Some time ago, the power switch of my vintage Ancona CL 861/80 monitor broke. The monitor would only stay on for as long as the power switch was being kept pressed down. Needless to say, this was quite annoying. The monitor is already way past its expiration date and I know it’s CRT and associated high voltage electronics won’t last forever. That the power switch would prove to be the weakest link did come as something of a surprise, though.
C64 Video Decoding: Intro | 0xa000
Some time ago, the power switch of my vintage Ancona CL 861/80 monitor broke. The monitor would only stay on for as long as the power switch was being kept pressed down. Needless to say, this was quite annoying. The monitor is already way past its expiration date and I know it’s CRT and associated high voltage electronics won’t last forever. That the power switch would prove to be the weakest link did come as something of a surprise, though.
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