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From: dburr@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP - Mac Classic screen is blank after shipment  -  HELP
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.083919.13200@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 91 08:39:19 GMT
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In article <1991Apr23.062606.24120@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> paryavi@cis.ksu.edu (Saiid Paryavi) writes:
>
>I just shipped a Mac Classic overseas.  When it got there, they plugged it into
>a trasformer and here is what happened:  The mac powers on with its 
>normal beep.  The hard drive starts spinning and makes its normal starup noises.
>HERE IS THE PROBLEM:  The screen is completely blank!  Not even a flash of
>light!  Nothing at all!
>
>What could have gone wrong?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>--
>Saiid Paryavi                      			CIS Department
>Internet:  paryavi@harris.cis.ksu.edu			Nichols Hall, KSU
>UUCP:      {rutgers, texbell}!ksuvax1!harry!paryavi	Manhattan, KS  66506


Sounds like either a problem with the tube or video circuitry (it could be
the tube lost its air, in which case you have to get the whole TV tube
replaced (around $150)).
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