: Billy Cranston >Subject: CRT Woes > >Hi, > >I'm a newbie here, for starters. My problem is with >the CRT displays on several Pluses, Classics, and >SE's, especially Classics. It seems to me that one >side of the CRT is taller than the other. The left >side measures higher than the right or vice-versa. >I've actually measured this with a soft tape measure >to verify that it was true. I am unsure as to where >the problem lies. I've mixed and matched both analog >boards and CRTs and have yet to find a cure. One Mac >that doesn't appear to be affected (at least for me) >is the 512K, however. I have a feeling that it lies in >the CRTs, but I am sending this out to the list to see >if I am wrong. If there's any kind of adjustment that >I need to make let me know. > I'm just guessing here, but it would seem that having several machines with the same problem is rather unlucky. Have you tried using them in different environments. Perhaps where you have them (or it) set up has a strong magnetic field throwing the screen out of whack? Cell phones when placed too close to a screen (or speakers) will cause interference when the phone is receiving info. I mention that because I had my cell phones' chargers set up in our 'computer room' here and everytime they'd ring or if we were talking on one of them, the computers would misbehave. I dont know if a regular cordless would produce similiar side effects or not I think I'd try this idea first, if you haven't considered it already: Move a malfunctioning machine to another room and see if it helps. If it cures the problem, You have to find the producer of the interference. If it lessens it, move the machine to different house/office/whatever, and see what happens. If that cures the problem, I'm going to guess you've got high tension power lines too close to your house and not much of anything is going to solve this problem. If it acts the same, then I'm wasting bandwidth, as my theory just got thrown out the door. Hope this helps, J White Buy American S.O.S. Save Our Steel -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --------------------------------------------------------------- . -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
