Re: Oops! WG Monitor Problem

From: Rodger Boots <rlboots_at_cedar-rapids.net>
Date: Sat Sep 30 2000 - 14:13:15 EDT

REPLACE the two transistors you got wrong and test any other chassis-mounted
transistors that connect to them. Shouldn't need the whole kit.

Duff Gray wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Well, after installing the LV 2000 in to my tempest monitor and the Zanen
> kit, I plugged it all in and immediately the magic smoke poured out. I shut
> things down and found a 3.3 ohm resistor on the deflection board was toast.
> I was puzzled, so I went to bed. After much thought (at work of course)
> about what I might have done wrong, it dawned on me that I screwed up the
> chassis mounted transistors. Upon further inspection (later that evening),
> I found that I had swapped around 705 and 606. Don't ask me how, I am
> blaming the cold medicine but it was probably just stupidity on my part.
>
> I replaced the burned resistor and swapped the two transistors, but I am
> thinking they are fried? What else might I have damaged with this bonehead
> move? The only obvious damage was the resistor and the F700 fuse was
> blown. Should I install a new zanen kit? Needless to say, my monitor
> still does not work right.
>
> Duff
>
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