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From: terminal@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (Bernard Leach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Help! My monitor blanks out!!
Message-ID: <1990Nov9.070114.6779@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au>
Date: 9 Nov 90 07:01:14 GMT
References: <40699@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>
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In <40699@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v128ll9e@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Richard B Wicks) writes:


>	Quite a while ago, on comp.sys.amiga, someone was having trouble with
>there monitor just going black.  The same thing is now happening to me.  I might
>have a new virus, but I have installed all the disks that I use alot, and it's
>still happening.  I vaguely remember it had something to do with poor design on
>the 1084 (what I have) and a circuit building up enough charge to arc.  Can any-
>one help me out?

>-Desperate
>(I.E. Richard Wicks)

Hi there, well I have a 1081 and a while ago it started blanking out. It was
due to some dry solder points. There was a slight shorting sound when it went
black.
 
 .bernard.