Hey.
I just bought a CM8833, the monitor works great, but when powered on it makes some kind of tokking sound at a steady interval.
tok.. tok.. tok.. tok.. ...
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Hey.
I just bought a CM8833, the monitor works great, but when powered on it makes some kind of tokking sound at a steady interval.
tok.. tok.. tok.. tok.. ...
Any ideas?
Thanks
It is your audio pcb in the monitor.
Easy to fix, but be carefull.
Discription ypu will find on bas-ditta.info
It's a time-bomb! The clock is ticking!
As Bas said, be careful with the monitor. The voltages there are far from being safe.
Hey.
I just bought a CM8833, the monitor works great, but when powered on it makes some kind of tokking sound at a steady interval.
tok.. tok.. tok.. tok.. ...
Any ideas?
Thanks
The CRT shield must be grounded to the main board. If not, the charge will accumulate and discharge making the "tok" sound. Disconnect the speaker. If still persists - then it's the discharge. Otherwise the problem mentioned by Repair-Bas.
If there is a discharge, simply run the monitor in the dark, you will see it. One more thing - whenever you plan to probe anything inside, always work with just one hand.
Okay, thanks guys
I finally took the time to disassemble the monitor
Indeed after disconnecting the speakers, the ticking sound is gone.
@Repair-Bas:
So if I understand correctlty from your document I should desolder the audio and TTL boards, check/reflow all soldering and put them back?
Do I need to check any specific components too?
Thanks!
No components needed.
Thanks Bas!
I just reflowed a lot of the soldering, put it back together and it works great again!
K.
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