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Originally Posted by ostlar
I'm not so sure it was a coincidence... The image stayed on for long on first power on, touching the h-size pot made it die, then turn on if I turned it a bit more. It stayed on until I touched it again, went dark, and stayed off until I touched it again. Each time i touched the pot it flickered and the sound of the flyback did too.
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Something could have been right on the edge of blowing up and messing with the h-size pushed it over. Changing the h-size effects a lot of the deflection circuitry, so if something was wrong, then twiddling it could have a big effect on the current and/or voltage at different nodes in the circuit.
I think it's likely that it would have happened anyways if you just left it alone for long enough, possibly even worse if it was allowed to stay on with a short, heating things up.
But that's just my instinct about it. Either way, if the H-pot checks out, you know it wasnt to blame for anything. It just being dirty wouldn't blow up your set.
02-10-2026, 02:56 PM
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