Repaired some broken solder joints, sanded out the biggest scuffs and polished most of the scratches out of the screen. Oh yeah, and the paint job.

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    That looks amazing. Makes me wonder why they didn’t sell a monitor like this back in the day.

  • snoodwattle@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Nice work!

    Out of curiosity, what repairs did the CRT need?

    Obligatory safety disclaimer for people who want to repair old TVs: Messing with some of those electronics can be very dangerous.

    • Nik282000@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      The board was soaked and needed cleaning, the rca jacks were broken off and the screen had some deep scratches. I was only able to get the scratches about halfway polished out though, cerium isn’t quite aggressive enough.

  • Jim_Just_Jim@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Looks great! I regularly cruise through my town’s thrift shops and chase garage sale signs often in hunt for a good CRT. Jealous of your find and your awesome skills!!

        • TheTetrapod@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          I relate to him. My dad always worried that I would mess up the carpet, so I never had anything messy.

          • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            6 months ago

            If that had been me, I honestly would have taken a shit on the rug, smeared it in, and THEN turned the thermastat way up.

            You ruin the carpet. You make your dad clean a mess. AND you touch the thermastat which dads hate.

        • Nik282000@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Hence by filling a room with old computers and TVs so I will never have to go outside again.

          • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            6 months ago

            …ok, I’m moving into this room. Reddit loves Nutella. What snack food does Lemmy love, that I should bring?

            The comedian in me wants to say cocaine, but lets face it…Lemmy is a bunch of linux nerds. I HIGHLY doubt cocaine is what would best represent this platform.

            …so what are we thinking? Oreos? I got some potatoe chips in the cabinette.

    • Nik282000@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Thanks, the screen still needs another many hours of polishing but I’m still happy with it.

  • drcouzelis@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    6 months ago

    It looks great! 🙂

    OMG I just came home with a Sanyo DS13320 from the side of the road and I am ECSTATIC!!! It couldn’t be more perfect for an NES, and it looks in great condition externally.

    I haven’t plugged it in yet. It doesn’t appear to be wet anywhere outside or inside, so hopefully it was put outside after it rained this morning.

    Should I do or check anything before plugging it in and trying to power it on?

    • Nik282000@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      DS13320

      If it looks like it’s never been wet plug it into a power bar so you can flip it off if anything goes ‘wrong’. If you aren’t sure it’s totally dry a day in a warm room wont hurt it (I left mine in the garage for a week but mostly out of apathy).

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Ah yes. The ol’ “God dammit…I’ll do it later!” routine. I’m quite versed in the art of procrastination.

        What you don’t know is that I typed this message 10 minutes ago. I’m just now getting around to hitting the “reply” button to post it.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Part of me wants that tv. Part of me has absolutely no room at my place. Part of me wants to be home so I can play super mario bros. And part of me just wants to be sent back to the 80s…take me away from this AWFUL decade. Everything sucks now, and the people who are in charge are rewarded for making it worse.

    I want to go home…and it’s weird to think of a decade as home. But this isn’t home.

    • Nik282000@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      …this is the 4th CRT in that room. There another TV a VGA monitor and a Macintosh SE. I’m slowing turning it into my reclusive shut-in cave.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Is this a “Not enough connections” problem? Or an “I’m having a midlife breakdown, and an abundance of disposable income”?

        Because shit…I can get behind the second one. A friend who has TOO MUCH MONEY to spend, and a love for retro gaming? Hell yeah!

        Throw in a 24 pack of beer, and we got a night where I’m gonna kick your ass in Goldeneye007 on N64!!! No oddjob.

    • Nik282000@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I did think about vinyl cutting some stickers or getting something custom made up but I never decided on anything.

      • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I’d recommend Rockin Monkey if you wanted to do stickers, they’ve been awesome when I’ve had them do orders. Unfortunately the smallest batch they’ll do is 10. I’m guessing you don’t need 10 TV stickers… I don’t remember how small Spring will print.

        I can do a couple quick mockups for you if you’d like. I’m just procrastinating at work.