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Zeddock, The first thing I'd look at would be the flyback transformer's solder joints. They tend to break. I suppose the high frequency vibrations in the transformer put a large amount of mechanical stress on the solder joints. Once they break, they get intermittant. The resulting arcing makes things worse by burning the connection. It's fairly simple to resolder the connections, the biggest hassle is unsoldering a metal shield over the bottom of the circuit board. BTW, there are some capacitors in that area too. I've seen them break their joints as well. And of course the obligatory warning: There's dangerous voltage inside monitors. CRTs can hold charges for some time. Proceed ar your own risk. -Jim MOS via Autopilot & Amiga