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[lyd]

Sorry to keep posting with this panicky stuff, but I don't know yet how to tell the difference between a critical problem and a not so big a deal problem, and I don't want to damage anything by continuing to run when I shouldn't.

I did a full initialization on my 8500, and when it came back up each tube had a small bright dot in exactly the same spot, about an inch up from the bottom of the tube and maybe 3/4" to the left of center. (Ceiling mounted, if that matters. Scans have been reversed already.)

I could say it looks exactly like a stuck pixel on a panel display. (But I won't say that, because someone might throw something at me.

When I have a solid pattern up, there is a line of lighter color that runs up vertically from the position of the dot.

Is this trouble, or no big deal that will go away when I complete the setup, or something in between?

Thank you.

lyd

[draganm]

this is normal on a marquee that hasn't has the Christy digital "dot fix" done to it. It's on Curt's site under "downloads" . This is a very tricky one to do, like soldering 2 grains of uncooked rice together.

[lyd]

If this helps, the dots, which are brighter than the regular setup pattern and menus, get dimmer if I turn contrast up. Blue most, eventually disappearing at moderately high contrast, green next at close to max, and red dims but never goes away entirely.

When I turn brightness down, the dots disappear in the same order, including the red never completely disappearing, and they persist long after the pattern is invisible.

lyd

[lyd]