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| Thread ID: 87699 | 2008-03-01 05:57:00 | Monitor has gone funny colours - and no, degauss does not work | rpgsimmaster (10657) | Press F1 |
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| 645267 | 2008-03-01 05:57:00 | Exactly as the title says, my monitor has gone funny colours, and attempts to degauss it fail. More specifically, I have a computer monitor which I provided a signal to while it was upside down. (Don't ask me why) That was all fine and dandy - it showed perfectly normal colours. But lo and behold, I turn it the right way up, and the colours go completely strange. Yet rotate 90 degrees one direction, and the monitor looks fine, 90 degrees the other direction and it I'm saying hello to the old days of green phosphorus monitors. First thing I tried was completely disconnecting the screen and reconnecting it - no luck. Second I tried rotating it BACK upside down, unplugging it, turning it the right way up, then turning it back on. Still no luck. I have made two attempts to degauss the screen - one by sitting it next to another screen and degaussing it, the other by using a powerpack to degauss it - neither to any success. The screen itself is a 1994 model and doesn't have inbuilt degauss circuitry (heck, it can't even take 1024x768 resolution) Any ideas whatsoever? |
rpgsimmaster (10657) | ||
| 645268 | 2008-03-01 06:04:00 | Hmmmm Sounds a bit Odd :confused: Could be something lose inside with the wiring not making full contact. while it was upside down. (Don't ask me why) That was all fine and dandy - it showed perfectly normal colours. But lo and behold, I turn it the right way up, and the colours go completely strange I'm gonna say this before some one else does :D --Turn it upside down and rotate the screen 180 degrees --- Sorry couldn't resist that :lol: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 645269 | 2008-03-01 07:07:00 | Try switching it off then on again 10 mins later. | jwil1 (65) | ||
| 645270 | 2008-03-01 07:10:00 | Yeah, thanks - occurred to me right after I posted this, so I left it off over dinner, and it's back to normal... | rpgsimmaster (10657) | ||
| 645271 | 2008-03-01 07:40:00 | Well, if it fails again, I have a perfectly good second hand monitor you can have for $20. if you want to pick it up from Taupo Lol! | lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 645272 | 2008-03-01 07:49:00 | I my limited experiecne of monitors over the years 1980's and 1990's when you start getting funny colours it means that one of the 3 guns in the montior is crapping out and you should start looking for a new monitor. Also check that your graphics card (if you have one) is seated properly. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 645273 | 2008-03-01 19:23:00 | Time to gt an LCD monitor. :D | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 645274 | 2008-03-02 14:16:00 | If this problem recurrs, take a look inside your monitor to ensure that a speaker has not come off it's mountings, especially as you've had your monitor upside down! Permanent magnets cause havoc with CRT monitor screens. Also, if it is CRT, there should be degauss coils fed via a twin Thermistor component called a PTC. This Circuit is energised every time you power up and the failure of the PTC is very common after a few years use. I have had to replace many of these as a TV technician. Also, check any fuse in line with the PTC. blanco. |
blanco (11336) | ||
| 645275 | 2008-03-02 20:27:00 | INHO sounds like a broken wire in the monitor cable to me, fairly commom fault on CRT monitors. Give the cable a good tweak at both ends & see if that cures it. Eventually it will get worse till you can;t use it anymore. | Stirringaxe (7782) | ||
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