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I need help with a Mitsubishi lens removal please

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I have an old Mitsubishi VS50605 RPTV. I was cleaning the lenses and mirror today and I noticed that behind the lenses, there appeared to be a lot of dirt and what looked like dead bug parts (yuch). I am hoping someone can tell me how to safetly remove the lenses to clean the tubes or at least point me to where I can find that info. I assume that I will also need the info on how to refocus the lenses after I am done. I hope someone can help. Thanks

John
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You got a good TV model there.

You may be able to blow some of it out, either by yourself or with a can of compressed air. There should be a small gap to blow into at the base of the lens.

If that isn't good enough, it is fairly easy to take the lenses off; I've done it a few times.

I can't remember exactly about Mits lenses, but there are 3 or 4 screws or bolts connecting it to the CRT. You should be able to identify them. You should work with the TV off. Use a clean microfiber cloth or something for camera lenses to clean. Be sure to seat it completely when done; wiggle it slightly to make sure it's seated. If it's not, your focus will not be uniform across the screen.

For focus, I think you'd be best off going in from the back if possible, but I don't remember if that model allows that. Here is the condensed version of how I'd do it. If you can go in from the back, take the back panel off. If you can't see the screen from the back after you took the panel off, you probably will have to find another method. Dim the room lights. Use a test DVD and display a crosshatch or circle hatch with as fine lines as available. Drape a thick, dark blanket over the front of the tv. Look at the back of the screen from the hole in the rear. Cover the other 2 CRT lenses with microfiber cloths or hand towels. Gently peel back the 2 pieces of thick black velvet tape on the lens. Focus for the center of the screen. Use back and forth action. When you have it, reapply the tape and move on to the next crt.
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You really should have a service manual for this, but one thing you do want to be careful about is removing the wrong screws. There are 4 red screws at the base of each lens and these should not be touched. They maintain the seal on the CRT's coolant chamber, and if loosened could allow coolant to leak out onto the boards below, ruining them (think $$$, if you can even find a replacement).
Thanks for the tip on the red screws. Using Chad's advice, I was able to safetly remove the lenses and clean under them. Things look quite a bit better now. I will probably go ahead and get the service manual though because using my Avia disk I saw that the geometry was off and I don't have the service codes I will need to do the adjustments. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.

John
Glad the lens cleaning turned out OK, John. Try servicemanuals.net to purchase a manual for your set. It's where I got the manual for my Mits 46807. Some of the Mitsubishis have a choice of printed or CD-based manuals.
Royce, thanks for the tip. When I checked, it turns out I already had the site bookmarked. Coincedence strikes again. I wanted to ask since you have a service manual, does it give any kind of an explanation as to what the various codes mean or do? IE HWID, HSTA etc. Some I think I could figure out but others I'm not so sure about. Also, does the manual give a sequence that adjustments should be done. Thanks again for the help.

john

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Royce, thanks for the tip. When I checked, it turns out I already had the site bookmarked. Coincedence strikes again. I wanted to ask since you have a service manual, does it give any kind of an explanation as to what the various codes mean or do? IE HWID, HSTA etc. Some I think I could figure out but others I'm not so sure about. Also, does the manual give a sequence that adjustments should be done. Thanks again for the help.

john

As I recall (I'm at work typing this), some parameters are listed along with the value ranges and any default values, but there really isn't a complete list with explanations. Instead, my manual lists specific tasks a tech might need to do, such as setting "white balance" (grayscale), and the service menu parameters used for the job.


Although I've never had the chance to look at one, I've read that some of the CD-based manuals have more basic stuff like theory, etc. Perhaps a CD manual would be more helpful to you. The paper ones-mine, at least-are pretty much limited to specifics on the sets they cover.
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