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[perisoft]

So, I got it all put back together, and (!) got it to trigger correctly and roll down/up. On the roll down, a loop of the tension string on the left side of the screen proved to be loose, and while looping it back over it popped out of the last tab (apparently). So, no tension on the left side.

I tried a couple of things before getting it to work in a totally ghetto way. Let's just say it involved duct tape. Seems to work fine, though.

So, now it's hanging with some weight on it to try to pull some of the wrinkles out.

The plan is to leave it hanging for a bit, and then get it hung in the HT before I try to clean it. No time for anything else.

My only problem at this point is that it's hanging quite low - about 75" from the top of the case to the bottom edge of the screen. This is going to put it pretty low in my room, so I've gotta see how it'll work.

[perisoft]

Yeah, as I thought. In my room the bottom of the screen will end up about 19" from the floor. I like my screens low, but there's a limit...

I understand it's possible to alter the drop down length, but it's far from obvious looking at the screen. Can someone point me the right way in the guts?

[Nashou66]

Mine is lower than that 16 inches.

Athanasios

[perisoft]

Really? I'd like to have a riser in, and it seems like it'd be impossible to see the screen - one thing is that my room is only about 14' deep, so the 'angle down' is increased. Do you have any pics of your HT? I'm curious.

[perisoft]

Yay! So far, so good. After another day (with a steel bar hanging from the bottom) the wrinkles are almost totally out. The little ripples in the lower left corner are still there, but less. If they don't go away I'll try the heat gun approach. All that's left is the dirt... I'm a bit apprehensive about that - but on the bright side, the bat bit's outside the 'scope area, at least!

[Spanky Ham]

Go with a hair dryer first.

[Tom.W]

[perisoft]

[AnalogRocks]

[AnalogRocks]

[perisoft]

Classic, Analog. Classic like a 1041.

[Nashou66]

Just use soap and water, thats what is reccomended for my Da Lite.

Athanasios

[perisoft]

Well, thanks to a ton of help from you guys, the screen is (almost) good as new! It flattened out really nicely after a couple weeks of hanging (still a tiny bit of rippling in the lower left, but I haven't tried heating it yet). But I cleaned off the crud on the bottom, and it's looking great. There's still a little bit of dirt visible (probably the equivalent of dropping to 95IRE on a full white screen) but I'm going to try gradually cleaning over time. I'm considering using a Mr. Clean 'magic eraser', and they really ARE magic, but I'm worried it might magically erase the screen material too. So we'll see how another few rounds with the 10% Simple Green works.

The PJ is angled to get the image centered on the tube, the electric dropping is working great with a +12 wall wart plugged into the center channel amp, and I am in general quite pleased.

And best of all, with a 1200-lumen BG808s at 60 contrast on a 1.5gain 84" screen - well, to paraphrase one Ruby Rhod, this image is POP POP POP!

Thanks again for all the help, guys. It's another pro-looking touch to my HT, and I couldn't've done it without you! When I get some of the other last finishing touches up, there'll be some pics. I'm chuffed!

[paw]

Glad it worked out for you.

For those tough stains, how about requesting a sample of the screen material from Stewart? That way you can test out various cleaning methods with fear of damaging your actual screen.

I bet those 'magic erasers' are abrasive.