[TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169 proj. lense- is it algae or burn on CRT face?

  • From: <agower@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:26:35 -0700

The gaskets, should be changed Part No, 223221 Gasket these are in the holes 
in the HV block. and guide the anode leads into the block. hth
agower@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cordova TV
Adolph Gower
3415 Comet Court
Sacramento, Ca. 95827-2924
Phone: (916) 698-6565
Fax: (916) 363-8359
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From: "peggs" <peggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: 2005Äê4ÔÂ6ÈÕ 13:20
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169 proj. lense- is it algae or burn on CRT 
face?


> "I've already told customer $250.00 to change the splitter'........
> Explain it to him,and let him make the decision.
> He was watchin THAT picture before the Splitter went.
>
> I'd definitely charge more,and he needs to understand,that if you exchange
> the Green Coolant,
> the Blue (foggyness) may appear.....depends on how bad the Blue is and the
> Red for that matter.
>
> Peggs
>
> At 08:56 AM 4/6/05, Gary McCartney wrote:
>>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
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>>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?
>>
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>>Thanks for any replies.
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>>Gary McCartney
>>
>>McCartney Electronics
>>Guelph Ontario Canada
>>Est. 1984
>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
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