In a message dated 97-09-09 12:29:37 EDT, you write:

<<
      If anyone is interested in the circuit diagram and program source
      code, feel free to email me and I will send them to you.

      Eric Schlaepfer

      P.S. Off Topic: does anyone know what could be wrong with my broken
      moniter? I think it is a fuse because the power light doesn't come on
      when I flip the switch. Also, when the thing broke there was no smoke
      or that nasty electrical burning smell. >>

Hello Eric,
I would be interested in a peek at your code.
Send it to Dreitek@aol.com
Thanks

On the subject of your monitor...You probably hosed the horizontal output
transistor.  The high voltage is derived from the Horizontal sync signal by
way of the Horizontal output transistor and the flyback transformer.  Older
monitors were designed to operate at a specified frequency and no other.
 Higher frequencies cause a greater load on the transistor and it simply
dies.  One of the first Viruses I ever saw was a exe file that would simply
cause the video controller chip to output at a higher frequency (a simple
twiddle of a register on the old 6845 chip)  IBM monitors would promptly
burst into flame!
Newer monitors have a relay that turns off the horizontal drive when the
frequency is out of tolerance.
Most Horizontal flyback transistors are represented in the NTE semiconductor
replacement book.  Sometimes the transistor has an integral back emf diode.
 If the diode is external to the transistor then you should replace it along
with the transistor. Sometimes it is hard to tell with a simple DVM if one of
these diodes is bad.  They are very fast diodes, if their speed rating
degrades then you can go through alot of transistors before figureing it out.
 Also replace the transistor with one that is designed to be used as a
horizontal output transistor.
You monitor is not powering up because the switching power supply is in a
state of over load.  Typical failure mode for a horizontal output transistor
is a dead short.  Listen to the monitor you will probably hear a series of
short chirps when you power it up.  This indicates that the power supply is
trying to start but goes into shutdown when it sees the shorted transistor.

Hope this helps
Dave Duley
V.P. DreiTek inc.
www.dreitek.com