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Re: commodore 1084 color monitor

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From: Patrick ford
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 00:00
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Scott Mitchell wrote:

> Commodore 1084 color monitor in resonable working
>                                               condition. It is in pretty
> good shape, and presents a
>                                               good picture. I just sold my
> amiga, but before I did I
>                                               tested everything out and took
> the picture you see. I
>                                               was playing a pac man game.
> This monitor has not
>                                               been used much in the last
> year. When I last used it,
>                                               it was developing a small
> problem where the picture
>                                               would fade out. If I tapped on
> the screen it came right
>                                               back. It never did this often
> enough for me to care
>                                               and the monitor worked great
> other than that. I
>                                               believe this was due to a bad
> connection of the HV
>                                               wire to the picture tube due
> to dust buildup.
 
No it is a dry joint (a solder joint that needs resoldering.) Finding it
can become a major task. It will get progressively worse.

What a peculiar way you have of formatting a message! Why did you do it?
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