[Coco] CM-8 Techincal Manual or Schematics

[Richard E Crislip]

On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:32:10 -0800
"K. Pruitt" <pruittk at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Thanks.
> 
> I guess I'll crack this open (voiding my warranty!) and take a look.
> I'm guessing I'm not going to find a bulging capacitor just yet.
> That'd be too easy.
> 
> Anytime I pick up a soldering iron the worst case scenario looms
> above me like the sword of Damocles.  But I have worked on a few
> TVs.  A couple of them successfully. :)
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Zippster" <zippster278 at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CM-8 Techincal Manual or Schematics
> 
> 
> > You may get lucky and find one that has visible signs of problems,
> > bulging,etc.  Any near a heat source would be somewhat more suspect
> > as well.
> >
> > Worst case your monitor gets a all new electrolytics.   :)
> >
> > Reminds me I’d really like to get one of those in-circuit testers
> > one of these days….
> >
> > - Ed
> >
> >
> >> On Jan 31, 2015, at 7:49 PM, K. Pruitt <pruittk at roadrunner.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Or perhaps  I can just trace back from the vertical control knob
> >> and locate the capacitor that way?  Does that sound do-able?
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "K. Pruitt"
> >> <pruittk at roadrunner.com> To: <Coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 5:40 PM
> >> Subject: [Coco] CM-8 Techincal Manual or Schematics
> >>
> >>
> >>> Is there a technical manual or schematics for the CM-8 monitor
> >>> out there? I thought I saw it, in fact I thought I downloaded
> >>> it.  But I can't locate it here or in the software repositories.
> >>>
> >>> I have a failing capacitor in there somewhere. I'm getting lines
> >>> on the top of the screen that go away after the monitor has been
> >>> on for a few minutes. Nothing that needs immediate attention, but
> >>> I'd like to prepare for the repair.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>>
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You probably already know this, but please be careful, there's voltage
in there just waiting to reach out and touch you. You'd get a real
charge out of it.