I have a Princeton Graphics Arcadia 35 inch CRT 4:3 HDTV. I am posting this in the computer display forum because it also has 2 VGA inputs and supports 1024x768 (I am using it as a TV and HTPC display). The monitor is about 5 years old, it served as a monitor in my NOC at my office. We were getting rid of them so I got it for free.
The problem is, after about 20 minutes, it starts to emit a humming sound. The sound stays the same level no matter how long I leave it on after that. Power cycling the monitor resolves the problem for another 20 minutes.
The good news is that there are several identical sets still at my office that I could ransack for parts if need be. I just do not know how to identify the faulty compoenent/s. Any ideas as to what the problem is? Thanks.
Brian
The problem is, after about 20 minutes, it starts to emit a humming sound. The sound stays the same level no matter how long I leave it on after that. Power cycling the monitor resolves the problem for another 20 minutes.
The good news is that there are several identical sets still at my office that I could ransack for parts if need be. I just do not know how to identify the faulty compoenent/s. Any ideas as to what the problem is? Thanks.
Brian
But today, I’m making an exception here. Why? No idea. Perhaps only because the repair details are still “fresh” in my head… which is ironic, given this is a 16 year old monitor that hardly anyone will care about today. It is new to me, though. 
I picked it up last November from someone on my local Craigslist. It wasn’t very close to where I live, but was close to a family friend that I had to go visit anyways. So after watching the posting on Craigslist for a few weeks and seeing it getting...
what did we say about hoarding too much stuff and depriving others of them?! *cough* socialism *cough* lol! 
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