Re: Covering burn in (was RE: Picture tube re-builder?)

Oh please assure me nobody is going to aim a heat gun at the face of a picture
tube that still has a vacuum in it.

Remember, a CRT is a bomb. As long as you don't set it off it's safe enough. I
always cringe a little at trade shows around the booth that has a motorized
mallet repeatedly striking the front of an operating monitor. I realize they
are trying to prove something about how their touch panel overlay can take
abuse, but it's still an incredibly bad idea.

Bret Pehrson wrote:

> Certain types of commercial window tinting film are designed to be formed to
> the shape of the window by first applying it to the outside of the window
> and heating w/ a heat gun. The formed piece is then removed and applied to
> the inside of the window, resulting in a custom formed fit.
>
> You would have to check color availability.
>
> Another benefit of applied films is that it probably would get rid of
> apparent scratches on the CRT face.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of tom mcclintock
> > Sent: Monday, July 2, 2001 11:28 AM
> > To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > Subject: Re: Covering burn in (was RE: VECTOR: Picture tube re-builder?)
> >
> >
> > I suspect if you can find someone that can manufacture an overlay with
> > the appropriate 'bow' so it will lay flat on the front of a tube, you
> > could probably get a few people interested in reproducing some
> > Cinematronics overlays. I know I need one for Solar Quest!
> >
> >
> > tom
> >
> >
> > Jenison Mark-QA3578 wrote:
> > >
> > > > NOTHING can save a burned tube! :(
> > >
> > > I don't know if it was a standard thing, but on a few G08's
> > that I've come
> > > across, they've had a tinted plastic overlay which was form
> > fitted to the
> > > front of the picture tube. The tint masked phospher burn, and gave the
> > > vectors a more aesthetically pleasing look.
> > >
> > > I have a few monitors with burn in, and was considering doing
> > something like
> > > this. I don't want to just cover it with a tinted overlay (via
> > battlezone,
> > > etc), but something a little more form fitted. Someone
> > suggested car window
> > > tint, but I've never tried this.
> > >
> > > If anyone has tried something similar, or would consider manufacturing
> > > these, I think there'd be a decent market for them (considering
> > you could
> > > use them on raster monitors, too).
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mark Jenison
> > >
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