>> > The monitor in my 5400 case occasionally flickers to a tinge of blue. >> > Slamming the machine on the side with my shoe usually fixes it and >returns >> > it to full colour. >> > >> > Is there a permanent way of repairing this, so that I don't have to use >the >> > shoe option? >> > >> > Ed Cheshire, from UK
I had a similar problem once, however I traced it to the monitor cable! must have been pushed intpo awkward positions and broken a wire in it I guess. I cut it off a soldered half of a non-permanent lead to it. Damn moitors that don;t have fully detachable cables, that was a lot of soldering! kyle. >The problem your having gives me the indication that there is a cold >solder >joint on the circuit board of the monitor. As electronic boards age, >sometimes because of the heating and cooling of the circuit boards, the >solder pulls away from the leads of electronic parts. If you find someone >with general electronics knowledge, they can look very closely and probably >find one of the leads sticking through the bottom of the circuit board that >shows a tiny circle around the lead. Just have them resolder it and it will >be fixed. Make sure that it's someone that knows how to handle the >dangerous >voltages in the monitor, even when it's un-plugged. Which is probably more likely though only the cable thing has happened to me! Maybe I should treat my cable better ;-) Kyle Kinsey +------------------------------------------------- | eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Phone (Mobile): 07989 401 307 | ICQ: 20955065 | Web: www.thewibblereport.co.uk | -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
