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waricle



Joined: 23 Jun 2009
Posts: 6
Location: Queensland, Australia

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:12 am    Post subject: Hello from Aussie

Gooday,
I have just joined the forum to find information on the use and setup of a NEC CRT.
I do so now with a heavy heart as only this evening the NEC emitted a very loud bang and died.
So today I have a few very different questions than the ones I was planning to ask yesterday.
Firstly, Is it worth getting someone to fix it and secondly, how do you get the smoke back in the wires???
Crying or Very sad ,
waricle
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akajester



Joined: 09 Jul 2008
Posts: 934
Location: Wisconsin

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:18 pm    Post subject:

If I were you I'd give Curt a call or shoot him an email. I'm sure he'll be honest with you about the unit, maybe you can send a few components in for testing or replacement. Welcome to the forum!
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Curt Palme
CRT Tech


Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Langley, BC

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:59 pm    Post subject:

Should be an easy fix. What model of NEC do you have?
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rob323



Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 15
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:48 pm    Post subject:

Curt, it's a PG6+ (PG6200?). (It's my crt which I lent to Waricle to have a tinker with).

Waricle, you tried to play that Kylie Minogue concert dvd through it didn't you. Sorry mate, I should have warned you about.
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ecrabb
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Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 15909
Location: Utah

TV/Projector: JVC RS40, Epson 5010

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:07 pm    Post subject:

Kylie Monoque... Niiiice... What, did it overheat the projector? Wink

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rob323



Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 15
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:17 pm    Post subject:

No, it just has taste Mr. Green
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SweetChuck



Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Posts: 134
Location: Queensland Australia

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:03 am    Post subject: Re: Hello from Aussie

Hey , Where abouts in Qld are you , I'm in Twmba and could maybe help you out .

waricle wrote:
Gooday,
I have just joined the forum to find information on the use and setup of a NEC CRT.
I do so now with a heavy heart as only this evening the NEC emitted a very loud bang and died.
So today I have a few very different questions than the ones I was planning to ask yesterday.
Firstly, Is it worth getting someone to fix it and secondly, how do you get the smoke back in the wires???
Crying or Very sad ,
waricle
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Curt Palme
CRT Tech


Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 24396
Location: Langley, BC

TV/Projector: All of them!

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:30 pm    Post subject:

Usually the smell of burnt silicone will last a long time. I'll bet something in the power supply smoked. Take it out, pop open the cover, and see what blew. Post a pix, or let us know what you see. I've got spare power supplies, but shipping will be $100+ due to the weight. If the AC input board blew (likely), then I could just send that, which would make shipping a lot cheaper.
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Mark_A_W



Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 3068
Location: Sunny Melbourne Australia

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:18 pm    Post subject:

You have 220v powersupplies/AC input boards Curt?
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waricle



Joined: 23 Jun 2009
Posts: 6
Location: Queensland, Australia

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:52 pm    Post subject:

Gooday SweetChuck I am in Ningi near Bribie Island.
Curt, I will take the power supply cover off and have a look.
Are there any nasty residual currents I should be aware of?
Will past pics when I do.
Thanks gents,
Waricle
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Curt Palme
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:59 pm    Post subject:

Oh, Mark is right, you're on 220 volts. What was I thinking? Mark might be able to repair it or have parts, otherwise I can repair it.

No, no residual voltage after it's been unpluged for 30 minutes.

Cheers!
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waricle



Joined: 23 Jun 2009
Posts: 6
Location: Queensland, Australia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:42 pm    Post subject:

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Mark_A_W



Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 3068
Location: Sunny Melbourne Australia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:07 pm    Post subject:

LOL, wrong powersupply.


That's not damaged, that dirty soot is normal around the HV supply.


The supply you want to look inside is under the lenses.



Oh, and Curt, I have no PG parts at all.

I only have my spare set (much travelled) of XG-1101LC boards. Nothing else.


Oh Oh, and Curt, it's 240v here, but NEC just made a generic 220v supply which runs fine on 240v.
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waricle



Joined: 23 Jun 2009
Posts: 6
Location: Queensland, Australia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:08 pm    Post subject:

Thanks Mark,
I will look there.
Would a 240V - 110V transformer work?
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Mark_A_W



Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 3068
Location: Sunny Melbourne Australia

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:05 pm    Post subject:

Yes, but it needs to be a very big one.


Actually, it's not that hard to convert a 110v input board to 220v - at least in an Xtra. Couple of jumpers and a fuse. The board has the jumpers marked. Not sure if a Plus is the same, but I suspect it is.
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waricle



Joined: 23 Jun 2009
Posts: 6
Location: Queensland, Australia

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:52 am    Post subject:

What do you reckon Curt?
do you have a board with the jumpers?
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Mark_A_W



Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 3068
Location: Sunny Melbourne Australia

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:58 am    Post subject:

More links than jumpers - you have to de-solder them.
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waricle



Joined: 23 Jun 2009
Posts: 6
Location: Queensland, Australia

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:20 pm    Post subject:

I suppose the next question is there someone local to Brisbane who will look at the PJ and also how much will a power supply cost from Curt.
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Mr. Green



Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Posts: 1394
Location: Calgary

TV/Projector: Marquee 9501LC / NEC 9PG+

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:54 am    Post subject:

Welcome to the forum. Sorry about your luck. Great little projectors. Love my 9PG+. Should be lots of parts around. NEC's seem to be pretty common in Australia. See if you can grab a dead chassis somewhere. Might have a good power supply in it. Never hurts to look.

There's this thread in buy and sell... http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=196581#196581

Someone is parting out a PG6200... I'm not sure of the compatibility of the Xtra vs. the PG+ though. Not sure how many parts are interchangeable. I'd go with Curt though. Great guy, great service. Even got to meet him recently Thumbs Up .

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CasetheCorvetteman



Joined: 09 Nov 2008
Posts: 6326
Location: Australia

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:11 pm    Post subject:

Waricle, did you get this PG sorted out yet? There was quite a few 6 PGs on ebay in Australia last year.

Im not far from you, maybe about 35-40 minutes north.
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