Wow, when you said dust build up could cause smell and crackling/popping I just had to check if my monitor wasn't like that and turns out it was....extremelly dusty, even multiple cobwebs and dead spiders. Cleaned her up and the noises reduced almost entirely, it also runs noticeably less warm! You literally saved my AOC CT500G, thanks for the great video and info!
Hey Steve, I’ve been watching your CRT videos over the last few days, mainly the safety ones and cleaning ones. They gave me the confidence to open up my “new” Sony Trinitron KV-27FS13 made in September 2001 that I just picked up. I wanted to give it a good clean out. I have worked on electronics before, repairing an iPod classic, upgrading my laptop internally, and repairing my clothes dryer. I was a little worried about working on a CRT, as I never had before, so I bought some heavy duty high voltage gloves with the leather gloves going over the top of them, I wore a thick cotton long sleeve shirt under the gloves, and I also wore some rubber construction boots I had and stood on some spare wood I had while I worked, along with taking my wedding band off, lol maybe a little over the top but I wanted to cover myself. I also worked the entire time with one hand in my pocket just in case. I did not discharge the tv, I just left it off for three full days after I got it and before that, it was off for awhile and only turned on to test it the day I got it for a few minutes. I was a little concerned with trying to discharge so didn’t attempt it plus just for a cleaning, I felt it wasn’t completely necessary. I took a paint brush to the top and non computer sections and then used anti static brushes on the cables and the motherboard. I did not touch the anode cap at all. I was hesitant to hit the fly back and the line that goes from the anode cap to the flyback, but as I went on, I got enough confidence and guts lol to hit those lightly. Gave the motherboard a nice cleaning too. I finished up with the air can from top to bottom. I also took the back plastic shell and scrubbed it down with soap and water with a sponge on both sides, as this was the most dusty part of the tv (the inside had dust but I expected worse, it was not bad at all). I turned the tv on about an hour ago and it worked so I didn’t screw anything up lol. Anyway, thanks again for your video, it was very informative and interesting.
Ha, I was going to ask where part 2 was, then I looked at the date and saw how recent this video is. Great timing as I just got a PVM myself. Eagerly awaiting Part 2! Thanks for the vid!
Is it possible to clean the PVMs like this without discharging it first? I don't want to mess with the screen but it looks I can blow the dust off without touching anything. Thanks
I think it would be best to get an anti static brush to wipe off the dust to prevent ESD. A minor risk, but you always have a chance of it happening due to the triboelectric effect.
I recently learned that dust buildup combined with humidity can allow for high voltage arcing too. I need to try cleaning the monitor, but I want to learn about high voltage safety first.
Hello Retro Tech, I just subscribed to your channel today. Great job on everything you do and how knowledgeable you are, thank you for doing so much for the gaming and electronic repair enthusiasts. In the past year or two I been into electronic repair, restoring, modding and anything video game related. Since I've discovered this new passion, I have been trying to fix and restore anything I own that needs fixing. Recently I own a Sony CRT KV-27FV17 manufactured in the year 2002, I use it to play my consoles as well as to watch DVDs. I want to attempt to clean it thoroughly just like you showed us in this video. Do you recommend discharging the TV prior to cleaning it or is not really necessary? Also, in the future with the help of your teachings I would like to attempt to fix a problem it has, the tv displays a bright white line on the left side of the screen and the line could be observed most likely when the display is black. If you have any suggestions I would be happy to learn and attempt them myself. Thank you, I will continue watching and learning from your provided videos.
I have a PVM 20L5 manufactured in 2002. I have never taken it apart to clean due to fear of breaking something. Was this the first time you cleaned yours since you had it and how often would you recommend doing this?
Hi. Thanks for the question. This was the first time I cleaned inside this monitor. I've cleaned inside many others, I'd say you need to do this once every few years depending on the environment you store it. I have lots of monitors in storage, so I have to clean them every six months to a year due to the high dust.
Hey great instructional video, this is very helpful. I just picked up a Sony trinitron from October 2001. I want to give it a cleaning inside similar to what you did in this video. Do I really need to discharge the tv? I plan on leaving it off for two days and prior to, it was tested for a few minutes but before that it wasn’t really used. Also is a purdy paint brush ok or should I be using anti static brushes? And finally, when cleaning with a brush, I should just be avoiding the anode ring up top and the fly back and not touch those with the brush? Everything else is ok to give a quick wiping with the brush?
I have the exact same model as you. I have a dusty room so I'll probably need to follow the tutorial but I'm wondering if a can of computer air duster would work? Also, any strat to not get electrocuted? I read a forum once and they made it seem like opening a crt is like dismanteling a bomb.
You should probably invest in a small handheld blower (made for keyboards) so you don't risk spraying the liquid on it. Plus it's cheaper in the long run if you keep buying cans of air.
Hello Retro Tech!, I been watching your videos they are great, and have the info I've been looking for, been giving all thumbs up on them and subbed your channel. You explain things well and your quite knowledgeable. I love CRT Monitors and Televisions as well, just brings me cozy nostalgia :) watching some movies on them and doing some retrogaming on them. ****I have one TV a 1987 Zenith that is very dusty, and i want to simply brush the dust off the board / components inside and hit it with compressed air, like you did. If i leave the TV off for a few days then open it up to dust only as you demonstrated and being careful not to touch anything with my hand or arm, do i need to or should I discharge the CRT first?**** I just put my subject/question above at the beginning so you don't have to read all of my lengthy diatribe to answer me but I put a little more info below, so you can laugh or shake your head! :) I have recently picked up a few consumer TVs, left for trash, that all work great - even found a late model 2005 Sony 32 inch Wega Trinitron HD 1080i HDMI boob tube crt TV (excellent picture, btw), boy was it heavy to get back to my place all by myself (manual says 165 lbs.), I felt like an Egyptian building the pyramids with massive granite blocks, lol. I also found a 'Zenith 1987 27inch Receiver Monitor Advanced System 3 TV' and it works fine has a decent picture, however,.. I looked in the back vents with a flashlight and its very very dirty, worst I've ever seen -the dust is thick and actually black & caked on lookin', building up what looks like magnetic dust patterns centimeters off the neck board and flyback! and on most other stuff in there, the mainboard at the bottom is buried! in thick dust, can barely see there's components on it, haha!. It looks to be massive dust combined with saturating cigarette tars??, the previous owner must have been a heavy smoker for decades or the TV came from a bar! lol idk lol - however, the TV does not stink like tobacco or smell at all even when warmed up so i don't know, may just be 32 years of heavy black magnetized dust. haha! I'm just concerned if i should discharge the anode before using a brush to knock off the heavy dust from components and then hit it with some compressed air. Just order some of those special rubber gloves maybe? What do you think? I'm planning to just go by your video, as is no nothing, just leaving the TV off for a few days but I wanted to verify in case you did discharge the CRT anode and left it out of this cleaning only video. (I thought about possible arcing of current and thats my concern even if i don't touch anything) Thanks in advance and please let me know, if I need to discharge the CRT to just dust? (I don't want to make a stupid mistake and get knocked out or worse. I've been shocked before - I felt AC 120 volts house current as a child and its really bad man, I think I almost died, lol. Also been shocked by Tiff grass lawnmower spark plug and it was quite painful maybe akin to a rattlesnake bite.)
Thanks a bunch! I can tell that if I were cleaning out the TV that you have in question, I would be fine cleaning it without discharging. However I can't make the call for you, since I can't see the TV myself and I don't know your exact level of knowledge around CRTs. It's always better to be safe than sorry. If the TV has not been turned on in a while, then there may be no current left in the tub, but that's not 100% the case. Just do what you feel comfortable with and don't be afraid to take some extra time to do things as safe as possible. I still discharge CRTs before I work on them just to be safe.
@@RetroTechUSA three months later and finally getting to dust out my 14M2U and 20L5. My L5 has a 129x card in it, do I need to remove the card to be able to take off the shell?
Hi there, thanks for the PVM vids and this one in particular helped me open it up! Just received a 1354Q and it’s extremely clean inside out but I can’t get a picture to appear. What’s the expected result turning it on with no inputs? I get a blue screen then screen goes black and tally light remains a consistent orange. I get the result hooking up an N64 or GameCube using the composite video lines. It’s my first PVM so hope you can help. Subbed already! (:
papa agoo I'll go over this a little more on my q&a video I'm working on. I have been shocked, not by the anode or flyback. That's just part of working with electricity though. There's always a risk. Thanks for watching.
Retro Tech you should totally wear a mask for the dust and gloves and/or a grounding bracelet to isolate/ ground yourself. be careful bro! not worth the risk. thank you for the video. God bless
I just bought a Sony PVM 20M4U and it also has only 1 input for component and rgb scart. I am using a gscart switcher for scart devices but is there a way to have both scart and component connected at the same time?
Sorry, not with that PVM. Since it only has 1 input, you'll have to toggle between RGB & Component. There may still be a component to scart pass through adapter that you may get to work with the G-Scart, then you can use one of your inputs on the gscart as component. Then you can change between component and RGB on the front of your PVM
Wow, when you said dust build up could cause smell and crackling/popping I just had to check if my monitor wasn't like that and turns out it was....extremelly dusty, even multiple cobwebs and dead spiders. Cleaned her up and the noises reduced almost entirely, it also runs noticeably less warm! You literally saved my AOC CT500G, thanks for the great video and info!
8:20 "we're not trying to be aggressive with this" *violently knocks paintbrush around sensitive electronics*
I never thought to clean the electron gun by hand, but it makes so much sense. Great stuff as always!
Thanks
pro tip : you can watch movies on flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies recently.
@Joseph Maverick Yea, I have been watching on Flixzone} for years myself :)
Hey Steve, I’ve been watching your CRT videos over the last few days, mainly the safety ones and cleaning ones. They gave me the confidence to open up my “new” Sony Trinitron KV-27FS13 made in September 2001 that I just picked up. I wanted to give it a good clean out. I have worked on electronics before, repairing an iPod classic, upgrading my laptop internally, and repairing my clothes dryer. I was a little worried about working on a CRT, as I never had before, so I bought some heavy duty high voltage gloves with the leather gloves going over the top of them, I wore a thick cotton long sleeve shirt under the gloves, and I also wore some rubber construction boots I had and stood on some spare wood I had while I worked, along with taking my wedding band off, lol maybe a little over the top but I wanted to cover myself. I also worked the entire time with one hand in my pocket just in case. I did not discharge the tv, I just left it off for three full days after I got it and before that, it was off for awhile and only turned on to test it the day I got it for a few minutes. I was a little concerned with trying to discharge so didn’t attempt it plus just for a cleaning, I felt it wasn’t completely necessary. I took a paint brush to the top and non computer sections and then used anti static brushes on the cables and the motherboard. I did not touch the anode cap at all. I was hesitant to hit the fly back and the line that goes from the anode cap to the flyback, but as I went on, I got enough confidence and guts lol to hit those lightly. Gave the motherboard a nice cleaning too. I finished up with the air can from top to bottom. I also took the back plastic shell and scrubbed it down with soap and water with a sponge on both sides, as this was the most dusty part of the tv (the inside had dust but I expected worse, it was not bad at all). I turned the tv on about an hour ago and it worked so I didn’t screw anything up lol. Anyway, thanks again for your video, it was very informative and interesting.
would you recommend wd40 electronic cleaner for cleaning the inside of the CRT?
Ha, I was going to ask where part 2 was, then I looked at the date and saw how recent this video is. Great timing as I just got a PVM myself. Eagerly awaiting Part 2! Thanks for the vid!
Hey thanks for watching. I will be working on the 2nd half of this one soon. I just needed to finish some other tasks and videos 1st. Thanks again
Is it possible to clean the PVMs like this without discharging it first? I don't want to mess with the screen but it looks I can blow the dust off without touching anything. Thanks
I think it would be best to get an anti static brush to wipe off the dust to prevent ESD. A minor risk, but you always have a chance of it happening due to the triboelectric effect.
I recently learned that dust buildup combined with humidity can allow for high voltage arcing too. I need to try cleaning the monitor, but I want to learn about high voltage safety first.
I have one of these, great monitor. Great tips and overall very informative video. Keep it up. I subscribed.
hdRGB Thank you. It's a great PVM. Glad to have you here.
Retro Tech what if the monitor accidentally drops and a circuit plate touches the iron cover? Is that dangerous?
Hello Retro Tech,
I just subscribed to your channel today. Great job on everything you do and how knowledgeable you are, thank you for doing so much for the gaming and electronic repair enthusiasts. In the past year or two I been into electronic repair, restoring, modding and anything video game related. Since I've discovered this new passion, I have been trying to fix and restore anything I own that needs fixing. Recently I own a Sony CRT KV-27FV17 manufactured in the year 2002, I use it to play my consoles as well as to watch DVDs. I want to attempt to clean it thoroughly just like you showed us in this video. Do you recommend discharging the TV prior to cleaning it or is not really necessary? Also, in the future with the help of your teachings I would like to attempt to fix a problem it has, the tv displays a bright white line on the left side of the screen and the line could be observed most likely when the display is black. If you have any suggestions I would be happy to learn and attempt them myself. Thank you, I will continue watching and learning from your provided videos.
I have a PVM 20L5 manufactured in 2002. I have never taken it apart to clean due to fear of breaking something. Was this the first time you cleaned yours since you had it and how often would you recommend doing this?
Hi. Thanks for the question. This was the first time I cleaned inside this monitor. I've cleaned inside many others, I'd say you need to do this once every few years depending on the environment you store it. I have lots of monitors in storage, so I have to clean them every six months to a year due to the high dust.
Looks soo easy! Thanks i'll try it on my 1450QM :)
Hey great instructional video, this is very helpful. I just picked up a Sony trinitron from October 2001. I want to give it a cleaning inside similar to what you did in this video. Do I really need to discharge the tv? I plan on leaving it off for two days and prior to, it was tested for a few minutes but before that it wasn’t really used. Also is a purdy paint brush ok or should I be using anti static brushes? And finally, when cleaning with a brush, I should just be avoiding the anode ring up top and the fly back and not touch those with the brush? Everything else is ok to give a quick wiping with the brush?
I have the exact same model as you. I have a dusty room so I'll probably need to follow the tutorial but I'm wondering if a can of computer air duster would work? Also, any strat to not get electrocuted? I read a forum once and they made it seem like opening a crt is like dismanteling a bomb.
Hello! Please tell me, are the geometry settings controls inside? Outside there is no access to them, as in JVC monitors?
You should probably invest in a small handheld blower (made for keyboards) so you don't risk spraying the liquid on it. Plus it's cheaper in the long run if you keep buying cans of air.
Hello Retro Tech!, I been watching your videos they are great, and have the info I've been looking for, been giving all thumbs up on them and subbed your channel. You explain things well and your quite knowledgeable. I love CRT Monitors and Televisions as well, just brings me cozy nostalgia :) watching some movies on them and doing some retrogaming on them.
****I have one TV a 1987 Zenith that is very dusty, and i want to simply brush the dust off the board / components inside and hit it with compressed air, like you did. If i leave the TV off for a few days then open it up to dust only as you demonstrated and being careful not to touch anything with my hand or arm, do i need to or should I discharge the CRT first?****
I just put my subject/question above at the beginning so you don't have to read all of my lengthy diatribe to answer me but I put a little more info below, so you can laugh or shake your head! :)
I have recently picked up a few consumer TVs, left for trash, that all work great - even found a late model 2005 Sony 32 inch Wega Trinitron HD 1080i HDMI boob tube crt TV (excellent picture, btw), boy was it heavy to get back to my place all by myself (manual says 165 lbs.), I felt like an Egyptian building the pyramids with massive granite blocks, lol. I also found a 'Zenith 1987 27inch Receiver Monitor Advanced System 3 TV' and it works fine has a decent picture, however,.. I looked in the back vents with a flashlight and its very very dirty, worst I've ever seen -the dust is thick and actually black & caked on lookin', building up what looks like magnetic dust patterns centimeters off the neck board and flyback! and on most other stuff in there, the mainboard at the bottom is buried! in thick dust, can barely see there's components on it, haha!. It looks to be massive dust combined with saturating cigarette tars??, the previous owner must have been a heavy smoker for decades or the TV came from a bar! lol idk lol - however, the TV does not stink like tobacco or smell at all even when warmed up so i don't know, may just be 32 years of heavy black magnetized dust. haha!
I'm just concerned if i should discharge the anode before using a brush to knock off the heavy dust from components and then hit it with some compressed air. Just order some of those special rubber gloves maybe? What do you think? I'm planning to just go by your video, as is no nothing, just leaving the TV off for a few days but I wanted to verify in case you did discharge the CRT anode and left it out of this cleaning only video. (I thought about possible arcing of current and thats my concern even if i don't touch anything)
Thanks in advance and please let me know, if I need to discharge the CRT to just dust?
(I don't want to make a stupid mistake and get knocked out or worse. I've been shocked before - I felt AC 120 volts house current as a child and its really bad man, I think I almost died, lol. Also been shocked by Tiff grass lawnmower spark plug and it was quite painful maybe akin to a rattlesnake bite.)
Thanks a bunch! I can tell that if I were cleaning out the TV that you have in question, I would be fine cleaning it without discharging. However I can't make the call for you, since I can't see the TV myself and I don't know your exact level of knowledge around CRTs. It's always better to be safe than sorry. If the TV has not been turned on in a while, then there may be no current left in the tub, but that's not 100% the case. Just do what you feel comfortable with and don't be afraid to take some extra time to do things as safe as possible. I still discharge CRTs before I work on them just to be safe.
Hi bro, thanks for the video! Could you please give link where to buy that soft brush & compressed air? I need to clean my old CRT tvs !
Now I feel much less stressed about buying a PVM. What kind of screwdriver are you using to take apart the shell?
Thanks. Any Philips head screwdriver is fine to use to open the shell.
@@RetroTechUSA three months later and finally getting to dust out my 14M2U and 20L5.
My L5 has a 129x card in it, do I need to remove the card to be able to take off the shell?
Super super helpful.
Is there a specific brand for anti static brushes? Also I have an xpower a-2 duster. Its powerful, would that be safe?
How is the screen geometry on your first PVM?
Bro really got in there
Interesting 🔥
Ex-NASA. That is badass.
Good, no aliens inside.
Hi there, thanks for the PVM vids and this one in particular helped me open it up! Just received a 1354Q and it’s extremely clean inside out but I can’t get a picture to appear. What’s the expected result turning it on with no inputs? I get a blue screen then screen goes black and tally light remains a consistent orange. I get the result hooking up an N64 or GameCube using the composite video lines. It’s my first PVM so hope you can help. Subbed already! (:
I gave up trying to blow the dirt and dust off old boards... PCB cleaner and distilled water works so much better.
Newb question here but is it safe to clean it like this? Just got the same model and i dont want to get elecrocuted
yeah i also have the same question
Discharge the tube first. He has a video on how to do so.
Go to the 240p Test Suite and do calibration on it.
Aren't you afraid of being shocked? Be careful, my friend.
papa agoo I'll go over this a little more on my q&a video I'm working on. I have been shocked, not by the anode or flyback. That's just part of working with electricity though. There's always a risk. Thanks for watching.
@@RetroTechUSA how badly did you get shocked?
Retro Tech you should totally wear a mask for the dust and gloves and/or a grounding bracelet to isolate/ ground yourself. be careful bro! not worth the risk. thank you for the video. God bless
I just bought a Sony PVM 20M4U and it also has only 1 input for component and rgb scart. I am using a gscart switcher for scart devices but is there a way to have both scart and component connected at the same time?
Sorry, not with that PVM. Since it only has 1 input, you'll have to toggle between RGB & Component. There may still be a component to scart pass through adapter that you may get to work with the G-Scart, then you can use one of your inputs on the gscart as component. Then you can change between component and RGB on the front of your PVM
@@RetroTechUSA Thanks Steve, I'll look into that adapter.
Part 2 link?
Is this the one? ruclips.net/video/bKHoZLsSMEg/видео.html
TV used by NASA omg!
Can I just use my dad's air compressor 😆