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This CRT is dead, right?
Posted by: obsolete on 2023-12-29 06:59:35 I got this Mac SE cheap as "does not power on". I tested all the other parts from the machine individually and they all work, which is great; I was expecting a battery bomb or a dead PS/AB. After doing that, I noticed the tip missing from the end of the CRT. This will have broken the vacuum, right? I haven't tried powering this CRT on because I don't trust it...
Posted by: finkmac on 2023-12-29 07:08:32 sure looks like it to me. the nipple is completely missing from what i can see.
Posted by: LaPorta on 2023-12-29 07:09:57 Answer: yes. Find another, and if everything else works fine, you should be good to go.
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2023-12-29 08:28:12 Yup, that'd be knackered.
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2023-12-29 14:08:45 Oof. I've had this exact thing happen to me with a Macintosh Classic. Not fun.
Posted by: Nixontheknight on 2024-01-01 08:13:03 Oof. I've had this exact thing happen to me with a Macintosh Classic. Not fun. yup. I broke the CRT of a Macintosh Classic once. Once I heard the hiss of air entering the CRT, I knew it was cooked
Posted by: obsolete on 2024-01-01 10:48:33 Thanks everyone. I never got to (had to?) listen to the hiss of air into this one because it was this way when I got it. I installed a good CRT and the machine is working great now, though! I'd still say I got a good deal.
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2024-01-01 14:02:04 Thanks everyone. I never got to (had to?) listen to the hiss of air into this one because it was this way when I got it. I installed a good CRT and the machine is working great now, though! I'd still say I got a good deal. At least it's working!
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2024-01-01 14:03:44 yup. I broke the CRT of a Macintosh Classic once. Once I heard the hiss of air entering the CRT, I knew it was cooked I didn't know at the time, but ah well.
Posted by: obsolete on 2024-01-01 14:25:25 At least it's working! Yep, another one liberated!
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2024-01-01 14:27:15 Yep, another one liberated! Would love to do the same with mine, although I've never gotten another CRT for it.
Posted by: cgp on 2024-01-01 16:58:04 My SE30 came this way but I didn't realize it until I powered-up after re-capping and was greeted by arcing inside the tube and some very alarming buzzing sounds! I replaced the CRT and the dead driver transistor on the neck board, and all's happy now.
Posted by: obsolete on 2024-01-01 17:38:28 Would love to do the same with mine, although I've never gotten another CRT for it. If he has any in stock, I would recommend this seller: https://www.ebay.com/str/michiganvintagefinds The one I bought from him was exactly as described, packaged very well, and communication was great.
Posted by: 68kPlus on 2024-01-01 18:05:44 If he has any in stock, I would recommend this seller: https://www.ebay.com/str/michiganvintagefinds The one I bought from him was exactly as described, packaged very well, and communication was great. Good item but I live in Australia and postage is like $300AUD
Posted by: rplacd on 2024-01-01 20:20:43 yup. I broke the CRT of a Macintosh Classic once. Once I heard the hiss of air entering the CRT, I knew it was cooked Done, twice: once while trying to remove a stuck-in SCSI ribbon cable in a Classic; once when trying to remove a stuck-in CRT anode whatchamathingy. One of the rollercoaster moments they don't tell you about when you enter the hobby.
Posted by: obsolete on 2024-01-03 10:55:23 Good item but I live in Australia and postage is like $300AUD Oh, sorry! Yeah, it makes more sense to find one on the same continent...good luck.
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