From: frizzle@tx.rr.com   
      
   Derryck Croker wrote:   
   > On 2009-12-13 23:16:20 +0000, Αdοnis <4donis@gmail.com> said:   
   >   
   >>  I don't know if there's a way to test a thermistor to see   
   >> if it's dead (can I test it like a regular resistor?)   
   >   
   > Yes. It is basically a resistor whose value changes as the temp. goes up   
   > or down. It can be used to limit the switch-on surge. As it heats up it   
   > will allow more current to flow. As a WAG, if you can detect signs of   
   > life (you might also be able to see the CRT filament glowing) then it is   
   > most likely not down to this or your mystery black box.   
   >   
   > Hmm, maybe there's a dodgy plug on the end of the video lead, or the   
   > lead itself is faulty?   
   >   
      
   I've been away from my Atari ST gear too long, but...   
      
   Is there *not* a way (via a converter circuit) to connect a VGA   
   monitor to an ST??? ISTM that it would be a sight easier to lay   
   hold of a VGA monitor that to find a *replacement* for the SC1224...   
      
   ... that is, if the original poster is unable to fix his monitor.   
      
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