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From: teece@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP (teece)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: IBM 8513 monitor
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Date: 4 Apr 90 18:07:11 GMT
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Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria B.C. Canada
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Forgive me if this has been discussed before... I haven't looked at this
group for awhile. (Is there a more appropriate news group for a hardware
question?)

Has anyone got all the answers to the dying IBM 8513 monitor problem? The
most common failure is the bright horizontal line (no vertical) which IBM
suggested was a failing diode in the power supply, but this doesn't appear
to be the case in the ones I looked into. Another less common failure mode
is the single colour screen (eg. green) and I doubt that two colours both
die at the same time leaving one of the main colours working.

I have traced out the power supply circuit, but lost enthusiasm when it came 
to tracing out the main board!

Finally, if the failing parts can be identified, have you had luck in finding
an equivalent replacement part somewhere? (IBM sure won't sell them!)