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Any CRT experts? Decased a 32" Sony Wega Trinitron for arcade
thatpurplestuff:
Hey there! Like the title suggests, I discharged/decased a 32" Sony Wega for use in an upcoming arcade cabinet. I know just enough to be a danger to myself, so I was hoping to get some expert opinions before I fire this thing back up.
I am going to be building a mirror cabinet, and I have already reversed the vertical yoke wires (yellow/brown) in hopes to invert the display vertically. I haven't tested it yet though because I just wanted to be sure that I am looking at what I think I am looking at, as well as get some advice as to how to properly mount stuff (specifically the degause coils and ground strap) before I try to power this thing back on after it's year-long slumber. Here is an image of the TV without the back on it, along with labels of what I *think* certain wires are. I would really appreciate someone who knows what they are doing confirming these labels haha.
Here are images of the frame that I built for the TV... I should be able to just reattach the ground strap back where it was, right? Can I just attach the degausing straps to the wood frame in close proximity to where they were before without risking damaging anything? I plan on attaching some very thin wood with venting holes in it to all of the sides once I am sure everything is wire correctly, so once I'm done I'm hoping this thing will be just as safe as the original case.
Gray_Area:
Why did you decase it and then build a honking box for it?
thatpurplestuff:
Gray_Area- For a mirror arcade cabinet, the display actually faces upwards as opposed to forward so keeping it in the case isn't an option (the back is basically a relatively flimsy piece of plastic that would stand absolutely zero chance of supporting this insanely heavy CRT). I also wanted to reduce the excess ~3" on each side of the screen that was there because of the speakers while at the same time creating a frame that would allow me to move this beast easily without having to worry about damaging anything. This tv is so ridiculously heavy that the idea of having the picture tube vulnerable seemed like a disaster waiting to happen.
Here's an example of a mirror cabinet if I wasn't very clear... the display in this Operation Wolf is actually resting towards the bottom of the cabinet facing upwards, and what you look at while playing the game is actually a big mirror that angles downward.
For any CRT guys that may be reading this, I just thought of another question... will those degausing coils possibly interfere with the computer hardware (mainly the hard drive) if they are a couple feet away? I know magnets are a hard drive's worst enemy but I really have no idea the power and range of TV degause coils. Thanks!
WindDrake:
The degaussing coils are fired up for a few moments on powerup or manual activation, and don't possess enough strength to mess with your electronics. Don't worry about it.
thatpurplestuff:
WindDrake- Thanks for the info!
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