My (early) birthday present ...GA LA GAAAA !!!

[gyruss]

Yes, that's totally true Etienne, and robin is a great help.

Still don't have any idea what the 12V and 5V actually do, and have a hard time reading and understanding the schematics.

[Etienne MacGyver]

No offence, but i think reading schematics is in your case still a bit too early..

Start with the basics first, then the logica should kick in very fast  

learn the principals like Volts DC and AC, ohms, ampere's, etc etc first, move on later ..

these links will keep you busy for the next hours  

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampere
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm_(eenheid)
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%C3%AFntegreerde_schakeling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhQ7d3BK3KQ

oh remember that we also did not learn/know all this things in 1 day 

[gyruss]

Thanks! I was looking at the schematics to find out what the 12v, 15v and ground of the connector were.
Couldn't find it but somebody on klov asked the same question some time ago.

[Q*ris]

Guys, this is a tutorial I definitely understand (so far) so a big thank you to all involved.
I will watch it closely, because soon my turn will come 
Thanks for sharing this resto!

[Belike]

A quick tutorial about basics for noobs like me would be great at Eurocade.

[Q*ris]

Actually I have a table at eurocade this year where I demonstrate everything you should NOT do during a resto.
Here's the schedule if anyone is interested ->
10h-12h: 999 funny ways to discharge a monitor
12h-14h: plug first, test later
14h-16h: a little water on the floor gives a cool web2.0 look to your cabs
16h-18h: your tongue is an as good current conductor as anything
18h-20h: grounding is so yesterday

[Belike]

Actually I have a table at eurocade this year where I demonstrate everything you should NOT do during a resto.
Here's the schedule if anyone is interested ->
10h-12h: 999 funny ways to discharge a monitor
12h-14h: plug first, test later
14h-16h: a little water on the floor gives a cool web2.0 look to your cabs
16h-18h: your tongue is an as good current conductor as anything
18h-20h: grounding is so yesterday

Lol, you should add to your list: drink and drive an Outrun.

[Q*ris]

We'll do that demo together Béla 
sorry for derailing Gyruss.

[kroustibat]

Yes, that's totally true Etienne, and robin is a great help.

Still don't have any idea what the 12V and 5V actually do, and have a hard time reading and understanding the schematics.

Pieter, i advice you the book liquidx adviced https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=2487.0
it's really great for learning the basics in electronic & reading schematics. (tested and approved

[gyruss]

Thanks for reminding me Pascal, i ordered it right away!

[Etienne MacGyver]

and dont forget the great link that Andre posted:

https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=2595.0

[gyruss]

Time to remove the damaged monitor. I've done this 4 times before but it still makes me a bit nervous. 

First i remove these 3 screws on the back of the cab which keep the bezel in place.


disconnected the control panel, so i could remove the bezel


and also the smoked glass


Time to discharge the monitor


One of the screws was stuck so i used i little bit wd40


And took the monitor outside for a little cleaning

[Q*ris]

Good job Gyruss!
I recently had to discharge a bunch of monitors and now I'm a tiny bit more confident with that (or should I say foolhardy?).
I also noticed that some Philips monitors had a built-in discharge tool.
Now, how convenient is that!

[level42]

Yeah, Philips was great when production was still done in (west) Europe.

I hope they still are, for my 3rd (main) TV I again choose a Philips product. I've had excellent performance (which means LONG, my last TV lasted 10 years and apart from loosing focus in the corners still works fine).

So yes, another CRT bites the dust....still have to get used to the LED screen, but I must say that the drawbacks are more than compensated by the advantages...

[gyruss]

Ah, thats pretty cool!