Re: Long monitor warmup
From: Watson A.Name - \ (NOSPAM_at_dslextreme.com)
Date: 07/26/04
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 01:19:31 -0700
"DS" <nojunkmail.signups@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> "Jamie" <jamie_5_not_valid_after_5_Please@charter.net> wrote in
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> > look for bad solder joints in area's that get warm.
> > also could be a bad cap.
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> hmm.. let me come clean here: I've played around with electronics
before--
> making circuits (mainly simple digital stuff), but I've never really
played
> much with complex analog systems.. so when you say bad capacitor,
could you
> be a bit more specific as to which capacitor I'm looking for (ie an
> electrolytic or a ceramic disc), a rough idea of how many micro (or
pico)
> farads it would probably be, and whether it would be on the high
voltage or
> low voltage side of things? What would the function be of the
capacitor in
> this context be? Any other pointers would also be appreciated! A
repair faq
> or something similar would be fantastic :-)
You should post this to sci.electronics.repair, and check
www.repairfaq.org for a whole bunch of info on troubleshooting and
repair of viceo monitors.
> I have played around with some high voltage stuff before like a jacobs
> ladder, and frankensteining camera flash units to large capacitor
banks for
> some fun, so I know the ground rules and dangers when tinkering around
with
> CRTs.
>
> I'm thinking it probably is a bad capacitor as opposed to a solder
joint
> since it would make more sense as to why it is taking longer to turn
on as
> time passes (the capacitor holding less of a charge). A bad solder
joint
> probably wouldn't get progressively worse.
>
> Thanks for the response Jamie!
> -Dan
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