sher@bbn.com (Lawrence D. Sher) (10/17/90)
I have an IBM "Enhanced Color Display" EGA monitor, type 5154. It has a
hardware failure. When I last investigated getting it repaired, all
avenues seemed to lead to a fixed fee of ~$370. I am seeking advice
about whether to trash it, try fixing it myself, or pay.
Symptoms:
1. When first turned on, the background brightness is unusually high and
the vertical height is too. Both recover to normal during 5-10 minutes
of warm-up.
2. Failure takes one or both of two forms, both after some warm-up:
(a) The raster splits near the center of the picture, creating a
mostly blank horizontal stripe across the center.
(b) A generalized raster degradation takes place in which the
characters are just recognizable but poorly formed.
There is an accompanying smell, like of an electrically overheated
component.
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