<SNIP> > You're losing horizontal deflection. This is caused by one of two > things: the failure of the horizontal output transistor that drives that > part of the deflection, or a blown capacitor in the circuit somewhere. > Deflection is loosely described as the "stretching" of the picture. If > the HOT were to completely fail, you'd see a line running down the > center of your monitor, from north to south. Conversely, vertical > deflection failure has the same effect, and would show a line from left > to right. However, vertical deflection is controlled by completely > different means. > > You'll have to take it in to a TV repair shop to get it fixed.I'm > willing to bet that once the cover is taken off, a capacitor will > probably tumble out. Or you'll find one that has blown it's oily > contents all over the inside of the case, and is swollen. > > The repair,depending on if it's a cap or the H.O.T., will probably be > $100+. You'll have to decide if it's worth it to you. The price of the > transistor alone is $15-$30; the capacitor (which is computer grade), > around $13-$20. </SNIP>
That sounds a tad OTT on the component prices, I had a monitor to repair a few months ago, the Horizontal Output Transistor (HOT) was in the region of �3 UK (about $5 US) and I replaced most of the caps at the same time with low ESR 105-degree types, none of the caps came to more than �2 UK ($3 us) each. however I do not know of any repair shop that will do a repair like this (or anything else!) without ripping you off. Ben. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
