[rescue] Q about Voyager screen repair; bonus: pictures of T-SPARCstation 2

[Todd Vernon]

 Yeah, I replaced the caps.  I ultimately went with the new option as you
simply never see old voyagers with screens that work.  Went with the
slightly
Less elegant but more future proof option.

I was actually surprised the problem wasn’t pixel streaks problem, but
there way go.

-t


Todd Vernon
Entrepreneur | Investor
Email: todd at toddvernon.com
LinkedIn: toddvernon <https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/>


On May 6, 2026 at 12:42:05 PM, Andy Piercy <andy.piercy at gmail.com> wrote:

> On the Voyager, have you checked the inverter module and its output, as
> the surface mount caps go bad.
>
> On Wed, 6 May 2026, 15:42 Todd Vernon via rescue, <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I tried and failed.  I’n my opinion all the color screens eventually
>> die.  Here is how I fixed mine with a new screen:
>>
>> https://www.oldsilicon.com/workstations/sparcstation-voyager/
>>
>> If you ever want to get rid of the B/w one let me know.
>>
>> T
>>
>> ---
>> Todd Vernon
>> Entrepreneur | Investor
>> Email: todd at toddvernon.com
>> LinkedIn: toddvernon <https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/>
>> On May 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM -0600, Walter Belgers via rescue <
>> rescue at sunhelp.org>, wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Continuing the testing of all my systems, I have found that I have 3
>> Voyagers, one with bwtwo that works; two with cgsix, both of which do not
>> display anything on the screen (but do work on external monitors). Does
>> anybody have tips for repair/problem finding? Originally I had one that I
>> thought the backlight was broken and I tried swapping screens to determine
>> the defect but now I have two that are not working.
>>
>> Meanwhile I have gotten my SSA100 working with the SS1000. I printed some
>> hinges (see earlier mail of Steve Hattle) and have ordered batteries to
>> replace in the SSA100.
>>
>> I also powered up the T-SPARCstation 2 (4/75T) again. I got this from
>> Whitfield Diffie, whom I got to do the keynote at the 25-year anniversary
>> congress of the Dutch UNIX Users Group I was leading at the time (2007). It
>> took until 2010 until Joep Vesseur of Sun Netherlands could physically
>> fetch it and bring it back to me in his hand luggage. I always thought the
>> casing was riveted shut (I was expecting this due to it being tempest
>> proof). But now when I looked I saw the rivets were actually T8 torx screws
>> (duh)! So after 16 years in my posession I finally was able to open it and
>> fix the NVRAM. The system works fine but is missing disk trays. It uses a
>> 29-pin Hypertronics milspec "KA type" connector for the disks. Slim chance
>> of finding trays.. After opening up I now understand that the hole in the
>> front has nothing behind it. And the weird power cable setup is to route
>> mains to the power switch on the front and then back to the normal PSU.
>>
>> I put some pictures online at
>> https://cloud.giga.nl/apps/photos/public/1RpIilmfnAgqfDEiSen1QgGhgRww0gYq
>>
>> Walter.
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