12 Mar 2003, 19:31, THURSTON ACKERMAN (1:123/140), wrote to CHARLES ANGELICH:

Hi THURSTON.

 TA> This all reminds me of a line of monitors used with
 TA> the Commodare computers many moons ago, wherein many
 TA> would develope a solder problem where the flyback xfmr
 TA> was attached to the pc board. The most lasting fix was
 TA> to squeeze the fat plastic end of a ball point pen
 TA> between the pc board and the bottom case. Putting a
 TA> drop of nail polish on it before forceing it in would
 TA> insure it stayed in place. (some times baleing-wire
 TA> fixs are the best answer 8-)

That problem remains as the #1 cause of "dead on arrival" new
monitors due to the weight of the flyback transformers and the brutal
beating they take during shipping.


     Good luck...  M.

--- Msged/386 TE 06 (pre)