>My friend just gave me an Apple Multiple Scan 15 display tonight, but the >cable seems a bit messed up. I have to bend it in an awkward position to >get color, and if I don't it stays in a monochrome green.
Sounds like broken wires inside the cable, which will make contact at some of these "awkward position"'s. >I'm kind of worried that bending it >eventually is going to break it for good. It will, I have a monitor myself that has completely lost the red signal. And you seem to have lost both the blue and red signals. Remember the green screen you see is not a true monochrome image as would be on a monochrome monitor but just the green elements of the screen. This basically means things on the screen with no green element will not be visiable to you atall. > Any way to fix >this other than bending the cable? Yep but it aint gonna be easy! You need to repair the cable. However in order to do this as a quick hack you would need to know where thje breaks are (they are probably at the bit of the cable you need to bend and likely in the same place, which was probably once trapped behind a desk or something such) alternatively, it is better to replace the entire monitor lead. And further more the best option (in my view) is to remove the cable and put a socket on the monitor and use a seperate lead, which can be thrown away and replaced when needed. if only all monitors came like this in the first place! Damn some cost saving measures. However to do any of these requires you to be fairly competant with a soldering iron and in some cases more! Though it can be done, though unless you can do it or someone you know can do it (for free) then its probably not worth saving as getting another such monitor would be cheaper than getting a companyu to do this (i would think) Kyle. +------------------------------------------------- | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ: 20955065 | Web: www.thewibblereport.co.uk | -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
