Taa Daa! I now have a fully functional 17" Studio Display! So ya, I took the unit into the shop, and paid $90 after taxes, and the thing works like it was brand new.
Turns out that had I not given up, I would have found the caps that were bad, and could have replaced them. But this way I actually get a warranty (to some degree) on the work done, and they adjusted everything nicely. Man, what a nice picture. And it does 1600x1200. Anyways, while I was in the shop, I also found an Apple 20" and 21" monitor for sale. I'm thinking that even tho I now have this really sexy monitor, I might save some money and get something bigger. I'm still amazed that the 20" they have there was only $199. -nils g3/375/256/60gb/ fully funtional 17" crt studio display On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:05:54PM -0700 or thereabouts, Nils wrote: > So, the flyback has been installed as of last night. > > But before that, while I was at work looking at my nice new > flyback, I consulted the Magic 8 ball I have on my desk. > I asked it if I would get the monitor working tonight. > > It's reply was "Yes". > > That sure made me all happy.. So I came home, did some stuff, > and pulled the monitor all apart again. Got the fbt installed in > about an hour, and put the works back together. Not completely, > but enough to test things. > > And fired it up. > > Thankfully it didn't catch fire like someone at work said it was. > > But it also didn't give me any useful picture. On a positive > note, there was static on the screen when the fbt got power, which > is something it wasn't doing before. Now, with a working video > signal, it turns on for about 3 seconds. And in that time, the > guns get a little warmed up, but then what looks like could be a > picture, turns into a colorful oval shape, about 2"x4" on the scren. > That gets smaller then disappears just as the monitor either shuts > itself down, or goes into sleep mode. > > So ya. It's not working yet. And now, i'm at the end of my monitor > repair skills. I talked to the place that I bought the fbt from > and their tech said that if I had any problems installing it, that > I could bring it by the shop and they would do it for me. (for a small > fee)... > > So, unless Steve or some other monitor savy people have an idea on > what I should look for. It looks like I'll take this unit into > the shop and let them work their magic. > > -nils > g3/375/256/60gb/ and getting closer to a 17" crt studio display -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
