How do i fix the color on this tv?

Old CRT TV's color just faded, how can I fix?

  • I bought an old, small, used CRT TV from the thrift shop today for playing my Nintendos and whatnot. It was working just fine up until a little while ago when I guess I looked at it funny and now the color is fairly dark. It was almost black and white, though I smacked it a few times and now it's somewhat visible. The TV doesn't have any way to adjust the picture, so anyone have any tips?

  • Answer:

    If the picture faded away on the order of 10-20 seconds (and if it comes back, also comes up to full brightness in same time frame - possibly with the persuasion of some careful whacking) AND with NO other significant changes such as size, focus, etc., then take a look in the back of the tube for the filament to be lit - the orange glow near the CRT socket. If there is none, then you probably have a bad solder connection on the circuit board on the neck of the CRT. Look for fine cracks around pins on that board. Try prodding it with an insulating stick to see if the picture comes back. Resolder if necessary. It is probably not a bad CRT as the filaments are usually wired in parallel and all would not go bad at the same time. However, if only a single color fades in and out, then a bad connection inside the CRT is a distinct possibility - look for only one of the filament's glow to be coming and going. This is probably not worth fixing since it will require CRT replacement. If the picture faded away with other symptoms, then there is probably a fault in the video amplifier/output one of its power supplies - still probably a loose connection if you are able to get it back by whacking.

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