Apple B&W CRT monitor popping and clicking

2018-04-03 Thread Ian Frost via cctalk
Hi all, Recently booted up my B&W Powermac G3, all came up fine including the 17” CRT monitor. However after a second or so, the monitor gives a ‘popping’ sound and the image on the screen expands then shrinks. This repeats every few seconds. I’m guessing the monitor is on the way out - but as

Cambridge Workstation woes - VMS 2691 PSU smoke

2017-07-30 Thread Ian Frost via cctalk
Hi all I try and boot up most of the working systems I’ve got at least 2-3 times a year, and on a recent boot up of a Cambridge Workstation, I got the dreaded smoke. The system works fine, but the PSU is clearly stressed. The PSU is a ‘VMS 2691A’, made in the UK, and it looks like the problem