michael@boulder.colorado.edu (Michael E. Haws) (12/30/90)
I have recently purchased a Sun IPC with a 16" color Sony monitor. The monitor seems to work fine aside from the fact that is seems very susceptible to electomagnetic interference from the power lines outside my office. The screen wavers back and forth noticeably. The problem gets worse when the power consumption goes up in the neighborhood (ie around 6:30 pm when folks are getting home and cooking dinner,etc). I tried at first replacing the monitor with a new one but that was to no avail. I moved the monitor to a location in our building farthest from the power line and that helped but did not eliminate the problem. The ascii terminals in my office seem immune to the problem. Are there other monitors that are less likely to suffer this malady? Is there anything I can do to the monitor to shield it or adjust it?. Why is it that the monitor is susceptible and the ascii terminals immune? Any recommendations/explanations would be appreciated. Michael E. Haws "Keep the blue side up" w - (303) 986-2370 boulder!yonder!michael h - (303) 232-0628