Mike Richardson
Banned
I have over 20 AIO G3s, maybe 25. At least 5 arc, probably more. By arc I mean that every several seconds the screen pops violently and you can hear an arc going on somewhere in the system.
My first question is: Is it the flyback? And I think the answer is yes, they used some sort of defective or cheap flyback on the G3 AIO.
The second question: Is there any cheap source for flybacks? $10 or less each shipped?
I know all about the high voltages and all of that. I've labeled all of the arcing G3s and they have been turned off for months. The energy should have dissipated by now. Additionally my friend's dad is an engineer and has appropriate tools.
If I can't get cheap flybacks, should I go ahead and strip out these G3s? The tubes are good, so it really seems like a waste of a tube. So far I haven't seen one with a bad tube, just a bad flyback/analog board. I could always keep one or two around for the tubes if I ever do happen to come across one with a bad tube but a good flyback/analog. I have not turned on all of my G3s so I don't know.
I need to clear out space. So I either need to fix up arcing G3s and sell them or break them down for parts.
My first question is: Is it the flyback? And I think the answer is yes, they used some sort of defective or cheap flyback on the G3 AIO.
The second question: Is there any cheap source for flybacks? $10 or less each shipped?
I know all about the high voltages and all of that. I've labeled all of the arcing G3s and they have been turned off for months. The energy should have dissipated by now. Additionally my friend's dad is an engineer and has appropriate tools.
If I can't get cheap flybacks, should I go ahead and strip out these G3s? The tubes are good, so it really seems like a waste of a tube. So far I haven't seen one with a bad tube, just a bad flyback/analog board. I could always keep one or two around for the tubes if I ever do happen to come across one with a bad tube but a good flyback/analog. I have not turned on all of my G3s so I don't know.
I need to clear out space. So I either need to fix up arcing G3s and sell them or break them down for parts.