[G4] display squished

[Doug McNutt]

At 15:00 -0700 1/25/03, <ascender at earthlink.net> wrote:
>I have a mac G4; running 9.2.2.  My monitor is suddenly displaying
>everything in a squished mode

Assuming that you have a cathode ray tube monitor. . .

I'll bet on hardware failure. The high voltage used to create the horizontal scan current in the coils is modulated to create horizontal width control including dynamic correction for pincushion distortion. It's a fairly high voltage transistor that is subject to failure. But then it could be an internal adjustment.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. If it's an Apple monitor you'll find that nobody can work on it because of Apple's frustrating unwillingness to divulge maintenance information. Duh, you have to replace the whole printed circuit board. If it's a VGA monitor you have a chance.

Flat panel displays are here - no 25000 volt power. A good idea.

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