Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!UTCVM.BITNET!JWANKERL From: JWANKERL@UTCVM.BITNET ("Josef W. Wankerl") Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Weird monitor problem Message-ID: <8906211109.aa02636@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> Date: 21 Jun 89 14:36:14 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 29 On Tue, 20 Jun 89 20:05:27 GMT David I Seah said: >A friend of mine has taken to beating his Apple IIGS RGB monitor. After about >an hour of use, something inside it starts this incredibly annoying >high-pitched whine. Whacking the monitor will fix it for about ten minutes, >but the noise soon returns. After a certain point, nothing will stop the >noise, and my friend has to poweroff for at least an hour. > >Any ideas what is causing this? > >-- >David I. Seah | dseah@wpi.wpi.edu | Twinkie & Banana Club - MA > | dseah@wpi.bitnet | "Amazing stuff, plastic!" I had the exact same problem with my monitor a while back. It's the fly back transformer (or so the guy said when I took it in to be fixed). They replaced it for free (it was still under warranty) for me, so I was happy. Before I took it in it was *extremely* annoying to listen to... to the fact that I didn't want to use my computer, even. This sounds like something might be flaky with the RGB architecture if things like this go wrong a lot, but maybe it's just a chance type thing... -Gonzo /**********************************************************************\ |* Joe "Gonzo" Wankerl |*| The views expressed here are *| |* BITNET => JWANKERL@UTCVM |*| not necessarily yours... *| |* |*| ...but they should be. *| \**********************************************************************/