A twofold problem

[Justin Z]

(my apologies in advance for the obscurity of the description to come, but these are problems described about a monitor I would have to purchase sight unseen)

I am considering purchasing an Operation Wolf game but the owner says that "sometimes the screen goes squiggly, other times it's fine but [shifted] to the left."  I am hoping this is a common or at least easily recognizable problem so I can gauge how much work it will take to repair.

Any suggestions are appreciated -- thanks in advance.

~Justin

[northerngames]

more then likely something is loose or cracked if it switch's screen's have him turn it on and give the machine a wiggle and see if it matters.

[modessitt]

First of all, it helps to know what type of monitor it is, as certain monitors have certain common failures that cause these types of problems.

It sounds like a hold problem.  If the caps are starting to dry out and fall out of tolerance, the picture will sometimes roll (go squiggly) randomly, or lock into position off center.  A cap kit will usually fix this, but you can't really write it in stone until you've had a chance to see it in person and do your own investigating....

[Justin Z]

Okay thanks for the suggestions.  That is kind of what I thought, but wanted to see if anyone agreed.  I'll let you know if I learn anything else.