Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!beartrk!ceilidh!dnichols From: dnichols@ceilidh.beartrack.com (DoN Nichols) Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1 Subject: Re: screen is beginning to jump around Message-ID: <1991Apr28.032043.29282@ceilidh.beartrack.com> Date: 28 Apr 91 03:20:43 GMT References: <1991Apr24.230505.24484@colorado.edu> <1991Apr26.165755.20542@cbnewsm.att.com> Distribution: usa Organization: D and D Data, Vienna, VA. Lines: 27 In article <1991Apr26.165755.20542@cbnewsm.att.com> jfischer@cbnewsm.att.com (james.fischer) writes: > > Yep, sounds like the power supply is getting > flaky, but it COULD also be the high-voltage > components in the CRT-case portion of the > cabinet - I would suggest finding a scope > and looking at the AC in, the outputs of the > power supply, and the ins and outs of the > high voltage board in the CRT enclosure. [ ... ] Isn't this the symptom one gets when the capacitor on the crt board is starting to fail? I've not experienced it, but I seem to remember the description in previous articles. The capacitor in question is spelled out in the FAQ file, if I remember properly. -- No, I just checked, and it isn't there. It must be somewhere in the previous months which are archived on tape, somehwere. (Not exactly quick reference while trying to answer a questions. Does anyone have the capacitor location/designator more readily available? Good luck DoN. -- Donald Nichols (DoN.) | Voice (Days): (703) 664-1585 D&D Data | Voice (Eves): (703) 938-4564 Disclaimer: from here - None | Email: --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---