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From: dhoyt@vw.acs.umn.edu
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Subject: Re: Dead color MAC-II monitor [SUMMARY]
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Date: 25 Sep 90 14:37:42 GMT
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In article <mt.654214030@cleo>, mt@cleo.cs.wisc.edu (Manolis Tsangaris) writes...
>From: William G. Innanen <wgi@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu>
>To: mt
>Subject: Wierd Monitor Fix
>        1. Turn the MONITOR power switch off (leave Mac on)
>        2. Place the palm of your hand, fingers outstreched
>           on the screen [see, I told you it was weird :-)]
>        3. Turn the monitor back on with our other hand.
>        4. After some static crackles, the monitor works fine.
  You might want to look into one of the anti-low frequency radiation, glare
screens for your monitor.  These will have a ground drain to reduce static
build up as well as (or as a result of) blocking the lfr.

david paul hoyt | dhoyt@vx.acs.umn.edu | dhoyt@umnacvx.bitnet