28 Dec
2006
28 Dec
'06
1:31 a.m.
Jay West wrote:
Replacing the CRT would be preferable, but only in the
case of dealing
with somewhat standard gear. Every piece of gear I have that has the
dreaded screen mold, replacing the crt is not likely as the crt is
somewhat oddball/nonstandard. Not something you can just order up. I
will be giving the faceplate removal thing a try when I get to that DG
terminal for sure.
I did that for the *faceplate* on our HP250 to get rid of the mould problem -
but I thought the original context here was removal of the whole *face* of the
CRT due to burn, which sounds like a whole different league of complexity.
Note that in this case the plate was only sealed back on at the edges though
as the machine (at present) is only a static demo exhibit (it's a *long* way
from being operational). After talking to a lot of
people it seems that the
risk of CRT collapse is so low that I'd still run a
CRT like that for a
personal machine, but for anything that's put in front of the public it'll
need something better.
Air bubbles in the sealant are going to be the main problem; I expect that
it'll need something that's a lot more liquid before setting which can be
poured down between the CRT and faceplate, after sealing the faceplate around
the edges with more conventional stuff (as I did) to contain it until it's dried.
cheers
Jules