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[Hyde]

hyde, a rejuver such as this one tests the emissions of the color guns in the tube, tests the heater element inside the tube, tests for shorts between the color guns and the heater in the tube, and also has the ability to "blast" each gun if needed..

say your green is weak on screen, you test the tube and the green emission is very weak, you can try to clean or rejuvenate that gun using the rejuvenator..


It does not always work but its a great tool to try and also is nice to have just to take out the guesswork as to wether you have a tube or chassis issue

Cool, thanks for the explanation! I guess it would be a pretty neat tool to have around for only $30.

 

[Oryk Zinyo]

And what about those naysayers that claim "rejuvenation" hastens a early death for the monitor?

Any credence to that claim or why they would make it?




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The rejuvenation process can reduce the life of the guns. Essentially the guns are overheated in order to burn off any extra filament causing grounds and/or blockages. This process will reduce the life of the tube (though I dooubt the reduction is very significant - akin to man's effect on global warming ), but as Frizz pointed out rejuv processes are only conducted on unhealthy tubes anyway.

If the rejuvenator is only used for testing tubes it will do nothing to hurt the tube.

 

[Wundercade]

Agreed, just curious as to the what is done to a monitor during rejuvenation that would shorten the monitor's lifespan. I guess that's a techy question.

You usually only rejuvenate a tube that not operating correctly anyways. If you can get it back to working nicely, even if it's for a short time... that's better than nothing.

I've been using a rejuved tube for 3 years on my vertical mame...

And i'll be rejuving a tube likely today... (borrowing a Sencore from a friend). I'll post before and after shots.

 

[arcadejunkie]

hey frizz if you need a g07 broken neckboard to make an adapter ket me know i have a few here somewhere

 

[CamaroMurph]

Nice score. I thought I did well a few weeks back when I won a 490 for $43.XX. I have yet to use it but am ready at the drop of a hat now.

Murph

 

[Spyridon]

I picked up a Sencore recently.

$26.00 plus shipping on eBay and it included 22 adaptors.

I really needed it for my Phoenix monitor. Good thing it had all the adaptors. The 23 didn't work. I had to use an 18. (also good that it has a manual that lists every monitor and what adaptor and settings to use).

Anybody know about this unit? Is it a good one.

 

[Mitsurugi-w]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170408767716&autorefresh=true

Not a bad price at all...



Says it comes with adapters 1-6... what other adapters am I going to need?

You outbid me on this. I bought a Sencore CR7000 instead. Seller accepted a MUCH lower offer than their BIN price. I heard this Sencore is a good unit.

 

[VectorJunkie]

Agreed, just curious as to the what is done to a monitor during rejuvenation that would shorten the monitor's lifespan. I guess that's a techy question.

You might have missed Oryk Zinyo's response so I will quote it again...

The rejuvenation process can reduce the life of the guns. Essentially the guns are overheated in order to burn off any extra filament causing grounds and/or blockages. This process will reduce the life of the tube (though I dooubt the reduction is very significant - akin to man's effect on global warming ), but as Frizz pointed out rejuv processes are only conducted on unhealthy tubes anyway

 

[Slackmoe]

Buy this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/B-K-Precision-4...I%2BIA%2BUA%2BFICS%2BUFI%2BDDSIC&otn=10&ps=63

I got this one. Cant wait to try it out. need #31 Anybody?

Andrew

 

[FrizzleFried]

That Sencore Super Mack looks similar to the Big Mack i've been borrowing from a friend... it works great.

I got the B&K unit Friday and the #23 and #31 adapters a couple days prior... i've not had a chance to test it though. Funny...it smells like my dad (strange how that sounds, but it does).