>From: Anne Keller-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >At 11:09 PM -0500 10/6/01, Andrew J Yon III wrote: >>> anyone who knows how to detach/attach >>> a cord from a circuit board email me please!!! >> >>As a Micro-Miniature ckt. board repair Technician specialist, I can safely >>say that if you are not experienced in soldering and at solder removal, >>utilizing either solder wick or suction devices, and proper tinning of >>conductors, do not attempt this your self. You can damage your board beyond >>repair easily. > >None of the computer repair places will recommend doing this for me >as they say their time will cost too much. A friend says get a TV >repairman. Do you have any ideas? Guess I don't know if they >would be any cheaper. > >So I should just toss this nice monitor out - a Sony Trinitron, sob, sniff - >that may work fine except for the cord?
Make friends with someone who owns a basic multi-meter and knows how to use it. Or buy one for yourself and learn how to use it. (a basic one for < $10 should work for this) Find out which monitor pins are supposed to connect to what wires on the circuit board. Use the meter to check if they do. Then you can start worrying about the messy soldering part. The monitor wires themselves SHOULDN'T have any dangerous voltages on them. (But in a busted monitor who knows?) Be very careful not to poke anywhere else with the meter probes, don't touch the metal bits of the probes with your fingers while you're working, don't do anything if you're not comfortable working around things that can shock you and throw you across the room while simultaneously shooting shards of broken glass all over the place. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
