Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!msriram From: msriram@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (M G SriRam) Newsgroups: comp.sys.xerox Subject: Re: Xerox 1186 Monitor Message-ID: <63027@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 27 Sep 89 15:36:08 GMT References:Reply-To: M G SriRam Organization: Ohio State University Computer and Information Science Lines: 19 All the 1186 monitors we have in our lab have gone bad or are well on the way there. We have 6 1186s. the only solution i have found is to get a compatible tube from a vendor (not xerox!) and have a technician install the tube. Replacement tubes cost about $150.00 apiece, perhaps even less. i have a few names of vendors if anyone is interested. I am interested in knowing the details of the solution that Tim Koschmann's (SUMEX) technician found. please let me know. many thanks! On a related note regarding the 1186s, we noticed in almost all of them that the hard disk occasionally refused to start up after being powered off. the solution to this problem was discovered on another net by one of our graduate students. Simply remove the hard disk and (gasp!) shake it vigorously, and strike it with the flat of your hand a few times. Reinstall and it will work fine! This is not a joke, i have done it 5 times so far!