Re: Testing a G-08 color vector monitor

Hi Mark!

This sounds like a bad picture tube. You can use another one, and
transplant the neck plastic plug.

John :-#(#

Mark Jenison wrote:
>
> On Oct 26, 9:57am, John Robertson wrote:
> > Subject: Re: Testing a G-08 color vector monitor
> > Hi Mark!
> >
> > Sounds like either a bad picture tube OR you forgot/overlooked to
> > connect the black(usually back, might be green) ground lead from the
> > strap running along the side of the picture tube to the small "G (or
> > GND)" tab on the neck board.
>
> The ground lead from the tube is attached to the neckboard.
>
> > The neons should NOT light up!!!! This is NOT good. Turn it OFF! Find
> > the bad ground connection before turning on again...
> >
> > or it's the tube. Sigh.
>
> I hope not :-(. Isn't it possible that the neon is being lit up because too
> many volts are going to the neck board? Maybe I have a runaway voltage or
> something...
>
> Maybe my description was bad...the spark/arcing is happening in the neck of the
> tube; looks like some heater parts are sparking together (reminds me off a
> spark plug).
>
> I'm not having good luck with tubes lately...I do have a spare Amplifone tube
> laying around though...could I use that if I had to? I assume I'd have to
> replace the neck socket.
>
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