Testing a frameless monitor?

roothorick

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So, the tube I pulled out of my Pump was mounted directly to the wooden frame of the monitor box, so now it's just a bare tube/yoke with a degaussing coil glued directly to the glass. I'd like to fix this monitor before I drop it into a cabinet, but it's kinda hard to support a giant, running CRT by hand as you're trying to troubleshoot it. How easy would it be to find a suitable frame? I think it's an odd size (it's a few cm bigger than the standard 33" tubes). Thoughts? How should I go about doing this?
 
Just rig up some kind of quick bracing with wood or something. You just need to keep the tube propped up so you can see it, and to prevent it from breaking the neck. So, a few scraps of lumber and some screws/zip ties should be able to keep it upright. There's also nothing stopping you from laying the tube face down on towel and running it that way. You can also lay it face down across something clearish, like a clear plastic rubbermaid tub, so you can look in at it. You just want to verify the monitor works, you don't really need to see the whole screen perfectly.

-Ian
 
Just rig up some kind of quick bracing with wood or something. You just need to keep the tube propped up so you can see it, and to prevent it from breaking the neck. So, a few scraps of lumber and some screws/zip ties should be able to keep it upright. There's also nothing stopping you from laying the tube face down on towel and running it that way. You can also lay it face down across something clearish, like a clear plastic rubbermaid tub, so you can look in at it. You just want to verify the monitor works, you don't really need to see the whole screen perfectly.

-Ian

I KNOW the chassis has an issue... it has neck glow and HV but no raster, so it's rather important that I see the face of the tube. Sounds like I need to find myself some scrap lumber...
 
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