Re: Dead Mac Plus Screen

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From: Fred Proctor
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1989 13:51

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It seems that quite a few people have been having problems with their
Mac Plus screens dying on them.  A very similar thing happened to several
of our Mac Pluses-- after about two years of use, the video board went
bad, and all we got was a thin vertical line.  It turns out that the
problem was the flyback transformer on the vertical (analog) board.
Apple repair shops are not authorized to replace just the transformer,
so they charge you $200 for a new board instead of $20 for a transformer.
I ordered some transformers from the company below at about $20, and I
plan on replacing the next bad one myself.  If you don't cover your
tracks, you'll violate the warranty, however.

        MCM Electronics
        858 E. Congress Park Drive
        Centerville, OH 45459-4072
        800-543-4330
        Cat Sechrist, x268

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From: proctor@cme.nbs.gov (Fred Proctor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Dead Mac Plus Screen
Summary: Fix it yourself and save $ !
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Date: 17 Aug 89 13:51:22 GMT
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