Hi Alastair
Your screen is failing/failed the blinking light signifies this, I have seen quite a few with this fault and its not worth repairing. You will be able to buy a better screen for less money than a repair. Regards Roger On 24/07/2010, at 7:27 PM, mince and pud wrote: > > Thanks James but sorry I wasn't clear - it's a flat screen > > > On 24/07/2010, at 11:41 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: > >> if its a cathode ray tube type, bulky & weighty, then the vertical >> deflection is failing (capacitor drying out/loosing value) = sign of age >> James >> >> On 24/07/2010, at 17:46, mince and pud wrote: >> >>> >>> Any suggestions on this please? Can only find one mention - unsolved - on a >>> forum. >>> >>> This morning my apple display - 20", older, plastic surround, is normal at >>> the bottom but gets progressively darker towards the top. Also, the power >>> light is blinking erratically. It's the kind with the single plug for power >>> and everything - I forget the initials for that... >>> >>> Maybe it's dying - any help welcome >>> >>> thanks >>> alastair >>> >> >> SAD Technic >> Video Productions, Electronic repairs >> U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl >> Bayswater WA 6053 >> +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 >> http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas >> skype: barleeway >> over 40 years in electronics >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>

