modessitt
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Looking at a V2000 in an Asteroids Deluxe. This monitor was repaired by me about 3 years ago, and came in with a blown 1-amp fuse. I fixed that issue, and pic is up looking nice. We left it on the rest of the day, and later my boss said it was blooming and shut it off before I could see it.
Today, I pulled the monitor, inspected the HV and deflection sections, and have it running on my bench (connected to the cab), but after an hour so far it is not blooming at all.
All of my research into blooming points to the HV diode. It looks okay, and I don't feel like trying to remove the insulation on the ends just so I can test it. But would a bad HV diode work perfectly for hours, then suddenly go haywire? The time it supposedly took to bloom made me think something heat-related.
Of course, this is assuming that the problem was diagnosed properly.
Anybody else ever have a blooming issue that was caused by something other than the HV diode?
Today, I pulled the monitor, inspected the HV and deflection sections, and have it running on my bench (connected to the cab), but after an hour so far it is not blooming at all.
All of my research into blooming points to the HV diode. It looks okay, and I don't feel like trying to remove the insulation on the ends just so I can test it. But would a bad HV diode work perfectly for hours, then suddenly go haywire? The time it supposedly took to bloom made me think something heat-related.
Of course, this is assuming that the problem was diagnosed properly.
Anybody else ever have a blooming issue that was caused by something other than the HV diode?
