Re: Screwy characters on a Star Wars display with WG monitor

From: Rodger Boots <rlboots_at_cedar-rapids.net>
Date: Sun Jan 13 2002 - 18:46:03 EST

The monitor may not be fast enough to keep up with a Star Wars board
set.

David Shoemaker wrote:
>
> > Looks like a weak chassis transistor on the Y-axis. Letters are only
> > deformed on the top half of the screen. Replace as needed.
> >
>
> Actually its not just the upper, if you look at screen 1 and 3 you can see
> that the right leg of the "A" on the bottom of the screen is much shorter
> than it should be (it doesn't go below the cross bar).
>
> Plus using tempest on the same monitor the character set is just fine. I
> had originally thought that the board might be at fault but I have seen it
> with more than one board set constantly.
>
> I am starting to think that maybe its part of the whole pin cushion
> correction thing. But I don't remember my SW looking like this when I had a
> WG in it (this is someone else's I am working on).
>
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