I've got a Qix that has definite convergence problems, and also seems to need degaussing. Should I adjust the convergence before or after the degauss? Or both? Or does it not matter?
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Always degauss first. Any time you do convergence on a monitor, always degauss it first - even if you don't think it needs it. The magnetic field will affect the convergence, and it's important that you start off with it all cleaned up.
Also, don't bother trying to converge the monitor before setting the purity either. If the guns aren't hitting their color, then you'll never get it aligned.
So, the steps are:
Degauss
Set purity (solid red, green and blue screens with no "splotches")
Converge center (rings)
Converge edges (yoke tilt/strips)
-Ian
Usually you dont need to touch the rings.. Can you post a picture/video/describe
what it looks like?
What I don't understand is how I'm supposed to see what I'm doing! I suspect I'm just missing something obvious, but the only thing I can come up with is to set up a mirror so that I can see the front.
Ding! Ding! Ding! He missed something obvious in the first sentance, and stumbled on it in the second!
Yeah. Use a mirror.![]()
Or, you can pull the monitor out and work on it at the bench. But, if you don't have a test bench set up, ithen you'll have to do it in the cabinet.
If the convergence was OK before you moved it, and now it's out of whack, try rocking/turning the yoke first, and see if it's loose. If it slid down the tube a little, that'll screw up the convergence too.
-Ian