Absolutely disgusting (inside Mothers TV)

[Mr_P]

Started off in life in electronics so I'm no stranger to the insides of a TV but I've never seen one this bad before.

Mother has been complaining for some time about a buzzing noise, I blamed her and said she had buggered it up by having the tv volume on full and turning it down with the digi box. In the past I've adjusted the settings and reduced the buzz but today drastic action was called for so I took the back off. Can't believe it was still working or even worse hadn't burnt the house down.

Buzzing is now only detectable on loud settings, sigh of relief thank you Toshiba.

Please consult a professional before attempting the above, electricity is dangerous and even unplugged I think if my memory serves you can still get a shock of the back of the tube. Hoover, artist paint brush and hair dryer were used, don't touch anything, (static from you can kill components) and its all very fragile especially after 20 plus years.

 

[bugbear]

That's impressive for a device without a fan.

Devices with (poorly) filtered fans can get much dirtier than that!

BugBear

 

[Ian down london way]

There's a reason why software failures were said to have bugs - but that was in the days of valve computers (and moths).

However, opening a domestic PC normally requires you to wear a mask, its truly gross.

I've not yet opened the PC I've been using in my workshop for the last year, but I'm expecting it to be half full of sawdust.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Tell your mother she needs a decent dust extraction system in her workshop.

 

[bugbear]

There's a reason why software failures were said to have bugs - but that was in the days of valve computers (and moths).

Sort of. It's a truly great story, and just won't die, but it's (at best) only partially true.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/25 ... -bug-.html

BugBear

 

[doorframe]

Ex Radio Rentals engineer (6 yrs) and self employed (10 yrs) so very familiar sight!!

CRT was and still is the best. LCD, LED and Plasma are just modern rubbish. (slightly biased opinion!!!)

I am rebuilding an old arcade machine with a 25" CRT Monitor tube and chassis. The tube is flat as a pancake and the only CRT re-gun in this area (Canvey Tubes in Hockley) ceased trading years ago (AFAIK). The thought of going to a modern alternative is just too much to bear.

Long live CRT.

 

[Jonzjob]

In my previous time as a hardware service eng for IBM on mainframes I had cause to go into the back of countless screensin all sorts of places, including Carburundum in Salford. wearing a suit is nt the best clothing for doing that job and after a visit to Carbrunundumumum :shock: it was almost necessary to have the suit cleaned.

One of the times I had to change the tube I chucked the old tube into a big empty steel skip and ducked. It bounced and remained totally intact. I then had to climb into the dammed thing and crack the evacuation nipple off the back to make it safe!

As fer yer Mums' set. That is quite impressive and I think that a compressor would have done that job a treat :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[MIGNAL]

25 years ago I inherited over 30 vintage radios from my father, most were from the '50's but the odd one dated to '40's. I don't think any of them worked apart from a Cossor Melody maker. Everyone was at least as dusty/dirty as that TV, some worse and a bit of rust thrown in for good measure.
Some of the basket cases that the vintage TV/Radio lot restore are very impressive.

 

[Wybrook]

Years ago I worked in a Sony Centre and after repairing a TV I cleaned the outside with foaming cleaner. As the owner was a very heavy smoker the foam that came off was a toxic brown colour and it took several attempts to get it 'clean'. On returning it to them they refused to accept that this 'grey' TV was theirs as they had had a brown one. It took a lot of tact to explain why their TV had changed colour - I doubt I'd be quite so tactful these days ...

 

[doorframe]

Years ago I worked in a Sony Centre and after repairing a TV I cleaned the outside with foaming cleaner. As the owner was a very heavy smoker the foam that came off was a toxic brown colour and it took several attempts to get it 'clean'. On returning it to them they refused to accept that this 'grey' TV was theirs as they had had a brown one. It took a lot of tact to explain why their TV had changed colour - I doubt I'd be quite so tactful these days ...

We weren't very tactful back then either. A typical service visit (on almost a daily basis) was for 'the snooker table and balls are the wrong colour' or 'the football pitch is the wrong colour'. We'd clean the nicotine off one half of the screen using foamy Amberclens and a jay cloth, and leave the smokers to clean the rest themselves.

I had mates on DER (remember them) and Multi Broadcast (or even them) who did the same. It put me off smoking at a very early age. Good job they weren't covered in beer stains as well! Awful thought.

 

[roboworker]

I love the bug/debug story...thanks for the link!

 

[bugbear]

We'd clean the nicotine off one half of the screen using foamy Amberclens and a jay cloth, and leave the smokers to clean the rest themselves.

:lol:

BugBear

 

[Racers]

When I was doing tvs we went to look at a B&W one and the owner insisted on showing us how good the picture was on her colour one, she opened the doors (remember them?) and switched it on, it was like looking through a porthole just the middle was clean.

Pete