From: "Mark" 

Thanks Don. I don't think it's worth it on a 10 year old receiver, but I
should have asked  8 years ago I guess! Regardless I'm glad to know what it
is, just for the sake of knowledge.

"Don Hills"  wrote in message
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> In article , "Mark"
 wrote:
>>I wander around in the local outlet from time to time, my Sony surround
>>sound receiver has some kind of fluorescent display that went almost
>>completely dark (about 8 years ago!, but I'm just starting to get annoyed
>>now ) and I've been looking to see if they have a similar one on
>>clearance, so far none that tickle my fancy or are cheap enough.
>
> If it's worth it to you, the "dim display" is usually easy
to fix for a
> trained technician. Many manufacturers use the same circuit (probably a
> VFD
> manufacturer's reference circuit) for generating the high voltage for the
> display, and it has a design flaw that causes the capacitors to die.
>
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> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
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