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July_1999
Re: BattleZone Monitor? Problem


From: Zonn ( )
Date: Tue Jul 20 1999 - 12:59:22 CDT


On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:08:19 -0400, you wrote:

>Just an update, looked at it last night, pulled the monitor out and set it on a
>small table next to the machine for testing. Discharged the tube, took off the HV
>cage shield, and have not seen the problem since. The jumping has stopped, but the
>vectors are all "crinkled". I moved the connector on the main harness that connects
>to the AVG board and the crinkles went away. Moved them again and they came back.
>Looks like it's time for a new connector. Could this be what was causing the
>jumping?

Most likely. Connectors are always the prime suspects when it comes
to erratic behavior.

-Zonn


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