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>From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>Subject: Who will fix My Radius 21" greyscale monitor
>
>
>My Radius 21" greyscale monitor (as I wrote earlier) has a vertical
flicker.
>
>I have removed it and put my OTHER Radius 21" greyscale that works fine in
its place
>
>Now I want to find someone to fix the flickering monitor.
>
>
>I did some googling searching on Radius including reading in
Wikipedia
>
>I got the names of some head honchoes and tried track them down with no
success
>
>How can I find the original Radius people and follow a path to someone who
"knows" the
>monitor and can get into it and replace whatever part has gone bad causing
the flicker
>
>As I said, after about an hour it settles down and works - but such along
wit
>
>surely someone who has training and knowedge/experience will know exactly
what circuity is doing this?
>
>Anyone know?
>
Well, maybe its time for a new(er) monitor?
I recently had a monitor displaying the same flickering you mention. When it
first started it flickering it took only a few minutes to become stable.
Eventually it took an hour to stabilize. I would scheduled monitor wake up a
hour before the work day started just to get the monitor stable when I needed
it. Finally it failed totally.
The cost of finding a shop to fix an old Radius CRT monitor (provided the parts
are still available) would cost more than just getting a new one. If you can
not find a shop within driving distance the just the cost of shipping to and
fro would equal the cost of a new monitor.
As I recall from previous posts your Radius was connected to a Mac 7300. I see
two alternatives.
1) Get yourself a new (or used) LCD and if necessary a video card if needed to
support it. AND your electric bill will be less.
2) Subscribe to your local "Freecycle" list and pick up another CRT for free, I
recently picked up a 21" Sony to replace a failed Apple. Most likely it won't
be a radius but it will give you a back up for when your other Radius fails.
I have three or four failed CRT's in my garage waiting for the transfer station
(dump). I also have 2 or three spares I gained from freecyle and hope never
need to use them. LCD's are the way to go if you have a PCI or later Mac.
Good luck --glen
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