Hi,
I know CRT's aren't really the thing anymore but hopefully there's still some TV repair men or somebody that has experience with on here.
So I recently picked up a vintage monochrome monitor from 1984 that I want to use for one of my vintage computers. This monitor is a Sperry branded monitor and I got it free because it didn't work. I tested this monitor and sure enough nothing happened. After playing around with it I finally took the case off to see if the back of the tube would light up to indicate that it's working. When I powered on the monitor, the back of the tube lit up but powered off within seconds. Isn't that light supposed to stay on when the CRT's in use? If so, what would be the common cause for this not to stay on? I already fixed all the cracked solder joints that I could see after discharging it (obviously).
Thanks!
I know CRT's aren't really the thing anymore but hopefully there's still some TV repair men or somebody that has experience with on here.
So I recently picked up a vintage monochrome monitor from 1984 that I want to use for one of my vintage computers. This monitor is a Sperry branded monitor and I got it free because it didn't work. I tested this monitor and sure enough nothing happened. After playing around with it I finally took the case off to see if the back of the tube would light up to indicate that it's working. When I powered on the monitor, the back of the tube lit up but powered off within seconds. Isn't that light supposed to stay on when the CRT's in use? If so, what would be the common cause for this not to stay on? I already fixed all the cracked solder joints that I could see after discharging it (obviously).
Thanks!