GREGORY THOMPSON/MONITOR TROUBLES

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From: Ryan Lanctot
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1988 21:31

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HELLO,

I JUST READ YOUR POSTING AND I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU.
I FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME THAT THE EFFECT YOU DESCRIBED IS KNOWN AS
"PIECRUSTING". THE SNAP YOU HEARD WAS PROBABLY THE NECK OF THE PICTURE TUBE
BREAKING AS A POWER SURGE WENT THROUGH IT. THE POWER SURGE WAS MOST LIKELY
CAUSED BY A BURNT OUT RESISTOR IN THE B+ (HIGH-VOLTAGE) SECTION OF YOUR
MONITOR. ANOTHER THING HE SAID IT MIGHT BE IS AN IC CRACKING IN THE VERTICAL
SECTION. AT ANY RATE, WARMBOOTING YOUR MACHINE PROBABLY HAD LITTLE, IF ANY,
EFFECT ON WHAT HAPPENED. IT WAS JUST AN UNFORTUNATE COINCIDENCE. YOU MIGHT
GET THE REPAIR SHOP TO LOOK AT THE NECK OF THE CRT FOR CRACKS. SORRY I
COULDN'T BE OF MORE HELP.

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