5 year old NEC 5FG with blurry display
Joseph Bongiovanni
I just obtained a NEC multisync 5FG monitor made in March 1992. It is
in almost like brand new condition. However, since it was in an office it
must of been on 24 hrs a day. Therefore the only problem with it is the
display which has lost its crispness. The picture especially when reading
text is blurry and fuzzy especially around the edges. It is such a beautiful
monitor I would hate to discard it. What is the exact cause of this
blurring? Would it be worth repairing? Could it ever be restored to 100% of
its former self? How much could I expect a repair like this to cost?
Thank you,
Joseph Bongiovanni
JBn...@worldnet.att.net
handy
> I just obtained a NEC multisync 5FG monitor made in March 1992. It is
>in almost like brand new condition. However, since it was in an office it
>must of been on 24 hrs a day. Therefore the only problem with it is the
>display which has lost its crispness. The picture especially when reading
>text is blurry and fuzzy especially around the edges. It is such a beautiful
Most all monitors, if you open them up, have in the back a 'focus'
thingy. Used for changing the focus.
Tom Ciaramitaro
Joseph Bongiovanni wrote:
>
> I just obtained a NEC multisync 5FG monitor made in March 1992. It is
> in almost like brand new condition. However, since it was in an office it
> must of been on 24 hrs a day. Therefore the only problem with it is the
> display which has lost its crispness. The picture especially when reading
> text is blurry and fuzzy especially around the edges. It is such a beautiful
> blurring? Would it be worth repairing? Could it ever be restored to 100% of
> its former self? How much could I expect a repair like this to cost?
>
> Thank you,
> Joseph Bongiovanni
> JBn...@worldnet.att.net
Weak CRT. Emission poor. You can try restoring it with a Sencore or
Beltron restorer which could help. Sometimes restoring is good for a
month, sometimes for a year or more. Depends on original quality of the
tube and however much cathode material is left.
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Sam Goldwasser
There are 2 (probably) holes on the left side. At least one if focus. Use
a long narrow flat blade (insulated) screwdriver.
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In article <33dc3ce1...@news.alt.net> ha...@redshift.com (handy) writes:
On Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:17:06 -0400, "Joseph Bongiovanni"
<JBn...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> I just obtained a NEC multisync 5FG monitor made in March 1992. It is
>in almost like brand new condition. However, since it was in an office it
>must of been on 24 hrs a day. Therefore the only problem with it is the
>display which has lost its crispness. The picture especially when reading
>text is blurry and fuzzy especially around the edges. It is such a beautiful
Sam Goldwasser
In article <33D63B...@earthlink.net> Tom Ciaramitaro <tomc...@earthlink.net> writes:
> Joseph Bongiovanni wrote:
> >
> > I just obtained a NEC multisync 5FG monitor made in March 1992. It is
> > in almost like brand new condition. However, since it was in an office it
> > must of been on 24 hrs a day. Therefore the only problem with it is the
> > display which has lost its crispness. The picture especially when reading
> > text is blurry and fuzzy especially around the edges. It is such a beautiful
> > monitor I would hate to discard it. What is the exact cause of this
> > blurring? Would it be worth repairing? Could it ever be restored to 100% of
> > its former self? How much could I expect a repair like this to cost?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Joseph Bongiovanni
> > JBn...@worldnet.att.net
> Weak CRT. Emission poor. You can try restoring it with a Sencore or
> Beltron restorer which could help. Sometimes restoring is good for a
> month, sometimes for a year or more. Depends on original quality of the
> tube and however much cathode material is left.
Try adjusting the focus before condeming it to the scrap heap!
--- sam : Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg/REPAIR/
Coming soon to a computer screen near you: http://www.repairfaq.org/
Preview of V3.00 (ASCII): http://www.pacwest.net/byron13/sammenu.htm
.
Joseph Bongiovanni
Thanks so much to everyone who responded. I'm sorry for not including
that information. I should have been more concise. Yes, I did adjust the
focus on the left side of the monitor. Just an update though, for the last
three days I have been degaussing the monitor. Since it had never been
turned off in five years I doubt it had ever been degaussed even manually.
While it was no miracle cure it has brought some sharpness back to several
areas of the display. While the edges aren't as blurry the clarity still
leaves alot to be desired.
Thanks Again,
Joseph Bongiovanni
JBn...@worldnet.att.net
Sam Goldwasser wrote in article ...
>There are 2 (probably) holes on the left side. At least one if focus. Use
>a long narrow flat blade (insulated) screwdriver.
>
>--- sam : Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ:
http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg/REPAIR/
> Coming soon to a computer screen near you:
http://www.repairfaq.org/
> Preview of V3.00 (ASCII):
http://www.pacwest.net/byron13/sammenu.htm
>
>In article <33dc3ce1...@news.alt.net> ha...@redshift.com (handy)
writes:
>
>
mark wolfe
> Thanks so much to everyone who responded. I'm sorry for not including
> that information. I should have been more concise. Yes, I did adjust the
> focus on the left side of the monitor. Just an update though, for the last
> three days I have been degaussing the monitor. Since it had never been
> turned off in five years I doubt it had ever been degaussed even manually.
> While it was no miracle cure it has brought some sharpness back to several
> areas of the display. While the edges aren't as blurry the clarity still
> leaves alot to be desired.
Er, if you haven't turned it off in 5 years, the tube probably needs a
rejuvination, which will give it a year or more of life, otherwise,
I'm willing to bet it's reached the end of it's service life. My
rule of thumb is, if you're not staring at it, turn it off, screen
savers don't work. I've got a nice Mag DX15F sitting here if you're
in the market. :)
Cul,
Mark Wolfe