Monitor question.

My old monitor used to not show the color red (the problem appeared and
disappeared occasionally, but eventually persisted), so I purchased a
new monitor. Anyway, this was earlier in the year, and since then I've
had the monitor plugged in for long periods of time (out of curiosity),
and the color red shows again. Earlier today the problem came back, but
then was gone the next time that I had checked it.

I've figured that the monitor is essentially broken, but since it hasn't
shown any problems after being on for a few days...is it?

Basically...I'm curious as to what the actual problem is with the
monitor, why does it lose the ability to show red at times, and show it
other times?

Thanks,
Pablo

Pablo

Sometimes the adjustable 'pots' get corroded, and other times it can
be an intermittent component. There are three pots on the back of the
cathode ray tube. Yello, Red and Green. I had a similar problem and
fixed it by putting a tiny drop of WD40 on it and working the pot back
and forth a number of times with a tiny screw driver. You want to be
careful going into the case, as you could get a shock, even with it
unplugged. You could pay someone to do it too, but then you may not
learn as much. Just be careful.

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Pablo <> wrote in message news:<ZqxBc.68560$Hg2.26347@attbi_s04>...
> My old monitor used to not show the color red (the problem appeared and
> disappeared occasionally, but eventually persisted), so I purchased a
> new monitor. Anyway, this was earlier in the year, and since then I've
> had the monitor plugged in for long periods of time (out of curiosity),
> and the color red shows again. Earlier today the problem came back, but
> then was gone the next time that I had checked it.
>
> I've figured that the monitor is essentially broken, but since it hasn't
> shown any problems after being on for a few days...is it?
>
> Basically...I'm curious as to what the actual problem is with the
> monitor, why does it lose the ability to show red at times, and show it
> other times?
>
> Thanks,
> Pablo

Common enough problem with TV's as well as monitors. May be as simple as a
dry joint or as serious as a defective CRT. As Keith said it can be
dangerous to work inside a monitor unless you know what you're doing. Take
it to a good TV engineer.

--

Kenny


"keith kichefski" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> Sometimes the adjustable 'pots' get corroded, and other times it can
> be an intermittent component. There are three pots on the back of the
> cathode ray tube. Yello, Red and Green. I had a similar problem and
> fixed it by putting a tiny drop of WD40 on it and working the pot back
> and forth a number of times with a tiny screw driver. You want to be
> careful going into the case, as you could get a shock, even with it
> unplugged. You could pay someone to do it too, but then you may not
> learn as much. Just be careful.
>
> In response to:
>
> Pablo <> wrote in message
news:<ZqxBc.68560$Hg2.26347@attbi_s04>...
> > My old monitor used to not show the color red (the problem appeared and
> > disappeared occasionally, but eventually persisted), so I purchased a
> > new monitor. Anyway, this was earlier in the year, and since then I've
> > had the monitor plugged in for long periods of time (out of curiosity),
> > and the color red shows again. Earlier today the problem came back, but
> > then was gone the next time that I had checked it.
> >
> > I've figured that the monitor is essentially broken, but since it hasn't
> > shown any problems after being on for a few days...is it?
> >
> > Basically...I'm curious as to what the actual problem is with the
> > monitor, why does it lose the ability to show red at times, and show it
> > other times?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Pablo

Thanks for the answers. I'll probably just get rid of it if it'd require
opening the case...but then again who knows. It wouldn't be worth paying
someone else anyway, since I don't really need it anymore.



Pablo wrote:

> My old monitor used to not show the color red (the problem appeared and
> disappeared occasionally, but eventually persisted), so I purchased a
> new monitor. Anyway, this was earlier in the year, and since then I've
> had the monitor plugged in for long periods of time (out of curiosity),
> and the color red shows again. Earlier today the problem came back, but
> then was gone the next time that I had checked it.
>
> I've figured that the monitor is essentially broken, but since it hasn't
> shown any problems after being on for a few days...is it?
>
> Basically...I'm curious as to what the actual problem is with the
> monitor, why does it lose the ability to show red at times, and show it
> other times?
>
> Thanks,
> Pablo

Your probably better off getting a new monitor mate, my mate had a similar
problem and it would have cost him more to repair it than what he paid for
it in the first place.

LJ

I would not recommend messing around with a monitor if you do not have the
proper training and tools. Opening up a monitor poking around with metal
screw drivers could be a recipe for disaster. I would donate the monitor to
goodwill, take the tax break and spend $250 for a pretty good new monitor.

It is hard to troubleshoot a monitor over an email. Most of these
intermittent faults are caused by cold solder connections, failing
components, or the CRT itself may be failing.

If you take the monitor over to a service shop that services computer
monitors, it may be able to be serviced for not too high a cost. If the
fault is a simple one, the cost of servicing it may be worth the investment.
Then you will have a spare monitor.

I would suggest that you yourself do not go in to the monitor, unless you
have been trained in this type of service work, and are equipped with the
proper tools.

--

Jerry G.
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"Pablo" <> wrote in message
news:ZqxBc.68560$Hg2.26347@attbi_s04...
My old monitor used to not show the color red (the problem appeared and
disappeared occasionally, but eventually persisted), so I purchased a
new monitor. Anyway, this was earlier in the year, and since then I've
had the monitor plugged in for long periods of time (out of curiosity),
and the color red shows again. Earlier today the problem came back, but
then was gone the next time that I had checked it.

I've figured that the monitor is essentially broken, but since it hasn't
shown any problems after being on for a few days...is it?

Basically...I'm curious as to what the actual problem is with the
monitor, why does it lose the ability to show red at times, and show it
other times?

Thanks,
Pablo

Yeah, I had purchased a new monitor a while back.

Lloyd Jones wrote:
> Your probably better off getting a new monitor mate, my mate had a similar
> problem and it would have cost him more to repair it than what he paid for
> it in the first place.
>
> LJ
>
>