Thank you for this video. I love what you're doing restoring all these CRTs and teaching the rest of us how to help preserve them. I think I'll start replacing capacitors on mine this weekend.
I am so so HAPPY to still here crt's are around in terms of gaming and just being known on youtube. It's really crazy to see people still put time and effort into rebuilding these bad boys after 20 plus years haha. Also I am happy to see you have a patreon that sells and fixes crt monitors. I had one in 2004 when we first moved to my old house but we got rid of it. Now I bought that same monitor and have 2 more. I love these things, lowest input latency like everything is happening in real time. Even my 240 hertz 1 ms monitor doesn't come close. Hopefully if your services are still around in 5 to 10 years, I might need a repair on my soon to be 4 crt monitors, I love your channel!!! Reminds me of being a kid again!!!
Great video, much appreciated. One question though: is it “safe” to wait until one or more capacitors blow up and then replace them? Can a blown capacitor affect other components? Thanks
Hello RetroTech! I just bought a PVM 2030QM (2130QM) and i was wondering if there is anything i need to do to future proof it? it works great so im not sure if there is something i could do that would extend its life span.
I was wondering about something regarding recapping: Let's say I don't want to recap the whole monitor at the same time. If I recap the power supply first, wouldn't that increase the voltage and could make the rest of the system age faster? If I recap the rest of the system before the power supply, wouldn't that create a higher load on the power supply?
Those earlier PVMs were very good, but suffered from misconverged edges. You will probably never notice it during normal usage, especially with 480i/576i sources, but it's really annoying in some 240p games. No amount of magnetic strips can fix it because the raster just doesn't fit the tubes perfectly.
You can't use the same desoldering tool to replace them. I've gotten a new hot air station since this filming to solve the issue. Unfortunately I was never that good at wicking anything.
@@RetroTechUSA in my humble experience those large snap ins are easier to desolder than the small caps. Less of a chance of lifting a pad. I turn my soldering iron up to 700 and use a hand pump (the large one not the shitty small one).
Great Video, love the level of detail on all the steps. Want to get some input on a small issue with my 20m2mdu. Currently the left side has a faint blue hue to it while the right is faintly red. Looking at the service manual, does this mean the yoke is pushed a little too far forward?
This sounds like it might just need a manual degauss. Exactly the same issue as mine used to have until I degaussed it. Find yourself a cheap manual degausser online. The cheap ones work just fine and you'll likely only ever use it once or twice. Great things to have if you have pro CRTs.
Hi Steve, where can I get the Snes video test cartridge like the one you use for testing/calibration on the pvms? Do you sell them? If you do, I'm more than willing to purchase one from you.
@@RetroTechUSA Thank you so much for providing the link.. I've been wanting to calibrate my pvm-9044QM without much success without the program. Btw, do you sell replacement capacitors kit for this model?
Great video, Steve! Have you ever considering selling your home style discharge tool? I've seen some articles on piecing your own together using screw drivers and high gauge wire, but your device looks a bit more sturdy/grounded than that.
Oops. You definitely made a video in the past for how to make your own discharge tool. Which I also watched... Thanks for posting so much stuff publicly on your channel!
Hey Steve..Wishing you and your love ones a Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for contributing to my Neo-Geo thread on Atariage.com and the community at large bro. 8^) Anthony..
Do people ever give you a hard time in your soldering technique? I was shamed when starting out for not using the iron in one hand, a length of solder in the other and bringing them to the component together.
screw whoever shamed you. practice makes perfect. u can buy cheap clock kits from eBay for a couple dollars they're good practice if you want something cheap to work on.
@@sam-oh3wy I shook the habit and I'm glad I did, it's a lot faster when you're going down the line on a bunch of solder points. This guy is way more knowledgeable than I'll ever be, though, and he uses the technique I was discouraged from using early on so I guess it doesn't really matter.
@@nickprime1116 It depends on the situation and what kind of component you're soldering. For example here he's likely holding the cap from the other side when soldering, so it's straight. Since he doesn't have three hands, he has to preapply solder to his iron.
Thank you for this video. I love what you're doing restoring all these CRTs and teaching the rest of us how to help preserve them. I think I'll start replacing capacitors on mine this weekend.
you are doing gods work =)
thank you for helping keep us all informed on how to preserve these beauties!
Great video right before I recap my 1953MD. Very informative.
I recommend disconnecting/connecting the cables on the neck PCB *after* it is removed.
Gordon ramsey doing tech
I am so so HAPPY to still here crt's are around in terms of gaming and just being known on youtube. It's really crazy to see people still put time and effort into rebuilding these bad boys after 20 plus years haha. Also I am happy to see you have a patreon that sells and fixes crt monitors. I had one in 2004 when we first moved to my old house but we got rid of it. Now I bought that same monitor and have 2 more. I love these things, lowest input latency like everything is happening in real time. Even my 240 hertz 1 ms monitor doesn't come close. Hopefully if your services are still around in 5 to 10 years, I might need a repair on my soon to be 4 crt monitors, I love your channel!!! Reminds me of being a kid again!!!
Well presented 👍🏻.
Does this model of pvm have an anti-glare coating that you can remove? Thanks for the detailed video!
Great video, much appreciated. One question though: is it “safe” to wait until one or more capacitors blow up and then replace them? Can a blown capacitor affect other components? Thanks
Did you ever get an answer to this?
like the format of this video, it will be very helpful. i have 1954q i think is very similar
Ever do the recap on the 1954Q? Where do you get a cap kit?
Another great project for the list :D if it sits on there too long I may look for someone to pay to do this since it's pretty involved.
exactly what I needed!
btw, how do I find out what caps affect the geometry in PVMs?
Great video ! Does this also apply for the 1453MD ?
The back of that board is intimidating wow
Hello RetroTech! I just bought a PVM 2030QM (2130QM) and i was wondering if there is anything i need to do to future proof it? it works great so im not sure if there is something i could do that would extend its life span.
I was wondering about something regarding recapping:
Let's say I don't want to recap the whole monitor at the same time.
If I recap the power supply first, wouldn't that increase the voltage and could make the rest of the system age faster?
If I recap the rest of the system before the power supply, wouldn't that create a higher load on the power supply?
Talking about burning traces probably means you're running too hot
support 220v???
Those earlier PVMs were very good, but suffered from misconverged edges. You will probably never notice it during normal usage, especially with 480i/576i sources, but it's really annoying in some 240p games. No amount of magnetic strips can fix it because the raster just doesn't fit the tubes perfectly.
Awesome job Steve. I have a 14M4U did you ever put a cap kit together for that model?
Why are snap in caps harder to replace?
You can't use the same desoldering tool to replace them. I've gotten a new hot air station since this filming to solve the issue. Unfortunately I was never that good at wicking anything.
@@RetroTechUSA in my humble experience those large snap ins are easier to desolder than the small caps. Less of a chance of lifting a pad. I turn my soldering iron up to 700 and use a hand pump (the large one not the shitty small one).
Awesome!
Great Video, love the level of detail on all the steps.
Want to get some input on a small issue with my 20m2mdu. Currently the left side has a faint blue hue to it while the right is faintly red. Looking at the service manual, does this mean the yoke is pushed a little too far forward?
This sounds like it might just need a manual degauss. Exactly the same issue as mine used to have until I degaussed it.
Find yourself a cheap manual degausser online. The cheap ones work just fine and you'll likely only ever use it once or twice. Great things to have if you have pro CRTs.
Wondering the results of this issue..
Hi Steve, where can I get the Snes video test cartridge like the one you use for testing/calibration on the pvms? Do you sell them? If you do, I'm more than willing to purchase one from you.
It's a ROM that can be loaded to any rom cart. Here is a link to the ROM Download. You could burn it to a disc also.
junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php?title=240p_test_suite
@@RetroTechUSA Thank you so much for providing the link.. I've been wanting to calibrate my pvm-9044QM without much success without the program. Btw, do you sell replacement capacitors kit for this model?
Great video, Steve!
Have you ever considering selling your home style discharge tool? I've seen some articles on piecing your own together using screw drivers and high gauge wire, but your device looks a bit more sturdy/grounded than that.
Oops. You definitely made a video in the past for how to make your own discharge tool. Which I also watched... Thanks for posting so much stuff publicly on your channel!
Hey Steve..Wishing you and your love ones a Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for contributing to my Neo-Geo thread on Atariage.com and the community at large bro. 8^)
Anthony..
480p ?
im scare af of discharge a tube, i never try but i need
Do people ever give you a hard time in your soldering technique? I was shamed when starting out for not using the iron in one hand, a length of solder in the other and bringing them to the component together.
screw whoever shamed you. practice makes perfect. u can buy cheap clock kits from eBay for a couple dollars they're good practice if you want something cheap to work on.
@@sam-oh3wy I shook the habit and I'm glad I did, it's a lot faster when you're going down the line on a bunch of solder points. This guy is way more knowledgeable than I'll ever be, though, and he uses the technique I was discouraged from using early on so I guess it doesn't really matter.
@@nickprime1116 It depends on the situation and what kind of component you're soldering. For example here he's likely holding the cap from the other side when soldering, so it's straight. Since he doesn't have three hands, he has to preapply solder to his iron.
Marques brownlee stole your name for youtube original
He sure did.