[TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169 proj. lense- is it algae or burn on CRT face?
- From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:56:38 -0400
There comes a time when the price of everything wrong will stop the fix. If
you fix the minor problems with no charge you keep the repair. Something is
better than nothing.
Al Marquardt
ampm@xxxxxxx
Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
206 W Main
Girardville Pa. 17935
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:25 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169 proj. lense- is it algae or burn on CRT
face?
> Looks like Algae to me.......pull the tube and clean it &
> refill.....better
> than to lose the entire job. Won't take too long.
>
> ==========================
> Jeff Stielau
> Shoreline Electronics Repair
> 344 East Main Street
> Clinton,CT 06413
> 860-399-1861
> 860-664-3535 (fax)
> jstielau@xxxxxxxx
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:56 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC169 proj. lense- is it algae or burn on CRT
> face?
>
>
>>I have a CTC169 projection in the shop that I replaced the HV splitter.
>> Now I am cleaning the CRT lenses and I found the green one to have a
>> smear look to it on the CRT face. The coolant does not seem to have
>> bubbles or things floating around in it, but it looks like there is
>> algae on the CRT face. Either that or the face is burned. I have
>> included a link to a photo I took of the CRT so maybe someone will be
>> able to tell.
>>
>> http://www.number63.ca/crt-lense.jpg
>>
>> I've only done a coolant job on one projection, that being an old
>> Philips set, so I'm not real familar with the symptoms. I didn't notice
>> any problem with the picture when looking into the lense before I
>> removed it to clean. Is it worth ripping it apart to change the coolant,
>> especially with RCA not providing new gaskets? Will I have to do it to
>> all 3 CRT's to even up the brightness of the picture afterwards (red and
>> blue don't have this problem but may look worse than a cleaned up green)?
>>
>> I've already told customer $250.00 to change the splitter. I'm afraid
>> he'll want to cancel the whole job if I tell him more money to change
>> coolant. How much should a job like this be worth, with new HDTV
>> projections, plasma, etc entering the scene?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any replies.
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary McCartney
>>
>> McCartney Electronics
>> Guelph Ontario Canada
>> Est. 1984
>> email: gary (at) number63.ca
>>
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