Surprisingly it comes on almost right away (within seconds). I wonder why the IK blanking circuit is not working in this case. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shoreline Electronics Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 6:51 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KP-53V80, pinkish picture Pinkish picture = weak green CRT or low green drive I bet the set takes 60 seconds to come out of IK blanking from a cold start! ========================== Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 860-399-1861 860-664-3535 (fax) jstielau@xxxxxxxx ======================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Farnsworth" <jlfonz@xxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 12:08 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KP-53V80, pinkish picture >I don't believe I've ever been asked that question. Pretty subjective and > dependent on viewing patterns. A 5 year old set with 14 hrs a day is > equivelent to a 10-12 year old set? Check the mirror just in case. I've > seen some awfully bad ones in homes with poorly working fuel oil > furnaces.. > The lenses usually give you a clue as to the mirrors condition though. > > TV Doctor > Avalon, Wi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:35 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KP-53V80, pinkish picture > > >> They don't smoke. I cleaned the lenses but not the mirror. I am going >> to go back on Monday and test all tubes and rejuvenate if needed. How >> many hours are projection tubes rated to last? >> >> Kevin Wilks >> Kevin's TV & Video Repair >> Penticton BC Canada >> kevintv@xxxxxxx >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Farnsworth >> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:39 PM >> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KP-53V80, pinkish picture >> >> Do they smoke? dusty house? Did ya check the lenses and mirror for >> both? >> Since all 3 go up to retrace, the focus block is probably good. Look >> into >> the crts and see if they can even produce anything near a sharp picture. >> If >> not---weak crts probably. >> >> TV Doctor >> Avalon, Wi >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> >> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 7:24 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Sony KP-53V80, pinkish picture >> >> >> > This 5 year old set has pinkish whites and greenish grays. I turned >> up >> > the green screen and the picture went green with retrace lines, as did >> > the red and blue. If the picture tube was weak, would turning up the >> > green screen still make it green? Or is there some other fault >> causing >> > this problem? This set has been used all day long for 5 years. TIA >> > >> > Kevin Wilks >> > Kevin's TV & Video Repair >> > Penticton BC Canada >> > kevintv@xxxxxxx >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- >> --- >> > 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/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- > --- >> 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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- 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/