[mdlug] OT: single resistor source? [SOLVED]

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Ingles, Raymond

>  I need to fix my CRT monitor - there were a bunch of Sony Trinitrons
> that had a problem where the brightness would creep up, and that's
> happened to mine.

 Good news - I got to open up the monitor (Compaq P1100) and solder in
the resistor over the long weekend, and it worked just fine. The
monitor's picture is *much* better. I ended up ordering from
www.circuitspecialists.com, as good as any other for price. (The cost
was almost entirely shipping, as expected.)

 I made sure to show my boys what I was doing, though of course I told
them to stay back - CRT tubes can hold a helluva lotta charge for quite
a while after they've been turned off and unplugged. The old ones were
positively dangerous, though newer ones (this one was made in 1999) have
a circuit to drain off the excess charge.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                        (313) 227-2317

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