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

[Todd Vernon]

 Point me to it.  I looked and looked for one with a parallel output.
-t

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


On May 6, 2026 at 2:17:12 PM, Dan Moisa <dmoisa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Before you guys drill more irreversible holes in that aging plastic, wait
> up. You can plug into the RGB stream from the connector inside the screen
> housing and have a fully enclosed panel that externally looks OEM. It's all
> off the shelf components as well, though if more ppl have this problem a
> PCB can be easily built.
>
> I've also tried resurrecting dead screens by replacing caps, and no dice.
> Voyagers on the whole are unreliable though, I've had every single
> component fail on me - the regulator, the graphics card, Ethernet, you name
> it.
>
> Dan
>
> On Wed, May 6, 2026, 12:48 Todd Vernon via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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