@@agrisimfarming i goin through some shit right now...probabley 3 months till i get back to it. I did record a couple 1 cc videos. probabley upload those soon. avengers arcade and some street fighter
Love your videos. Picked up a Toshi 27AFX54 thanks to your guidance. Unhooked the edge enhancement and have been enjoying all my old games. You rock. :)
@@LameGaming Thanks! these big bois look great from accross the room. It's a fun project and really easy. I think a lot of us have the parts needed lying around.
@@LameGaming Looking forward to the review. Wish more people did consumer grade reviews. There are lots of good sets out there people are passing on because nobody knows about them. I would love to get a 36 jvc with a panasonic tube in it. D series or otherwise.
@@riggel8804 Did jvc's have panasonic tubes? This thomson tube in mine surprised the crap out of me. The geometry and convergence are beyond anything I expected in such a big tube. Feels like a legit arcade tube in my room, the guy was about to throw it away because noone wanted it for free. Glad I grabbed it, its one crt ill keep for the long run for sure. The only set i like better is this 19" 800tvl panasonic monitor I got recently at a great price.
Hey Riggel, I scored a free 19 inch Philips Magnavox at a local flea market (owner said it was useless) and aside from being filthy, it seems to play games pretty damn good. Problem is that it’s one of those mid to late 90s budget CRTs (the black curved screen type) that only have a single RF coax port and literally nothing else, so very minimalistic TV. The RF seems ok but i noticed the signal isnt as strong as it needs to be to have consistent steady clear gameplay. It has occasional blips or hiccups in the signal for just a split second… are you familiar with Playing NES on RF at all to where there may be something to amplify or boost the signal strength? Any recommendations or do you typically just avoid RF?
I grew up playing on rf but I avoid it now. I've talked with some guys who really like it so you might find some help out there in the forums. You can try cleaning the metal contacts with rubbing alcohol. Your problems sounds like it might be a bad capacitor. You can open the tv up and check to see if any of the caps look bad visibly.
What are your thoughts on smaller 13 inch CRTs for gaming? Any benefits aside from weighing alot less and being easier to move? I got a free RCA 13 inch CRT (RF only) and it surprisingly has damn near perfect geometry and good colors. My only complaint is that smaller screens tend to strain the eyes more
Personally I hate any screen under 19 inches. A lot of that is personal preference though so don't let me scare you off of having a good time. I honestly have a hard time gaming on my 20 inch pro monitors because they are to small for my taste. I've tried to get into handhelds and I just can't handle the small screen. On the plus side all crts are cool. They are weird. They glow. You can do weird things with them like correct geometry and degauss. I would say if you like your 13 inch rca look around for another crt. Try and get something around 20 inch to 27 inch with component or at least s video. I think you will be impressed.
Thank you for the tutorial. Any idea how much power that coil pulls (watt meter etc)? It seems like it's just shorting the AC power through the coil. I was expecting it to trip the circuit breaker instantly. I have a degaussing coil that I want to do the same, but maybe with a thermister so I don't melt the coil. *edit* I measured the resistance of the coil that I have, it's around 24ohms, so I'm guessing on 120V, it will pull 600 watts. Not enough to trip the circuit breaker, but definitely will heat it up quick!
I did not know which thermistor to get, so I got some ceramic resistors and dropped the power to 150watts on my degauss wand. It's a bit weak, and the resistors still heated up really fast. But I was able to degauss my PVMs!
@@rcboosted Awesome dude. Thanks for the feedback. I picked up 2 thermistors but never ended up hooking them up. After using it I don't think it's necessary. What do you mean about it being weak? I was a little worried about that with respect to the thermistor.
I have a pink corner on mine that is most visible when facing West (unfortunately the room layout dictates it). I tried one of those cheap degauss wands on Ebay but it didn't work. I am taking it to local technician this weekend to see what can be done, I don't know if it is indeed a degauss issue or a larger purity issue.
Hopefully he is a reliable tech. I met several scummy ones until I found a good one. This is really a simple issue. You should try and fix it yourself. Have you tried gluing/tapeing a magnet down to the glass tube? That should fix it.
@@riggel8804 Do you mean on the outside? I am afraid of opening it up. I was hoping to get this guy to recap it too. I am handy with a soldering iron, I was able to RGB mod my NES top loader with the Tim Worthington kit. I wish I could more of this stuff on my own but I don't want to break anything or hurt myself... my wife would be pretty upset if I did :)
@@drewirons2646 recapping a crt is easy compared to a nes rgb modd. I'm sure you can do it. Some of the traces are easy to lift up. Once you discarge the tube it is harmless. I recommend you wrap your head around the job and do it yourself. Then again if you got a reliable tech and he only wants around $130. I'd say it's worth it. It is time consuming and ordering the caps can be a pain. If you get a shady tech he might not recap anything or just do a couple cheap capps. Capps are not going to help your discoloration. I have a video on how to repair crts. There is a section on magnets. Most people stick them down inside the chasi on the glass so you don't see them but you can stick them down on the outside chasi if your scared. You should get over that fear. Working on crts is safer than jacking up your car and changing the oil. This safety first shit has gotten out of hand. Don't let people scare you off fixing your stuff.
@@riggel8804 I am still kind of holding out hope I can degauss the thing without further maintenance. I actually took another look at it last night and moved some magnets around the corner and the picture improved. I may try to get a proper coil/ring rather than the cheap china-manufactured wand I bought on ebay. I don't think a magnet or strip used for calibration moved or fell off because it would affect more than just the corner. It was sitting on a shelf at goodwill for some time around other equipment, so it could have become magnetized in that corner. It is strange though, the flaws almost vanish when the TV is facing South.
This is an awesome video, but could be dangerous to most people. I would highly recommend using a video tape eraser to easily/safely degauss CRTs. [Just place the tape eraser against the screen, turn it on, back away a couple of feet until the colors look normal again, and turn it off. Super easy, cheap, safe, and works brilliantly]
Interesting idea I don't know. I'm going to guess yes. A board tech told me how to make the wand. He told me to connect a "thermister" to the circuit. It's this little resistor that lowers the voltage as the wand heats up. I still have the thermister but I didn't bother to hook it up. I think in most instances the wand is going to work quickly and it won't be an issue. I've seen videos where guys loop multiple coils together to cut down on the heat.
@@crtautist220 Haha good idea. It would be fun to do a video where I do everything that the "safety first" crowd wine about. I could yank an anode cap off a jvc and discharge it against something, maybe set an old speaker on top of it and play through rf, I will have to leave the degauss wand plugged in until it catches fire, that would be a good way to start out the video. I can here the punk rock playing in the background right now.
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Hey Rigel! Really cool video. Glad to see you are doing well on youtube! Hi from your cousin in Tx.
Howdy. Tubes have been fun. It's a place for me to share my hobby. What have you been doing for fun? Still in Austen?
@@riggel8804 Yup! Still lovin life here in Austin. Lemme know if you're in the neighborhood!
@@DjBassatx shit. The farthest I can afford to travel is to the liquor store. But thanks haha. Austin sounds luke fun.
I genuinely burst out laughing reading the last half of the title 🤣🤣🤣🤣
thank
@@riggel8804 When's the next time you are gonna upload a video or post on reddit? It's been a while.
@@agrisimfarming i goin through some shit right now...probabley 3 months till i get back to it. I did record a couple 1 cc videos. probabley upload those soon. avengers arcade and some street fighter
@@riggel8804 No worries, take as much time as you need.
Love your videos. Picked up a Toshi 27AFX54 thanks to your guidance. Unhooked the edge enhancement and have been enjoying all my old games. You rock. :)
Very nice work! I have a 27" parts crt in the garage ... I might make one of these. Love the title of the last time stamp LMAO!
Nice bed gaming setup too!
@@LameGaming Thanks! these big bois look great from accross the room.
It's a fun project and really easy. I think a lot of us have the parts needed lying around.
@@riggel8804 I got a rgb modded 36" jvc non d series perched at the foot of my bed.... I have footage but no time to edit 😖
@@LameGaming Looking forward to the review. Wish more people did consumer grade reviews. There are lots of good sets out there people are passing on because nobody knows about them.
I would love to get a 36 jvc with a panasonic tube in it. D series or otherwise.
@@riggel8804 Did jvc's have panasonic tubes?
This thomson tube in mine surprised the crap out of me. The geometry and convergence are beyond anything I expected in such a big tube.
Feels like a legit arcade tube in my room, the guy was about to throw it away because noone wanted it for free.
Glad I grabbed it, its one crt ill keep for the long run for sure.
The only set i like better is this 19" 800tvl panasonic monitor I got recently at a great price.
Hey Riggel, I scored a free 19 inch Philips Magnavox at a local flea market (owner said it was useless) and aside from being filthy, it seems to play games pretty damn good. Problem is that it’s one of those mid to late 90s budget CRTs (the black curved screen type) that only have a single RF coax port and literally nothing else, so very minimalistic TV. The RF seems ok but i noticed the signal isnt as strong as it needs to be to have consistent steady clear gameplay. It has occasional blips or hiccups in the signal for just a split second… are you familiar with Playing NES on RF at all to where there may be something to amplify or boost the signal strength? Any recommendations or do you typically just avoid RF?
I grew up playing on rf but I avoid it now. I've talked with some guys who really like it so you might find some help out there in the forums. You can try cleaning the metal contacts with rubbing alcohol.
Your problems sounds like it might be a bad capacitor. You can open the tv up and check to see if any of the caps look bad visibly.
I think you need to limit the current. maybe you can use an ac capapacitor in series.
What are your thoughts on smaller 13 inch CRTs for gaming? Any benefits aside from weighing alot less and being easier to move? I got a free RCA 13 inch CRT (RF only) and it surprisingly has damn near perfect geometry and good colors. My only complaint is that smaller screens tend to strain the eyes more
Personally I hate any screen under 19 inches. A lot of that is personal preference though so don't let me scare you off of having a good time. I honestly have a hard time gaming on my 20 inch pro monitors because they are to small for my taste. I've tried to get into handhelds and I just can't handle the small screen.
On the plus side all crts are cool. They are weird. They glow. You can do weird things with them like correct geometry and degauss.
I would say if you like your 13 inch rca look around for another crt. Try and get something around 20 inch to 27 inch with component or at least s video. I think you will be impressed.
Thank you for the tutorial. Any idea how much power that coil pulls (watt meter etc)? It seems like it's just shorting the AC power through the coil. I was expecting it to trip the circuit breaker instantly. I have a degaussing coil that I want to do the same, but maybe with a thermister so I don't melt the coil.
*edit* I measured the resistance of the coil that I have, it's around 24ohms, so I'm guessing on 120V, it will pull 600 watts. Not enough to trip the circuit breaker, but definitely will heat it up quick!
I did not know which thermistor to get, so I got some ceramic resistors and dropped the power to 150watts on my degauss wand. It's a bit weak, and the resistors still heated up really fast. But I was able to degauss my PVMs!
@@rcboosted Awesome dude. Thanks for the feedback. I picked up 2 thermistors but never ended up hooking them up. After using it I don't think it's necessary. What do you mean about it being weak? I was a little worried about that with respect to the thermistor.
Hello ! thanks for this video. was wondering, what do you think of a tape demagnetiser to degauss as a cheap way ? thx
dont no nuttin bout no tape mignit
Try degaussing with the TV puilled forward, maybe not close enough do the the angle your holding it at plus the desk
I have a pink corner on mine that is most visible when facing West (unfortunately the room layout dictates it). I tried one of those cheap degauss wands on Ebay but it didn't work. I am taking it to local technician this weekend to see what can be done, I don't know if it is indeed a degauss issue or a larger purity issue.
Hopefully he is a reliable tech. I met several scummy ones until I found a good one.
This is really a simple issue. You should try and fix it yourself. Have you tried gluing/tapeing a magnet down to the glass tube? That should fix it.
@@riggel8804 Do you mean on the outside? I am afraid of opening it up.
I was hoping to get this guy to recap it too. I am handy with a soldering iron, I was able to RGB mod my NES top loader with the Tim Worthington kit. I wish I could more of this stuff on my own but I don't want to break anything or hurt myself... my wife would be pretty upset if I did :)
@@drewirons2646 recapping a crt is easy compared to a nes rgb modd. I'm sure you can do it. Some of the traces are easy to lift up. Once you discarge the tube it is harmless. I recommend you wrap your head around the job and do it yourself. Then again if you got a reliable tech and he only wants around $130. I'd say it's worth it. It is time consuming and ordering the caps can be a pain. If you get a shady tech he might not recap anything or just do a couple cheap capps.
Capps are not going to help your discoloration. I have a video on how to repair crts. There is a section on magnets. Most people stick them down inside the chasi on the glass so you don't see them but you can stick them down on the outside chasi if your scared. You should get over that fear. Working on crts is safer than jacking up your car and changing the oil. This safety first shit has gotten out of hand. Don't let people scare you off fixing your stuff.
@@riggel8804 I am still kind of holding out hope I can degauss the thing without further maintenance. I actually took another look at it last night and moved some magnets around the corner and the picture improved. I may try to get a proper coil/ring rather than the cheap china-manufactured wand I bought on ebay. I don't think a magnet or strip used for calibration moved or fell off because it would affect more than just the corner. It was sitting on a shelf at goodwill for some time around other equipment, so it could have become magnetized in that corner.
It is strange though, the flaws almost vanish when the TV is facing South.
@@drewirons2646 You probably can fix it. Keep trying. Good luck.
This is an awesome video, but could be dangerous to most people. I would highly recommend using a video tape eraser to easily/safely degauss CRTs. [Just place the tape eraser against the screen, turn it on, back away a couple of feet until the colors look normal again, and turn it off. Super easy, cheap, safe, and works brilliantly]
Naaa. Just tape some magnets to end of a power drill and go weeeeeee!
Would connecting a 12v ac wall adapter to the wand solve the heating issue?
Interesting idea I don't know. I'm going to guess yes.
A board tech told me how to make the wand. He told me to connect a "thermister" to the circuit. It's this little resistor that lowers the voltage as the wand heats up. I still have the thermister but I didn't bother to hook it up. I think in most instances the wand is going to work quickly and it won't be an issue.
I've seen videos where guys loop multiple coils together to cut down on the heat.
@@riggel8804 any of the three options would cut back on the heat. Can you make a video where you plug it in untill it catches fire?
@@crtautist220 Haha good idea. It would be fun to do a video where I do everything that the "safety first" crowd wine about. I could yank an anode cap off a jvc and discharge it against something, maybe set an old speaker on top of it and play through rf, I will have to leave the degauss wand plugged in until it catches fire, that would be a good way to start out the video. I can here the punk rock playing in the background right now.
@@riggel8804 I want chaos and destruction
How do you make the grid come up? What's that screen with the cartoon guy and the 240p??
Google search "240p test suite"