Don't forget, the CRT itself can hold high voltages in excess of 20,000 volts for a long time after being shutoff. best to discharge it from the B+ anode. (Been a long time, did I get the right spot?)
If we cannot afford to take care of our veterans, then we should stop making them. David C. Wilker Jr. USAF (RET) ----- Original Message ----- From: Cyrus Griffin To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:44 AM Subject: Re: Mac IIsi Monitor, Power Cord What kind of monitor do you have? Sounds like the button broke, if you're handy with a screwdriver, you might open it up and see if you can fix it. (Just be careful of the high voltages, and make sure it's unplugged first.) Those $5 connectors should work just fine, and they're really handy to have around. Cyrus Griffin -------------------- Hobbittech.com Mac Specialist - Low Cost Mac Services in AZ On Apr 24, 2009, at 10:31 AM, Gorka L. Martinez Mezo wrote: > >> Yup! I have a couple that I use all the time. There's VGA to DB-15 >> and >> DB-15 to VGA, which sounds like what you want. You can get them >> online >> for between 5$ and 10$. Just make sure the DB-15 side is the male >> side >> of the adapter. However it's not completely guaranteed that PC >> monitors will work with your mac.... Maybe some other people on the >> list have had some experience with this? > > Just did a quick Google and found several sources for this kind of > connector, prices ranging from 5$ to 20$!!! > > As far as I can see, it should work with my Performa. The original > monitor > on/off switch doesn`t work, it doesn`t engage when pushed to "on". > Anybody > has had a similar problem? During this diagnosis procedure I have > keep it > with some take and a pen cover :-) > > In any case, being able to use a standard VGA monitor would be handy! > > Gorka > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vintage-macs-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
