WG 4600 recent recap turned yellow/green?

Mrwitty

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Finally got my defender playing perfectly about a week ago. No issues to speak of- but now after a second or two upon powering up- the screen has a bright semi-transparent yellowish tint to it, you can make out the game underneath this hazy color issue, but just barely. The game plays fine under this new color issue as well. A day or two ago i got some quick bright flashes, but they kinda worked themselves out. Someone had recapped this monitor before i got it, i just rebuilt the powersupply and fixed some corrosion issues etc... I was hoping the kids could play this thing this weekend... anything i could try/look for before RE-recapping? Picture tube maybe? Im monitor clueless...
thanks for any help
 
there are several random horizontal lines in the mix of this yellowed out screen yes. all the lines are some form of the offending color... its like the yellow-greenish hue has just taken over the screen. Im sorry i dont have any pics. Would that constitute retrace lines?? Sorry for the lack of knowledge, monitor newb...
 
Yes, those are retrace lines. It sounds like the green is overdriven. This could be a tube problem or it could be the chassis. If you have a rejuvenator you can quickly rule out, or isolate it to, the tube. I have never seen a color short 'on' onboard a chassis but I am sure it is a possibility...
 
i read about a rejuvenator while doing a search here in the forum before i posted, seemed as though it was likely heading that direction.. problem is i do not have one. I live in the sticks in SE MO to make matters worse. Is there a cheap rejuvenator direction worth taking renting/buying? I am afraid recapping this thing wont help this issue...i waas hoping reflowing something would help like it did with the PCB problems i chased for a week... it would be nice to rule the tube out/or in i guess you could say.
 
A local TV repair man may have a rejuvenator you can use, but the cost of shipping one two directions is essentially the same cost as buying one so people rarely borrow them.
 
i see, thanks, we still have a local tv repair shop in this tiny town, i will try him monday about the rejuvinator.
 
well now the game works fine again as of this morning.... could it be something as simple as a dirty pot in the color controls?? I didnt smack the game or anything, it just kinda "popped" back to black/and its normal attract mode again.... ???
 
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