Re: G05-801 Tech

Thanks for answering my post guys. I really appreciate the lengthy write up Mark! I checked all of the stuff you suggested and everything looked within range. So in the agony of defeat I grabbed a G05-802 HV cage and threw it in the 801 and it's running perfect. So I can assume the problem lies within the HV cage. Any ideas what in the HV cage might cause the things I described?
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  From: Cinelabs Info
  To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
  Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:30 AM
  Subject: Re: VECTOR: G05-801 Tech

  Jason,

  Your complaint about retrace that can't be adjusted out indicates you have a voltage wrong (somewhere). Since you didn't mention a focus problem, it's most likely on G1 and/or the cathode. Both of these are derived from your +90V supply, so that's a prime candidate. Regardless, check all of your voltage supplies.

  Your complaint about a spot after power down indicates the grid and cathode are losing potential too quickly (relative to the crt cooling down). This also supports the low +90V supply theory.

  D509 and C506 are intended to suppress "the spot" after power down. If you replaced C506 when you capped the monitor, you may have installed a defective part, an incorrect part, or the part may have been installed incorrectly. You didn't mention if the symptom was present before you capped it, but that would be a good indicator.

  If your +90V supply is good, check the voltage across C506. It should be very close to whatever voltage you measured on the 90V rail. If it's not, C506 or D509 may be defective.

  One other note. The spot on the screen remains until the heater in the CRT cools down, which is around a minute. The "voltage in the tube" can remain for a much longer period of hours or even days or more. C506 is used to ensure sufficient voltage to pinch off the beam, is present for at least as long as it takes the heater to cool.

  HTH. Let us know what you find.

  Thanks,
  -Mark

  On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 9:50 PM, utahtaper <utahtaper@comcast.net> wrote:

    I'm debugging an 801. Monitor has been capped and bottlecaps replaced. The monitor fully works however there is always a dot right in the middle of the screen(Like a spot killer dot) not a bright dot, but a dot none the less. The dot is even still there when the brightness and contrast are turned all the way down. Never ran across this one before. Anyone seen this before and have some suggestions?
    The dot is also there when the game turns off and slowly disappears as the voltage in the tube drops. Or if I bleed it off myself with my probe.
    Thanks in advance!
    Jason

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