kenk@tellab5.tellabs.CHI.IL.US (Ken Konecki) (03/29/89)
Hello everybody,
As you could probably tell from the subject I have a screen on my SE
that kind of slopes at a small (but noticable and irritating) angle up
and to the right. Is there any way that I can fix this without
resorting to the computer doctors? Any and all help would be
appreciated.
Thanks a billion,
-Ken K
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Ken Konecki
"A squeegee by any other name wouldn't sound as funny"
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U.S. Mail: 1271 Portchester Circle, Carol Stream, IL 60188davidl@intelob.intel.com (David Levine) (03/31/89)
In article <1241@tellab5.tellabs.CHI.IL.US> kenk@tellab5.tellabs.CHI.IL.US (Ken Konecki) writes: > As you could probably tell from the subject I have a screen on my SE > that kind of slopes at a small (but noticable and irritating) angle up > and to the right. Is there any way that I can fix this without > resorting to the computer doctors? Any and all help would be > appreciated. Well, you could place a small object (say, an eraser) under the left-hand side of your Mac... Sorry, it's close to April Fools' Day and I couldn't resist. Actually, all you have to do is get a friend who knows how to handle a CRT and have him or her open the Mac and gently twist the yoke until the screen is straight. It's really quite simple if you know what you're doing, but very dangerous if you don't. No kidding: you could DIE if you touch the wrong thing at the wrong time. Only an experienced technician should attempt this stunt. David D. Levine BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNN NNNN TM Senior Technical Writer BBBB BBBB iiii iiii NNNN NNNN BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNNNNNNNN UUCP: ...[!uunet]!tektronix!biin!davidl BBBB BBBB IIII IIII NNNN NNNN MX-Internet: <davidl@intelob.intel.com> BBBBBBBBB IIII IIII NNNN NNN ARPA: <@iwarp.intel.com:davidl@intelob.intel.com>
schmoldt@dcdwest1.UUCP (Daryl Schmoldt) (04/08/89)
In article <DAVIDL.89Mar30140217@intelob.intel.com> davidl@intelob.intel.com (David Levine) writes: >In article <1241@tellab5.tellabs.CHI.IL.US> kenk@tellab5.tellabs.CHI.IL.US (Ken Konecki) writes: >> As you could probably tell from the subject I have a screen on my SE >> that kind of slopes at a small (but noticable and irritating) angle up >> and to the right. Is there any way that I can fix this without >> resorting to the computer doctors? Any and all help would be >> appreciated. >Actually, all you have to do is get a friend who knows how to handle a >CRT and have him or her open the Mac and gently twist the yoke until >the screen is straight. It's really quite simple if you know what >you're doing, but very dangerous if you don't. No kidding: you could >DIE if you touch the wrong thing at the wrong time. Only an >experienced technician should attempt this stunt. Actually, it may not even be that difficult a problem to fix. Before you go jamming your phalanges (or your friends phalanges for that matter) into the back of your CRT, I would advise taking a good look around your workspace for anything that might generate a magnetic force or that has any magnets in it. I once had a small stereo speaker (the kind that you would find in a car) on a table a good 15" away from my monitor and found that even at that distance the force was strong enough to throw the beam off center. Anyways this is easy enough to do and may save you time, money, friends, etc. Daryl Schmoldt ITT Defense Communications San Diego, CA e-mail: schmoldt@dcdwest.UCSD.EDU