At 12:44 PM 3/4/2007 -0800, you wrote:
So, I've acquired a Wyse 99gt with no screen burn,
but I need to turn the
contrast up all the way to be visible. Can anyone point me to documents
or other resources on brightening the CRT?
Look for a sub-bright pot on the main circuit board? Some CRT-based devices
had 'em. Or unsolder the contrast pot and ohm it out to see if it's toast.
Ditto a brightness pot if you can find one.
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