[comp.sys.zenith] 1490 monitor losing color signals

STEPHEN@RPIECS.BITNET (02/03/90)

I have  at 1490 that also has a problem with certain colors going out
intermittantly.  I get it once or twice a day with brown or red. Switching
from the program I'm in to a new one that puts a lot up on the screen
seems always to temporarily fix it.  I'd also be interested in insight
anyone may have on this problem. (It is not power glitches).

T. D. Stephen
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

dchun@alcor.usc.edu (Dale Chun) (02/05/90)

In article <9002022356.aa09048@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> STEPHEN@RPIECS.BITNET writes:
>I have  at 1490 that also has a problem with certain colors going out
>intermittantly.  I get it once or twice a day with brown or red. Switching
>from the program I'm in to a new one that puts a lot up on the screen
>seems always to temporarily fix it.  I'd also be interested in insight
>anyone may have on this problem. (It is not power glitches).

I checked the pins and I have found that pin #1 is loose. I am
planning on fixing it myself since the local Zenith will be charging
me $92 to just look at the thing. A new part at Radio Shack is about
$10. According to another user, this is just a matter of cutting the
cable and soldering the pins with the new connector.....

....now tell me, is this a smart thing to do since there is 15 little
tiny pins to solder.....or should I just pay the guy $120+ to fix the
thing? Any insight would be appreciative....

							...dale