Peter
If you are still listening through the "on topic" noise - see below
Martin
>>I had something similar with a VT220. I didn't get around to investigating
>>it before the flyback transformer failed :-(
>>I can only suggest to run it for a short time with the cover off and the
>>lights
I'm not familiar with the VT100 - I don't know where particular
components are and which ones usually cause problems in that unit.
My suggestion was aimed at CRT monitors in general. Hopefully someone
who knows the VT100 better will reply with more specific suggestions.
If you are getting
Hi Hush:
There are dangerous - potentially lethal - voltages inside a CRT display, so be
very, very careful if you don’t have lots of experience with these devices.
Touch the high voltage points by mistake and you are likely dead on the spot.
The issue probably relates to bad electrolytic
Might've just been a dead bug that got cooked. Check for a carcass.
Sellam
On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 2:06 PM hush hush via cctalk
wrote:
> Peter, thank you for the reply! i had to wait a bit for it to get dark
> enough, but i just checked and i could not see any visible arcing inside
> the
Peter, thank you for the reply! i had to wait a bit for it to get dark
enough, but i just checked and i could not see any visible arcing inside
the chassis when the terminal is powered on. there is a slight buzzing
noise coming from the problem area but i suspect that is normal.
i did notice
I had something similar with a VT220. I didn't get around to investigating it
before the flyback transformer failed :-(
I can only suggest to run it for a short time with the cover off and the lights
out while looking for any glows / discharges around the flyback transformer,
the EHT cable, the
