Rejuvenators are badass

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I just had to get a rejuvenator after Slackmoe showed me how to use one at Grinker's in Idaho. I got one off Ebay and I can't really see how I worked on monitors before having one. I have successfully rejuved a bunch of tubes and brought back a tube in a Red Tent, brought back a med res tube in Paperboy that completely lost its green.

What an awesome tool to have. It is also just fun to mess with all those buttons and settings.

Advice to anyone getting one from Ebay: Make sure to open it up and calibrate it after getting it. I found that my heater votage was too low and have to compensate by turning it up a little bit higher to reach the desired 6.3v. Just because the person states that it powers up just fine doesn't mean that it is working right or even calibrated.
 
Not entirely sure to be honest with you, but I have been talking to several of the monitor guys on this site and they recommended I get a 467. Something about it being capable of working on most monitors, but basic enough for someone inexperienced (such as myself) to use quite easily.
 
I have a 440 coming. Whats the difference?

I have a 467. I'm not sure about a 440 or if they are compatible with the adapters to fit arcade monitors. The experts will have to chime in on if it will work.
 
I picked up a B&K 467 off ebay years ago and it's been a great tool. The last tube I fixed was a 25" WG out of a Neo Geo that had no red. The B&K fixed it right up.

Too bad they can't remove screen burn, heh.
 
I have a sencore 70 that I am trying to clear the G1 shrt on the blue gun....so far no joy. Is there another trick I am missing?
 
I have a sencore 70 that I am trying to clear the G1 shrt on the blue gun....so far no joy. Is there another trick I am missing?

I don't know about Sencores, but on my BK I can force the guns to clean by... and this is probably not a smart thing to do,and when I say "probably" I mean "this is not a smart thing to do"... just a heads up ... but on my BK when I get a gun that won't clean either in "Remove Shorts", "Clean and Balance", or "Rejuvenate"... I'll go into "Rejuvenate" and fire it, after the glow in the neck fades out, I'll release the button and then press it again about a second later. After I see the big spark of the crap burning off I'll swap back to readjust all my guns again, then hit it up with a C&B. Again, I ONLY do that on tubes that I can't get to clean themselves when I use the rejuvenator "correctly".

As for the thread topic... Yes, they are badass. I got mine a while ago from eBay (untested) for cheap, turned out to be fine and it's my favorite piece of equipment. ... atleast until I can find an in-circuit IC tester, but for now the rejuvenator reins.
 
I have the B&K 467.Everyone who works on monitors should have one.I check every monitor i work on with it just to make sure the guns in the tube are in good ranges.It really brings out the colors very nicely that a cap kit will not do.
 
I have the B&K 467.Everyone who works on monitors should have one.I check every monitor i work on with it just to make sure the guns in the tube are in good ranges.It really brings out the colors very nicely that a cap kit will not do.

That is what I have heard from several guys. I cannot wait to get one because I have been putting aside several monitors that need rejuved badly.
 
Agreed. I did my second tube last night, after practicing with one that was su burned I didn't care if I ruined it. Somehow, I missed the awesome flaring crawling flame in the neck the first time around, or the second tube had a bunch more crap gunking up the guns.
 
Mine was so bad I could barely see the image. I thought it was the screen burn.

Then I hit it with the rejuvenator.

It's like a new monitor. I actually want to KEEP the tube now. :eek:
 
I'll go ahead and pop in again while I'm thinking about it and before someone gets and chance to say it.

When you fully rejuve a tube, it can shorten the life of the tube (guns). That said... which would you rather have? 20 more years with a bad looking monitor, or 15 more years with something that actually looks good? Quality over quantity IMO.
 
I just rejuvenated the G07 in my Galaga, which has a tag noting a previous rejuv service in '91.

I used a Heathkit model I bought at a yard sale for $20, and fashioned an adapter from an old G07 neck board I sacrificed.

I felt like a mad scientist the whole time, and it worked amazingly well! Needles going up and down, rejuv lights rising up, tube glowing, it was frickin' awesome!
 
If you work on monitors a rejuvenator is one of the most important tools you can have. I use mine nearly every time I work on a monitor. In fact, the only tools I use more often are my multimeter, and my soldering/desoldering tools.

Also, I believe we have used a rejuvenator at every repair party I have ever attended in the Seattle area. We don't always rejuvenate but we regularly use it for diagnostics.
 
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If you work on monitors a rejuvenator is one of the most important tools you can have. I use mine nearly every time I work on a monitor. In fact, the only tools I use more often are my multimeter, and my soldering/desoldering tools.

Also, I believe we have used a rejuvenator at every repair party I have ever attended in the Seattle area. We don't always rejuvenate but we regularly use it for diagnostics.
 

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