In the tired and seemingly confused state I wrote this earlier, it looks like I left out some details (not trying to be sarcastic).
The -new- (I'm not even going to bother with the old one until summer) monitor is obviously not working; it has no "raster"; there is
no light on the screen. period. But all the cathodes light up, and the flyback sounds perfectly normal.
This is why I posted the message to begin with, as I have never seen such a thing happen without usual signs of stress or component failure; everything *appears* to be working, and all Im concerned about right now is trying to get some
light on the screen. Sorry if I seem a little bemused, but I just can't figure the
darn thing out
.
The model VTR I'm using is a Sony AV-3600. I'll admit, the unit I'm using is really on its last legs; it needs new belts, lubricating, "general calibration" (me poking around inside to see if anything looks suspisicous), and a good cleaning, but this is the only deck so far that I've been able to get a picture on so far (on that panasonic I mentioned earlier). It also still has the ability to
play the tape it self without me having to spin each reel, which is a big plus
.
Heres a shot from september when the deck last sucessfully produced a picture: