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From: weekley@oldcolo.UUCP (Bob Weekley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: SCARY Monitor problem
Keywords: 60 Hz magnetic fields
Message-ID: <[1716.5]ibmpc;1@oldcolo.UUCP>
Date: 23 Oct 89 12:10:05 GMT
References: <1954@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu> <7764@cg-atla.UUCP>
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>In article <1954@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu> stone@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Glenn


>Stone) writes:
>>Advice on this monitor problem would be appreciated.  The text undulates
>>back & forth.  It only sways a few mm, but it's visually disturbing.  I
>>tried swapping the monitor (IBM enhanced color display) and also 
>>swapping the EGA card; it still does it.  It's actually quite nauseating
>>to watch.  Excuse me, I think I'm going to be sick.
>>
>>GD Stone

Seems like it's time to get out the aluminum foil (foiled again!)
Wrap the foil around the monitor, and ground the foil with an
alligator clip wire to the chassis of the machine.

Are you running your computer with the hood on? (the cover is a shield)
Is the computer itself well grounded? 
Make sure all grounds go to a SINGLE POINT. This avoids GROUND LOOPS.

Let us know what you found, and how you fixed it.
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