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    Need help after recap my CC with successfuly boot start chime- CRT show scattering smal and big black spots patches.

    Able to sustain with no arcing after adding more super glue and blue tac at neck cap and pin. Spots and lower Blue zone remain even degausse. Really bad CRT. CRT replacement plan on d way...Hopefully shipment handling don't fail me again....🤞
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    Need help after recap my CC with successfuly boot start chime- CRT show scattering smal and big black spots patches.

    Appreciate the walk this far and apology for silience. Mystic path was the plan for this cc except CRT failing me. My 575 happend to arrive for attempt AB/Flyer swop test. Was a double whammy to received badly shipment handling. Impact was so great 14" CRT glass neck broke, neck pin broke.case...
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    Need help after recap my CC with successfuly boot start chime- CRT show scattering smal and big black spots patches.

    I'd sweep thru video side re-checking all caps,diode,resistor hoping to find shorted/bad cap but MM read them good. Con't replaced with new caps since I'd bought them. Replaced TDA8145 too. Re-check and re-check. Power up and tweak focus/contrast. Lines are gone, spots and sparks remain...
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    Need help after recap my CC with successfuly boot start chime- CRT show scattering smal and big black spots patches.

    Neckboard appear clean both inside/outside, resolder broken solder joint from shieldcase to neck board No schematic or tube pin knowledge to test shorts, 3 pins on tube beep in cont' test do appear related after tracing visually into the narrow glass tube. Attempt remove yoke for cleaning...
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    Need help after recap my CC with successfuly boot start chime- CRT show scattering smal and big black spots patches.

    I'd tried knocking the screen with a rubber mallet hoping to knock some dust or particles that may have stuck on the inner screen. Nice try all dots doesn't buckle. Spots seem to say burn mark rather that blocking debris. Arcing and humming was heard too during my 1st powerup, Today, power up...
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    Need help after recap my CC with successfuly boot start chime- CRT show scattering smal and big black spots patches.

    Hi, my latest collection cc has run thru clean,visual & multimeter check and recapped both Logic and analog board. Moment of truth powerup successfully with happy chime, CRT show mouse cursor and icon D0? Except it has horizontal line, big and small scary black spots patches scatterting all...
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