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From: joltes@husc9.harvard.edu (Richard Joltes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: VR260 Plague
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Date: 31 Oct 90 16:28:48 GMT
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Reply-To: joltes@husc9.harvard.edu (Richard Joltes)
Organization: Harvard University Science Center   Cambridge, MA
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Does anyone have any hard data on a fix for the infamous VR260 plague (other
than buying a better monitor, that is)?  For anyone not familiar these tubes
have a tendency to blow out deflection boards at irregular intervals -- you
know you have one when the monitor won't fire and all you get is a noise pulse
from the rear and a slowly blinking power LED.

I had heard that the culprit was the IRF622 N-style regulator on the board.  I
tried replacing one, though, with no effect, but I'm REALLY TIRED of having to
call DEC in to replace the boards.

Anyone know of a good fix?

Thanks,

Dick Joltes					joltes@husc9.harvard.edu
Mgr. of Hardware & Facilities
Harvard University Science Center