Glen may be right about C5003. Not for holding a charge, but discharging to quickly. If the source voltage to the CRT cathodes goes away right at turn off, the tube is forward biased before video has a chance to cut it off. Jerry Eiting Christians Electronic Service Troy, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old TV Man" <mebonnell@xxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 5:18 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC177 | Glenn - The only thing I could suggest is you may have a elect. cap. | holding its charge - such as C5003 on 200V supply line. Good luck. | | Max Bonnell | Bonnell TV | Robinson, IL | | Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: | mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx(G.Larkman) Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2004, 1:06pm (CDT-2) | To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC177 | Reply=A0to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | | Thanks to everyone for all the replies but I know what afterglow is. | Adjusting G2 has no effect and if the chassis is swapped then the | problem stays with the chassis and not the tube. | | This started happening about a week ago according to my customer.. | | Glenn Larkman | Audiotech | 256 Nth Hwy 101 | ENCINITAS CA 92024 | 760 944 9048 | FAX 944 0345 | mail to"mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" | "www.audiotech.net" | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 12:58 PM | Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC177 | | This is normal (according to Thomson/RCA) You have very good emission in | the tube | | At worst you may need to decrease the G2 control | | Robert | tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | H & H Electronics Inc | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "G.Larkman" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 5:12 PM | Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC177 | | Hi all, | Have a 27" ctc177 with a spot in the middle of the screen that slowly | dissipates after after the set is turned off. Picture is normal when | turned on. | I dont see a spot killer circuit anywhere in this set and wonder if | anyone else has come across this before?. | | BTW, if the power plug is pulled as opposed to turning set off from the | control panel then there is no spot in the screen. | | Glenn Larkman | Audiotech | 256 Nth Hwy 101 | ENCINITAS CA 92024 | 760 944 9048 | FAX 944 0345 | mail to"mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" | "www.audiotech.net" | ---------------------------------------------- | --- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- | Lost Password: | http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | Email Archives: | //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/