How can i test a sony 1030Q1 to see if it works without a remote or video source connected....i just want to see if the tubes power up......also can you simply swap the tubes between any 1030Q1 what kind of adjustments do you have to make....other than brightness etc, is it just a simple swap?
How to test a 1030Q1 without a video source
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alchemist ,
-- there are 2 power buttons [ one on the front and the other on the back ] , turn on the front one first then the rear . Under the flap at the rear there is a switch [ test / secam / normal ] , set this to test and the tubes should come on with a grid pattern being projected . If you wish to look at the tubes directly then be sure to turn down the contrast before doing so . Be sure to check for any burns with a Flashlight while the power is off [ you may also notice burns while the test grid is on if the burn is bad ] .
-- the tubes on these are not an easy replacement but they can be done if you are careful and you have the service manual or someone to guide you through it [ I have been told this by a Reputable Technition, I have not changed one myself but I am about to do so in the near future ] .
--- Best Wishes ,
--- Jason Berg
-- there are 2 power buttons [ one on the front and the other on the back ] , turn on the front one first then the rear . Under the flap at the rear there is a switch [ test / secam / normal ] , set this to test and the tubes should come on with a grid pattern being projected . If you wish to look at the tubes directly then be sure to turn down the contrast before doing so . Be sure to check for any burns with a Flashlight while the power is off [ you may also notice burns while the test grid is on if the burn is bad ] .
-- the tubes on these are not an easy replacement but they can be done if you are careful and you have the service manual or someone to guide you through it [ I have been told this by a Reputable Technition, I have not changed one myself but I am about to do so in the near future ] .
--- Best Wishes ,
--- Jason Berg
The tubes are tough for a non-tech to change. I tried and failed. The 10xx projectors are put together fairly well and they have hinges and come apart fairly easily for what they are - frickin' video projectors! First of all retubing should only be done with the unit TURNED OFF and UNPLUGGED(but you probably figured that). Also, it needs to discharge too. I heard from a reliable source that the 10xx units discharge lethal levels of electricity (stored in their big-ass capacitors) in about 30 seconds but I waited 3 days for mine (1031Q) to be safe. Getting access to the tubes is fairly easy - unscrew this, unscrew that, flip this up - easy to do with a service manual - I hacked it apart without the manual but it took a while. The lens assembly is FUN too take out and about 10 times more FUN to put back in the first time. Be careful when you put 'er back in that you don't scratch the tube faces or coolent seals. Then you have to use a long and narrow nut-driver (forgot what size, I used a 5/16" nut-driver) to take the securing nuts of the tubes out. Mine wasn't long enough so I removed some boards that were in the way. Then you have to loosen the screws on magnetic assemblies of each of the tubes making careful note of their orientation (if you put the magnetic assembly back on wrong your convergence will be WAY off - rotated). Then you have to remove the HV leads (that is where I got stuck). You have to push in and turn 90 degrees (dunno which way - clockwise or counter, probably counter as lefty loosy, righty tighty; but these babies are Japanese so you never know 
) Then you carefully liberate the tube out of its socket and slide the new one in. Then you do the opposite as what you did to take the old tube out. Be careful with handling the tubes. If you break a tube they will implode and you ass will be grass. I heard it is really hard to implode a tube, but still, be careful (don't drop it on the floor, etc.). For an experenced tech (i.e. Eric Lang of PSI) it takes about 30 to 45 minutes to do one tube. So all three you are talking 2 hours tech labor which from PSI would run you about $160 I think (don't quote me - I had only one tube replaced by Eric). If you do it yourself who knows how long it will take. Several hours probably. I tried for 8 hours and got as far as the HV lead. I could have just worked that time and paid for the job done by an experienced tech (which I did in the end obviously). Doing it yourself you obviously run the risk of damaging your projector and injuring/killing yourself (by electricution or implosion of a tube). I'd say if those are acceptable risks then go for it. Curt will tell you how easy retubing is but remember, he's an experenced tech, you aren't. I'm just lucky I got mine all back together after I tried. Though doing it yourself is what will seperate you from being simply a crt owner. It will promote you from private to sergeant, I title I wish I could claim for myself . I'd say if you know any places near where you can get it retubed (probably a chilly day in Hell) then pay a tech to do it. Either that or just get a projector with newer tubes! Curt made a good point (as usual) that retubing a 10xx or 12xx for that matter is hardly worth it as cheap as projectors with good tubes are and as expensive as new tubes and labor is. Honestly though, at PSI I think labor is $80/hour which is DAMN good! My blue tube was excessively worn and PSI had a steal on near-mint blue tubes (were $300) so I bit. Good luck (and skill) which ever route you choose to go!
) Then you carefully liberate the tube out of its socket and slide the new one in. Then you do the opposite as what you did to take the old tube out. Be careful with handling the tubes. If you break a tube they will implode and you ass will be grass. I heard it is really hard to implode a tube, but still, be careful (don't drop it on the floor, etc.). For an experenced tech (i.e. Eric Lang of PSI) it takes about 30 to 45 minutes to do one tube. So all three you are talking 2 hours tech labor which from PSI would run you about $160 I think (don't quote me - I had only one tube replaced by Eric). If you do it yourself who knows how long it will take. Several hours probably. I tried for 8 hours and got as far as the HV lead. I could have just worked that time and paid for the job done by an experienced tech (which I did in the end obviously). Doing it yourself you obviously run the risk of damaging your projector and injuring/killing yourself (by electricution or implosion of a tube). I'd say if those are acceptable risks then go for it. Curt will tell you how easy retubing is but remember, he's an experenced tech, you aren't. I'm just lucky I got mine all back together after I tried. Though doing it yourself is what will seperate you from being simply a crt owner. It will promote you from private to sergeant, I title I wish I could claim for myself . I'd say if you know any places near where you can get it retubed (probably a chilly day in Hell) then pay a tech to do it. Either that or just get a projector with newer tubes! Curt made a good point (as usual) that retubing a 10xx or 12xx for that matter is hardly worth it as cheap as projectors with good tubes are and as expensive as new tubes and labor is. Honestly though, at PSI I think labor is $80/hour which is DAMN good! My blue tube was excessively worn and PSI had a steal on near-mint blue tubes (were $300) so I bit. Good luck (and skill) which ever route you choose to go! Well i'm not too scared about the HV i've built a copy of an ampeg SVT tube amp running 600V so i know how to be carefull with those.....I might be getting a few 1030Q1 projectors in the next few days I want to make sure i get the best tubes in one and if one has burn and the others are good i'd like to put a good one in place of bad.
Not to be a wise guy...
But the lenses are easy to remove... at least on a 1031q... which should be the same. Remove all the screws that are marked with a stamped arrow on the base and sides of the lens assembly. Then unhook the leads to the speaker/fan add-on board. You can now can lift the entire lens assembly out in one unit using the two silver handles attached to the lens frame. The lens assembly 'hooks' onto the tube frame assembly when you go to put the lenses back.
good luck.
Eric
But the lenses are easy to remove... at least on a 1031q... which should be the same. Remove all the screws that are marked with a stamped arrow on the base and sides of the lens assembly. Then unhook the leads to the speaker/fan add-on board. You can now can lift the entire lens assembly out in one unit using the two silver handles attached to the lens frame. The lens assembly 'hooks' onto the tube frame assembly when you go to put the lenses back.
good luck.
Eric
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Eric ,
-- we are talking about the Tubes and not the lens assembly , the lenses are very simple [ you are correct there ] but the Tubes are a whole other beast .
-- Jason Berg
-- we are talking about the Tubes and not the lens assembly , the lenses are very simple [ you are correct there ] but the Tubes are a whole other beast .
-- Jason Berg
ok, i get ya, jason.
i noticed what looks like a piece of dust behind the green tube's fluid coolant 'mask'. But when I power down, I don't see it. If I loosen the nuts on the green coolant frame, can I get between it and the tube to check. Wierd thing is that I can't see it unless there's an image.
It's not real noticeable except on stuff like toy story where the image has large monotone blocks that can come down on that specific place in the tube. And if I adjust the pots to 16x9, I'll probably crop that spot out entirely.
What say ye?
Eric
i noticed what looks like a piece of dust behind the green tube's fluid coolant 'mask'. But when I power down, I don't see it. If I loosen the nuts on the green coolant frame, can I get between it and the tube to check. Wierd thing is that I can't see it unless there's an image.
It's not real noticeable except on stuff like toy story where the image has large monotone blocks that can come down on that specific place in the tube. And if I adjust the pots to 16x9, I'll probably crop that spot out entirely.
What say ye?
Eric
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