Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cme!proctor From: proctor@cme.nbs.gov (Fred Proctor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Dead Mac Plus Screen Summary: Fix it yourself and save $ ! Message-ID: <1509@manta.cme.nbs.gov> Date: 17 Aug 89 13:51:22 GMT References: <89228.113355GAB100@PSUVM> Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology Lines: 16 It seems that quite a few people have been having problems with their Mac Plus screens dying on them. A very similar thing happened to several of our Mac Pluses-- after about two years of use, the video board went bad, and all we got was a thin vertical line. It turns out that the problem was the flyback transformer on the vertical (analog) board. Apple repair shops are not authorized to replace just the transformer, so they charge you $200 for a new board instead of $20 for a transformer. I ordered some transformers from the company below at about $20, and I plan on replacing the next bad one myself. If you don't cover your tracks, you'll violate the warranty, however. MCM Electronics 858 E. Congress Park Drive Centerville, OH 45459-4072 800-543-4330 Cat Sechrist, x268