Who has read/bought/got a copy of Jomacs "Ultimate Monitor Repair Guide"

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Who has read/bought/got a copy of Jomacs "Ultimate Monitor Repair Guide"

So has anybody got it?

Is it worth the money? Seems pretty steep! I notice other people tend to be a bit disappointed with other STJ stuff!?

I have around 7 Nanao monitors though but that is only around 10 pages of this book that I would really want!
 
I've never heard of it. I have some Nanao schematics at home on my computer, and know at least one fix for vertical collapse on an MS8-26SU...
 
Wow, I didn't know the "Star Tech Journal" still existed until I searched for the publication you mentioned (had never heard of it before).

I have no idea how it is now, but the old (80s vintage) Star Tech Journal stuff I've read is fairly often... quite wrong.
 
I've never heard of it. I have some Nanao schematics at home on my computer, and know at least one fix for vertical collapse on an MS8-26SU...

Thanks, I have most of the schematics now I think, maybe not the MS2932! I have done the vertical collapse on an MS8 too :) Nice and easy that one just a capacitor and a resistor that had suffered at the hands of the capacitor!

I figured his little book may contain more of the same that could save time I suppose, I guess it would only save time as you get there in the end!

And yes its like 60$ for a downloadable PDF!
 
Wow, I didn't know the "Star Tech Journal" still existed until I searched for the publication you mentioned (had never heard of it before).

I have no idea how it is now, but the old (80s vintage) Star Tech Journal stuff I've read is fairly often... quite wrong.

Yes and still very expensive to "see" any of it! However Jomac is often regarded as the best with Nanao monitors, they are seperate entities. And I am only working with Nanao and the odd Sanwa monitors!

No previews or anything though, buy it and hope for the best :s
 
Joey (Jomac) has always been helpful when I've emailed him with questions while working on Nanao's...
 
At one time they used to list the contents of the monitor books. It listed the specific makes and models covered. Perhaps if you contacted Star Tech Journal and asked them for a list of what's in it?
 
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So has anybody got it?

Is it worth the money? Seems pretty steep! I notice other people tend to be a bit disappointed with other STJ stuff!?

I have around 7 Nanao monitors though but that is only around 10 pages of this book that I would really want!

The link is removed or the site is down, how much was it?
 
At one time they used to list the contents of the monitor books. it listed the specific makes and models covered. Perhaps if you contacted Star Tech Journal and asked them for a list of what's in it?

Thanks Ken. It still does list the contents on the website. It tells you what monitors are covered and does include the ones you have listed. About 4 Nanao monitors I believe. It is around 3 pages per monitor. An example of content would have been nice!

I know a lot of people have said it is way overpriced but I'm not so sure said people have actually looked through it. I understand it being expensive if it gives away solutions to problems he is paid to fix lol.

I'll probably give it a shot at some point! If it can potentially save me a few hours troubleshooting these Nanaos then it is worth it to me!

I'm a bit far away for the biscuits :(

Thanks for the help guys!
 
This is something I did a few years ago now , mainly written for US techs and only really contains a small portion of what we see here in Australia , unfortunately it has never been updated to include a lot of key information that would make it worthwhile having.
Basically it's only 1/20 finished as far as the information I have goes.

STG has always been there , just now it is subscription entry only to the website which is for Techs all over the world to talk , It's all 100% tech talk only.
I have been a Moderator on there for a long time.

Ha chocolate biscuits! I hide them when I hear Gibo pull up :)
 
Hey Joey, nice to see you here. Thanks for the helpful pointers you've given me over the years.

Perhaps you should put something together yourself for Nanao monitors and offer it up to us US techs. I don't see them often, but when I do, they're a big pain in the ass.

And if you know an easy way to convert a 100AC Nanao into a 120AC Nanao (MS8-26SU), I'd love to know how...
 
Also some free advice guys , if you do purchase this manual whatever you do don't post even a line from the manual anywhere , STG has Copyright on it and take it very seriously.
 
Hey Joey, nice to see you here. Thanks for the helpful pointers you've given me over the years.

Perhaps you should put something together yourself for Nanao monitors and offer it up to us US techs. I don't see them often, but when I do, they're a big pain in the ass.

And if you know an easy way to convert a 100AC Nanao into a 120AC Nanao (MS8-26SU), I'd love to know how...
Hey Steve ,

You are welcome :)

I have so much more information I haven't documented publicly , I do plan to put something together myself at some stage , People write these chassis off all over the world ( plenty here in Australia ) because they are deemed non repairable , there are key bits of information missing from the manual already available that I have never shared for obvious reasons.

The problem you have with the MS8-26 over there is that the regulator section was never designed to operate above 100V , they will run up around 110v ok but they run very hot and often fail.
You will be happy to know that I found how to make them run even cooler than normal but up to 140v by just changing the main regulator transistor from the original 2SC3306 to a 2SC4157 , give it a shot you will be surprised :)
 
The problem you have with the MS8-26 over there is that the regulator section was never designed to operate above 100V , they will run up around 110v ok but they run very hot and often fail.
You will be happy to know that I found how to make them run even cooler than normal but up to 140v by just changing the main regulator transistor from the original 2SC3306 to a 2SC4157 , give it a shot you will be surprised :)

Hmm. So, just changing the regulator will allow me to run it at 120 without blowing it up? Cool! I'll give it a try. Easier than finding a step-down transformer...
 
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