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[mr_ro_co]

Thought this was a permanent fix, but watching a movie last night, still had an occasional quiet crackle. The solderable tips that Tim sent showed up yesterday, so this afternoon I cut the tip back again and put the proper replacement tip on. Works perfectly. Projector has been running for an hour, zero static crackle. I think an important aspect of the real tip is that it's a cap that doubles back over the insulation, making it a bell type of HV electrode, unlike the butt splice I tried to use. It was really easy to put on, took a couple of minutes to solder, trim, and clean and smooth the new tip.

Thanks Tim!!

Steve

[digitalayon]

how often does this happen?

[Tim in Phoenix]

Guys

This is maybe the second leaky rubber problem I've seen in fifteen years; the other leak was from the HVPS cable. The solderable tips get used when the plastic caps are cracked and won't tighten properly.