Supposedly whatever gun is strongest will show up. I notice that now your post mentions it stays there for hours....seems kinda odd. Check this.... --------------------------------------------------------------- Text pasted from WinSTIPS 2.0 http://www.ServiceSoftware.com --------------------------------------------------------------- RCA CTC169 Spot, Blue, In Center Of Screen After Power Off Budd'S Elect Q5003 --------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 125 Beech Tree Lane Westbrook, CT 06498 860-399-1861 860-664-3535 (fax) jstielau@xxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Farley" <sfarley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:33 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA 35"- CTC169--Green spot on tube when shut off/unplugged from AC > > Won't this burn a spot in the CRT and why is only Green? > SCOTT > > Midway Electronics Inc. > 1250 N McKinley Ave > Rensselaer, In. 47978 > Buis: 219-866-3716 > Fax: 219-866-7915 > Attn: (Scott-Service tech) > mailto:sfarley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Shoreline > Electronics > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:23 AM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA 35"- CTC169--Green spot on tube when shut > off/unplugged from AC > > > > Afterglow. No Problem. The Longer It Stays On, The Better The Vacuum, Tube > Quality, And Probable Life Expectancy > > Jeff Stielau > Shoreline Electronics Repair > 125 Beech Tree Lane > Westbrook, CT 06498 > 860-399-1861 > 860-664-3535 (fax) > jstielau@xxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Farley" <sfarley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Techassist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:52 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA 35"- CTC169--Green spot on tube when shut > off/unplugged from AC > > > > > > Good morning, > > I have a RCA 35", Model G35830WKLM2, that has a green spot, lower left > > center, when shut off or unplugged. The only way that I can get the spot > to > > disappear is to either unplug the CRT Kine Board or Remove G2 wire off Pin > > 1. The spot will then fade out. I disconnect the green Transistor and > it's > > still there. With power unplugged, I shorted everything on the CRT board > > and the spot is still there. I can connect High Volt Probe to the Anode > and > > drain off High Volt to remove green spot also, obviously. This spot will > > remain there for hours if I don't drain off high voltage. Any help on > this > > would be greatly appreciated. > > TIA SCOTT > > > > > > Midway Electronics Inc. > > 1250 N McKinley Ave > > Rensselaer, In. 47978 > > Buis: 219-866-3716 > > Fax: 219-866-7915 > > Attn: (Scott-Service tech) > > mailto:sfarley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Make your TechAssist database better! > > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ > > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.