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Monitor Cord Question
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Circle Pines, MN
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Hi, I work for a school and we were donated an NEC monitor for some G3 B/Ws we have. I tried to get it to work but no go. I looked at the connector and there is a pin that is broken. Is there anyway to replace this cord or the connector?
Thanks in advance! 
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Grand Forks, ND, USA
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Originally posted by zeebe:
<STRONG>Hi, I work for a school and we were donated an NEC monitor for some G3 B/Ws we have. I tried to get it to work but no go. I looked at the connector and there is a pin that is broken. Is there anyway to replace this cord or the connector?
Thanks in advance! </STRONG>
Is the cable removable from the monitor?
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Circle Pines, MN
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No it is not. 
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Sep 1999
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Originally posted by zeebe:
<STRONG>No it is not. </STRONG>
Then you'd probably have to have it replaced; since it's a donated monitor, it's probably old and, as such, not worth the labor to fix it. My advice: If there are any used computer shops in your area, see how much they'll give the school for it.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Actually, it looks like it is only 2-3 years old. Nice NEC 17" monitor, how much does it cost to replace cords?
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Join Date: Sep 1999
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Originally posted by zeebe:
<STRONG>Actually, it looks like it is only 2-3 years old. Nice NEC 17" monitor, how much does it cost to replace cords?</STRONG>
Dunno how much they'd charge you... you're just outside the cities so it's not like it's going to be terribly hard to find a computer repair shop  The parts will be cheap, but you'll get nailed on the labor. Expect to pay no less than $50... ask your school if they've got a place they work with regularily. A repair like this is actually fairly common and, if there's a prior business relationship, the shop might be nice and give you discounted work.
The repair is really simple, but very deadly if you don't know what you're doing. A CRT acts like a huge capicator, storing up large amounts of electricity. If you accidentally touch the wrong place with one hand, and touch anywhere else with the other, you'd probably end up in the emergency room. I've accidentally bridged the power terminal with one finger while carrying a monitor; the experience is something I won't shortly forget. ('nother reason to buy LCD TFT over a CRT: they aren't likely to electrocute you.)
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