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post #10771 of 11764
5/17/12 at 4:44pm
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And no solder bridges or any other missteps in your soldering?

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post #10772 of 11764
5/17/12 at 5:02pm
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And no solder bridges or any other missteps in your soldering?

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Honestly, it was probably one of the nicest and cleanest solder jobs I've ever done. Took extra time and made sure I have everything I needed to complete the job exactly. It's baffling as **** man...
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post #10773 of 11764
5/17/12 at 5:05pm
I'm in Houston. I have a 65813. That I just moved it here from Jacksonville, FL. It isn't going to work in this house lay-out, plus I now have a 136" screen in my new home theater. Makes it pretty useless, so I was looking for a good home for it. It has the power supply capacitor problem but replacing 7 caps is suppose to fix that. If anyone wants it in the Houston area. It's yours. Just come and get it. I am the sole owner and it doesn't have a lot of hours on it. Was working perfectly and had an outstanding picture until the PS problem started up a couple of months ago. Still has the screen protector on it even. Drop me a PM if interested.
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post #10774 of 11764
5/17/12 at 5:08pm
Wish I lived in Texas lol
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post #10775 of 11764
5/17/12 at 5:47pm
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When I am turned loose on an "older" set like that, after I am done with it the owner's jaw is usually on the floor.

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Wouldn't it be better for their neck if they watched sitting up in a chair?
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post #10776 of 11764
5/17/12 at 9:41pm
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CRT RPTVs are still capable of incredible pictures. Yours is no different. Just because it's only a 47" is no excuse, it can still be a useful display, esp. since you have treated it well.

Those puppies can be dialed in like you would not believe. When I am turned loose on an "older" set like that, after I am done with it the owner's jaw is usually on the floor.

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Hehe,
I'm well aware. I moved to a 60" instead and just don't have room for it, so I'd like to see it go to someone who'd appreciate it.

CFC
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post #10777 of 11764
5/18/12 at 7:18am
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If you grab Bullitt5094's 65813, you will have moved to a 65" with 9" guns! You're both in Houston. Then let someone else grab the smaller Panny -

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post #10778 of 11764
5/18/12 at 7:18am
Yuuuuuup! I myself would P/U one also, but we are full up of display devices at this time w/CRT, LCD, DLP.
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post #10779 of 11764
5/18/12 at 7:24am
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Glad you guys have put your offers of a free set here in this thread. Hopefully one of us readers here will grab it. I surely would, if I were closer by and needed a display or 2!

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post #10780 of 11764
5/18/12 at 7:37am
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Wouldn't it be better for their neck if they watched sitting up in a chair?

They were



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post #10781 of 11764
5/18/12 at 7:54am
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If you grab Bullitt5094's 65813, you will have moved to a 65" with 9" guns! You're both in Houston. Then let someone else grab the smaller Panny -

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I have someone I know that says he will come for it on Sunday. If that falls through, I'll re-post.
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post #10782 of 11764
5/18/12 at 7:54am
My 57h93 screen flashes, in conjunction with an arching sound. I can see the arching on one of the printed circuit assembly's that are connected to the red CRT. Has anyone seen this problem before? I would really like to save this set it has a great picture.

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post #10783 of 11764
5/18/12 at 8:07am
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May be in your circuitry or in your gun.

Classic way to isolate that is to unplug your set completely, wait a few minutes to dissipate the active HV, watch out for getting your fingers nibbled by the latent HV on those boards and in the gun when you touch them - don't worry, with the set off/not powered up/plugged in there won't be any arc'ing to your fingers - and exchange the neck/socket boards between 2 of the colors, including each one's grounding.

Then turn it on again and see if the problem transferred as well, or if it stayed where it was.


Be VERY careful in there, you are dealing with potentially lethal high voltage. If you have any doubts about your own expertise in that area, stay away! Have somebody in the know about HV - like a service tech - do it.

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post #10784 of 11764
5/18/12 at 8:11am
Bob,

Thanks will do.

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post #10785 of 11764
5/18/12 at 2:32pm
Mr. Bob,

Removed the offending card on the red CRT, and removed the connector with the single black lead. In the bottom of the socket I found small insect egg like things in the socket. Cleaned the socket and replaced the card. While I was in there vacuumed up the dust bunnies.

The set has been on for an hour or so with no flashes.

Thanks again,
T
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post #10786 of 11764
5/18/12 at 4:59pm
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Glad you guys have put your offers of a free set here in this thread. Hopefully one of us readers here will grab it. I surely would, if I were closer by and needed a display or 2!


My pristine Pio 610 is in the Bay Area wishing for a new home other than the dump...
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post #10787 of 11764
5/19/12 at 5:32am
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Guys, bweissman has been around here forever, I am sure his display is one of the best. Snag it!



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post #10788 of 11764
5/19/12 at 5:33am
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Mr. Bob,

Removed the offending card on the red CRT, and removed the connector with the single black lead. In the bottom of the socket I found small insect egg like things in the socket. Cleaned the socket and replaced the card. While I was in there vacuumed up the dust bunnies.

The set has been on for an hour or so with no flashes.

Thanks again,
T

Sometimes it's just that simple...!



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post #10789 of 11764
5/19/12 at 8:43am
Hey Mr. Bob, I believe you have a Panny CRT? My parents have a PT-56WX53G manufactured in 2003. I was going to do an optics cleaning for them, but also wanted to remove the glare screen. The TV is in a bright living room and I hate that screen. I've had a Mitsubishi for eight years and took the screen off day one. Course it's easier with the Mitsubishi, they make it easy. Is there an easy way to take it off this Panny? Does the plastic going around the screen just pop off? Seems like it might. Or will pulling on it break it?
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post #10790 of 11764
5/19/12 at 12:35pm
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Can't readily comment on an op I have not done yet, just don't ever force anything. Your frame there is irreplaceable.

My Panny's screen comes off very readily with a few philips screws, and I could not WAIT to get that glarescreen outa there! But it's the year 2000 version, the one that along with 1080i has 720p native, which is excellent for lag-free 720p gaming and is rumored to support 3D as well. Have not tried that yet, but if someone wants to bring equipment over and try it...

I am very intuitive about these things, but also don't like to go off half-cocked. If anyone out there wants to get my input on how to do these various things, contact me and we'll talk. I'll use my many years of experience on this type of thing to try and get you to the most expedient and highly effective resolution.

As far as the optics cleaning, contact me and we'll set up a session to get you thru it without any damage or degradation to your very vulnerable plastic lenses and front surface mirror.

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post #10791 of 11764
5/19/12 at 4:00pm
so bob, I wanna start checking the resistors, All of them. Should I just use amp meter? if so, what reading should I be looking for?
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post #10792 of 11764
5/19/12 at 5:09pm
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My pristine Pio 610 is in the Bay Area wishing for a new home other than the dump...

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Guys, bweissman has been around here forever, I am sure his display is one of the best. Snag it!

It is good. I'm the original owner, the TV has never been moved, Bob re-soldered the power board, convergence is fine, Duvetyne lined, lovingly focused, etc. It even has the ATSC built-in tuner (of questionable value IMHO), and an unused remote (I use a Harmony). I can throw in the HDFury2 to make it HDMI-ready. I have the printed service manual, owner's manual, blah, blah, blah. As far as a 1080i 58" RPTV goes, this is a good one. But it weighs 300 pounds.

Lacking any interest here among you CRT RPTV enthusiasts, next week I will try "freecycling" it. If that fails, we all know the unhappy outcome.

Realtors bidding to sell my house say all the RPTVs just get rolled to the curb.
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post #10793 of 11764
5/20/12 at 7:45am
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It is good. I'm the original owner, the TV has never been moved, Bob re-soldered the power board, convergence is fine, Duvetyne lined, lovingly focused, etc. It even has the ATSC built-in tuner (of questionable value IMHO), and an unused remote (I use a Harmony). I can throw in the HDFury2 to make it HDMI-ready. I have the printed service manual, owner's manual, blah, blah, blah. As far as a 1080i 58" RPTV goes, this is a good one. But it weighs 300 pounds.

Lacking any interest here among you CRT RPTV enthusiasts, next week I will try "freecycling" it. If that fails, we all know the unhappy outcome.

Realtors bidding to sell my house say all the RPTVs just get rolled to the curb.



If I still lived in the Bay Area I would snag this in a hearbeat. It is a ready to go set. Hope someone picks it up before the "unhappy outcome" .
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post #10794 of 11764
5/20/12 at 11:53am
I have a Sony Xbr 960 for sale in Long island NY. Professionally calibrated (this cost over 300$). Smoke free house. Mint with stand. Speakers have nver been used. I've had a surround sound hooked up since day one.If your intrested let me know. Im in no rush to sell it so I will not be giving it away for nothing. But if you want to discuss a price let me know.
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5/20/12 at 4:43pm
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so bob, I wanna start checking the resistors, All of them. Should I just use amp meter? if so, what reading should I be looking for?

If you know the color codes, you can figure out what value each resistor is supposed to have. Use a resistance-based ohm meter. Not an amp meter, which checks current, not resistance.

Your convergence has been set up on the resistors that are in there, and changing any one of them will change characteristics of that part of the convergence paradigm in there. Check them all you want - just lift one leg of each one, check the value and resolder it back in there, that resistance won't change - but only change them if they produce a resistance that is markedly off from the value it should be. Don't just change all of them willy nilly.

This is not the application to be doing a shotgun approach to those resistances. Those resistances and your convergence are a matched set. Don't disturb it.

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post #10796 of 11764
5/20/12 at 4:50pm
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If I still lived in the Bay Area I would snag this in a hearbeat. It is a ready to go set. Hope someone picks it up before the "unhappy outcome" .

Ditto that. Most integrators do the same thing with all CRT tech they encounter, since it is in direct competition to their brand new fixed pixel stuff, which of course they need to make room for, to get those rich, high dollar retail new equipment sales.

Anyone who has room for it and lets this slip thru their fingers doesn't deserve CRT tech, which is some of the finest grade HD out there.

I use a non calibrated 610 for testing my resoldered boards in this series. If nobody else claims it, I'll gladly trade out mine for his fully calibrated one, and my fully functional but non cleaned or calibrated 610 can go up for grabs instead.

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5/20/12 at 4:54pm
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I have a Sony Xbr 960 for sale in Long island NY. Professionally calibrated (this cost over 300$). Smoke free house. Mint with stand. Speakers have nver been used. I've had a surround sound hooked up since day one.If your intrested let me know. Im in no rush to sell it so I will not be giving it away for nothing. But if you want to discuss a price let me know.

I have calibrated these fantastic direct view sets, and they are dazzling when fully dialed in. They have the most sophisticated geometry/convergence circuitry in the direct view biz, and super smooth grayscale and color decoding, capable of zero red push. Meaning silky smooth and linear color rendition, for incredibly lifelike pictures.

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5/21/12 at 11:46am
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It is good. I'm the original owner, the TV has never been moved, Bob re-soldered the power board, convergence is fine, Duvetyne lined, lovingly focused, etc. It even has the ATSC built-in tuner (of questionable value IMHO), and an unused remote (I use a Harmony). I can throw in the HDFury2 to make it HDMI-ready. I have the printed service manual, owner's manual, blah, blah, blah. As far as a 1080i 58" RPTV goes, this is a good one. But it weighs 300 pounds.

Lacking any interest here among you CRT RPTV enthusiasts, next week I will try "freecycling" it. If that fails, we all know the unhappy outcome.

Realtors bidding to sell my house say all the RPTVs just get rolled to the curb.

I wish you luck. I wish I lived closer, and this had been available late last year when I looking! Unfortunately the search took too long and my wife eventually wore me down on the push to go flat panel. No going back now, even if I still had the room (since she has now re-decorated to take advantage of the freed space).
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post #10799 of 11764
5/21/12 at 7:32pm
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I have calibrated these fantastic direct view sets, and they are dazzling when fully dialed in. They have the most sophisticated geometry/convergence circuitry in the direct view biz, and super smooth grayscale and color decoding, capable of zero red push. Meaning silky smooth and linear color rendition, for incredibly lifelike pictures.

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I know. Does this mean you want to buy my tv?
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post #10800 of 11764
5/22/12 at 8:16am
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I know. Does this mean you want to buy my tv?

Right, because what he needs desperately is another set in the house. Which, BTW, is in California.
He's just adding his (very valuable) two cents, encouraging someone (else) to express an interest before it's too late.
Good luck.
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