29 Oct
2003
29 Oct
'03
3:13 a.m.
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Joe wrote:
A lot of the older HP stuff seems to be prone to
it. I've had 9835s and
9845s with the same problem. I have an old TV that has the same problem but
other than that I seldom see it. I wonder if the HP stuff is prone to that
or if other brand items just never last long enough to develope that
problem. FWIW I have HP scopes that date to the late '60s and early '70s
but I've never seen it on them.
This does raise an interesting point: why are some CRTs susceptible and
not others? Poor quality control? What kind of mold is this anyway? And
what the hell is it feeding on? Based on what I know makes up a CRT, it
must be some mutant radioactive strain of mold that is probably not to be
trifled with.
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