OT: Having Monitor Problem, Could Use Help

Jay Gladwell wrote on 8/30/2007, 4:58 AM

I've never professed to be a highly technical person, so if any of you out there who are technically inclined could help, I would greatly appreciate it!

My "online computer" uses a CRT monitor. Until the last few days, it's been great (several yers now). However, it's developed a strange quirk I've never seen in a monitor.

The left and right sides will come in about a quarter of an inch or so, compressing the screen image vertically, then pop back out to its original. Then is does this very rapidly several times in a row. It calms down for a few minutes, then it goes through its gyrations all over again.

Any ideas as to what is happening? Is it the monitor? Could it be the video card?

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farss wrote on 8/30/2007, 5:37 AM

Monitor for certain. It could be a problem in the EHT section, dust and humid conditions can bring on arcing robbing the EHT of power and in turn affecting the horizontal deflection supply.
Or it could be anyone of a number of other things. Either way of you're not a technical bod get it to the doctor if it's worth repairing.

Bob.

JJKizak wrote on 8/30/2007, 5:41 AM

Monitor going bad. This could be the start of greater malfunctions to come even after repair.
JJK