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From: litt@bnlux0.bnl.gov (Laurence Littenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: SM124 monitor down, help!
Keywords: Atari, monochrome, monitor
Message-ID: <709@bnlux0.bnl.gov>
Date: 22 Dec 88 22:09:32 GMT
Organization: Brookhaven National Lab
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	I have an SM124 (monochrome) monitor down with the capacitor
problem mentioned a couple of times recently on the net.  The repair
shop claims they can't get a proper replacement for the cap.  The
specs are 2.2uf @ 25volts which are not hard to come by.  But the
replacements work for a while (typically a couple of hours) then blow
out.  One possible hint at what's going on is that the original caps
are physically very large (barrel mount ~ 1/2" by ~ 3/4") whereas
available replacements are much smaller, and apparantly less robust.
The monitors in question were apparently made for Atari by Gold Star
in Korea.  Any suggestions?