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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Fixing Fairlight series I, II IIX monitor "bloom". Photos in gallery.

2006-04-04 by James Thomson

Hi Adrian,

It's very nice to see you post to the group ! For those of you who don't
know, Adrian is one of the main CMI series 3 designers. Correct me if I am
wrong Adrian ! Also, Adrian was at Fairlight while the CMI 2X was still
being produced.

Regards,


James Thomson

Magic Audio Co.
The Studio
West Hampstead
London NW2 3RJ
U.K.








On 3/4/06 23:39, "Megacurve" <megacurve@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> 
> A Brave man indeed!
> 
> Peter, you should discharge the picture tube first.
> There is a cable with a big rubber cover that plugs
> into the side of the tube. You should pry a big
> screwdriver into there, making contact with the metal
> connection, and with another big screwdriver, short
> that to chassis. There may be a big spark, but the
> screwdrivers will not be damaged 8^)  and you will
> have discharged the tube (which acts like a big
> capacitor).
> 
> Don't do this with the power on!
> 
> -- Adrian Bruce
> 
> --- Harald Feldmann <feldmann@

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