Return to the CurtPalme.com main site CurtPalme.com Home Theater Forum
A forum with a sense of fun and community for Home Theater enthusiasts!
Products for Sale ] [ FAQ: Hooking it all up ] [ CRT Primer/FAQ ] [ Best/Worst CRT Projectors List ] [ Setup Tips & Manuals ] [ Advanced Procedures ] [ Newsletter ]
 

Blu-ray disc release list and must-have titles. Buy the latest and best Blu-ray titles to show off in your home theater!

 As this forum is rarely used anymore, we've locked it. Feel free to browse and read. Questions? Please reach out to us directly. Cheers! 

My Barco 808s (with MEC tubes) is snapping, getting worse...

 
This forum is locked: you cannot post, reply to, or edit topics.   This topic is locked: you cannot edit posts or make replies.    CurtPalme.com Forum Index -> CRT Projectors
Author Message
Elaine Benes



Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 1416


Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:00 pm    Post subject: My Barco 808s (with MEC tubes) is snapping, getting worse...

So, I haven't cracked the case yet, but I was wondering if any of the Barco experts could diagnose an increasing HV snapping...

What's the most likely culprit of the HV components ?

It doesn't affect the picture, yet, just snaps and continues on...

but its getting worse, fairly quickly...the last few snaps rattled the picture for the first time...I've got *some* spares but I don't want to get this without having to swap in blindly...sooo....what is the MOST likely component to fail slowly like this producing increasing HV snaps ???

My first guess is the splitter, really just because its easiest to change...not based on any knowledge....
Back to top
Curt Palme
CRT Tech


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

TV/Projector: All of them!

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:59 pm    Post subject:

Usually the splitter, but at this point you can also suspect the HV leads going to the tubes...
Back to top
Elaine Benes



Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 1416


Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:09 pm    Post subject:

Thanks for the quick reply, I'm assuming the HV splitter is the same between the 701s and the 808s, since they LOOK exactly the same...

Try cleaning the HV leads first though, right ??(It never works, but takes the least effort...).
Back to top
Curt Palme
CRT Tech


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

TV/Projector: All of them!

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:19 pm    Post subject:

Yes and yes. Smile
Back to top
dvh99



Joined: 25 Dec 2009
Posts: 2158
Location: nederland

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:10 am    Post subject:

i have that same problem now, my guess is that this happens after the silicone has been on the hv boot over a longer period of time.
i first thought it was the splitter, but i changed out the splitter twice with the same hv snapping remaining.
so far no damage has been done but i think i`d better get myself 3 new hv leads,
or, take the hv leads out, clean, remove as much of the old silicone as possible and apply new and let it cure for a few days.

_________________
1 answer always poses multiple questions.
marquee 9500ultra HD10L moome hdmi1.3 v3+ some mods.
Back to top
Elaine Benes



Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 1416


Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:07 pm    Post subject:

Update if anyone cares. I got around to swapping the splitter from my 701s that's been sitting in the garage, into my 808s(with MEC tubes) and it fixed the problem.

The 808s had died completely, finally, and I swapped in the G90 on the ceiling, but I'm happy to have the issue definitively diagnosed and fixed.
Back to top
This forum is locked: you cannot post, reply to, or edit topics.   This topic is locked: you cannot edit posts or make replies.    CurtPalme.com Forum Index -> CRT Projectors All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum