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From: Sammons@mailer.acns.fsu.edu (David Sammons)
Subject: Re: Monitor turning off on its own
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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1993 20:10:10 GMT
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In article <gcohen.164.734712474@mailer.acns.fsu.edu>,
gcohen@mailer.acns.fsu.edu (Gregory Cohen) wrote:
> 
> In article <1993Apr13.142129.9491@rhrk.uni-kl.de> staudt@physik.uni-kl.de (Willi Staudt AG-Linder) writes:
> >From: staudt@physik.uni-kl.de (Willi Staudt AG-Linder)
> >Subject: Re: Monitor turning off on its own
> >Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1993 14:21:29 GMT
> >kayc@leland.Stanford.EDU (K C Ku) writes:
> >|>
> >|>I have a strange problem with my Apple 13" monitor which hopefully
> >|>someone can shed some light on. 
> >|>
> >|>I would be using my computer for 5 minutes and then the screen would
> >|>go blank as if someone has switch the monitor off. After the screen
> >|>went off, I would not be able to turn the monitor off even if I turn
> >|>the power off and back on. I will have to let the monitor sit over
> >|>night and it usually turns on, although it doesnt stay on for very
> >|>long.
> >|>
> >|>Dooes anybody has similar experience with such a problem before? Is
> >|>there some fuse in the monitor that prevents it from turning on? When
> >|>I try to turn the monitor on, it seems that the monitor tries to turn
> >|>on but it prevented by some mechamism.
> 
	In certain Apple 13" RGB monitors there has been a problem with
	the HIGH VOLTAGE CAPASITOR. Apple knows about this problem and is
	replacing the cap at no cost if it falls into the bad batch that
	they got from their supplier. Your local repair shop should know about
	REPAIR EXTENSION 3L0218.
