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From: n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Raoul Rodriguez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 2002 + 1084 monitor fix
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Date: 8 Dec 90 08:18:10 GMT
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This is an except from a letter I wrote to a distraught 1084 owner who
had the exact same problem that I had about 6 months ago...
 
Basically the problem was that every now and then, the monitor would
blank out, it would actually power down, but, a good whack on the side
of the case would bring the monitor back to life (just like Oral Roberts)
but, alas, it would get more and more serious, until you are ready to
kill something... like an uncooperative C= dealer...
 
  I had the exact same problem, and I took my monitor to the local C= dealer
he told me he couldn't g fix it (actually he wanted to replace the entire 
motherboard of the monitor ($170+... phew!).  I told my friend about my
problem, we took my moniotr over to his apartment, and he broke out the 
soldering iron.  We open up the case, and took the monitor out (there are 
screws in the back near the plugs too (we kinna missed them for a bit :) ))
you have to remove the metal shielding on the bottom of the mother board
and check for broken solder joints, I had about 3 or so we resoldered.  
You shouldn't do this, but, we pluged it in a checked to make sure where
 
the broken joint was at (before we removed the shielding) by pressing
on the bottom of the shielding in certain spots to see where the monitor
was broken at.  If you can't do the soldering now, here is a quick fix 
(but it is only temorary (trust me)), take some bad disks and stick them
between the metal shielding on the bottom of the mother board and the
bottom of the plastic monitor case, about 2 or 3 should do in order to get
the picture back.  This will only last about 2 months or so though... and
then it goes a back to its old tricks.  All and all, it cost me a Super Big
Gulp to fix (my friend works cheap :) ), and the monitor is good as new.
You will have to unsolder the shielding to get at the bad joints, and then     
have to resolder it in place, and for god's sake, don't mess with any of the  
knobs inside the case (The one's on the back of the tube are focusing... and
they are a pain to get right again... (more experience.. :) ).  Before
we put the monitor back together again we plugged into the computer to see if
it would work or not (it did... :) ).  Hopes this helps...
 
Raoul (my monitor works) Rodriguez