Actually--I was wondering if Pete was just essestially caulking around the seal. I have allways done what you do. They generally leak because they are full---once they heat up and spill the fluid they dont do it again--I gutter it also. TV Doctor Avalon, Wi. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Caillouet" <lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:21 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mitsubishi VS-60703 > Jeff, > > If you are going to seal it right, you have to take it apart. It is rarely > necessary on these sets to bother. The sets almost never continue to leak. > We watch them for a couple of days to be sure and gutter them just in case. > We use two 1 inch angle molding placed under the point between the > green/blue and green/red CRTs and tied to the springs that hold the frame > for the coolant chamber to the tube. Angle them so that any coolant drains > to the bottom of the set in front of the boards. If we see any coolant > after running it through a few thermal cycles for a couple of days we reseal > the tube and refill it. > > The bigger problem on these sets is the signal board. The coolant gets in > the feed-throughs on the board and eats them up. You have to wash the board > really well and if the coolant got under IC700 (IIRCthat is the one that > usually gets it) you may need to remove it to repair the connections through > the board. Be very careful as the board and the chip are NLA because Mits > always recommended replacement rather than repair. > > We have done lots of these. Contact me if you need more info. > > Leonard Caillouet > Electronics World > 1261 NW 76 Blvd > Gainesville, FL 32606 > 352-332-5608 > FAX 352-332-5668 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Farnsworth" <jlfonz@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:01 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mitsubishi VS-60703 > > > May I ask for you to elaborate? Do you seal the crt without opening in up? > Just applying it around the outside to prevent furthur leakage? > > TV Doctor > Avalon, Wi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pete" <tvtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:33 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mitsubishi VS-60703 > > > > clean the bd and reseal crt with silicone adhesive used from mounting > > windows in the cars. cost about 3 to 5 dollars. make sure it doesnt need > any > > liquid refill > > > > good luck > > Pete > > > > > > Perdomo Tv Inc Since 1972 > > Miami.Fl > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mehdi Tafaghodi" <mehdi@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:57 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Mitsubishi VS-60703 > > > > > > > Hi everyone > > > > > > customer complain on this mitsubishi vs-60703 was that tv used to stay > > > on all the time and could not turn it off and now it is dead . I first > > > suspected power botton on control board or relay stock.Both checked > > > ok. Then I saw a leak on the board under left picture tube ( when > > > looking from back . Now customer wants to fix this tv even if it needs > > > new picture tube. Should I go ahead and order the picture tube ? Any > > > comments ? > > > > > > Mehdi > > > Nova Service Center > > > 7531 Lindbergh Dr. > > > Gaithersburg, MD 20879 > > > 240-632-1717 > > > mehdi@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > > This Email List is Public. 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