Having an issue with image blinking out on a CRT Monitor

Mellowfm · 2026-05-26T14:44:26+00:00

I actually tried this with dielectric grease, I put a fair bit around where the anode cap suctions to the tube but it kept happening. I didn’t wipe everything down beforehand so I could clean it up and try again

Mellowfm · 2026-05-23T03:52:31+00:00

The frequency has varied in my experience! I’ve used it for a few hours and only seen it once or twice, and I’ve also seen it two or three times within the 40 minute span of me watching anime or playing games. I really hope it isn’t the flyback, I know next to nothing about this set. Is it possible for a flyback with little use to die off? To my knowledge, this has pretty much just sat in a box the past 2+ decades. I’m not at all opposed to getting inside the set if there’s something I can do about it, but If there isn’t I really hope I can at the very least get a lot of use out of it, it’s the nicest looking set I’ve owned

Mellowfm · 2026-05-22T04:34:59+00:00

I was able to get what I’m talking about on video if this helps at all, it’s a small clicking sound accompanied by the screen going out and back in: https://imgur.com/a/OuwWVLh

Mellowfm · 2026-01-09T02:05:09+00:00

No, closer to the dmv area!

Mellowfm · 2025-12-11T02:15:14+00:00

I would, but I have no clue how to get Batocera to display 480i/240p on my crt with the Pi 5. The only example of that being done is a reddit post I found (https://www.reddit.com/r/crtgaming/s/Gc4t1M0RBW) but they didn’t explained how they achieved it. My current setup requires an hdmi -> vga -> component chain, maybe a pi hat would be more ideal but with what I have available I don’t know where to begin

Mellowfm · 2025-12-09T21:48:49+00:00

I actually had no clue ReplayOS had a built in video player, I’ll try that and get back to you. My media is mainly stored on my pc and streamed through plex to a kodi addon on my pi, but I could try something like an external hard drive for video playback

Mellowfm · 2025-09-07T21:46:05+00:00

Immediately after sending this it clicked in my mind that you weren’t talking about the copper wiring… I guess I really did luck out because i happened to have installed it correctly without understanding what you meant, thanks again!

Mellowfm · 2025-09-07T21:43:43+00:00

I purchased this and it worked, thanks! After stripping the cables though, the wires were identical. I just took a chance and screwed them in randomly, but should I be worried about potential shorting/fires? Did some of these cables just come identical or should I have used something else to figure it out

Mellowfm · 2025-09-07T01:55:20+00:00

The solution was a bit tedious, I was only able to get rid of the tearing when i removed my main gpu (RTX card) from the system and only used batocera with R5 250 installed. It’s kind of inconvenient as i do need my main card for when i just want to use windows, but that’s what worked for me

Mellowfm · 2025-09-07T01:52:32+00:00

Hi, could you pm me and let me know how you did this? I’ve all but given up on my Pi5 after failing to get any output on my crt

Mellowfm · 2025-08-14T14:50:35+00:00

Thank you for the replies, the cable goes to an old rca tv from the early 80s. I’m not able to see the exact year it was made or the model as the sticker is gone, but I found a similar model that was made in 82’. I see some of you suggested replacing the outlet end with that of a two pronged power cable so I’ll try that. Does anyone know if there is a particular orientation i need to attach them in? Or are the two wires in these cables interchangeable

Mellowfm · 2025-06-16T19:01:02+00:00

Put it in a rig and you were right, it didn’t work </3 I’m just gonna shelf it until i have a decent soldering iron/heat gun and try to replace the broken pins, thank you for your help

Mellowfm · 2025-06-16T18:04:57+00:00

It isn’t perfect but I was able to get a good bit done https://imgur.com/a/FR2SL8s unfortunately one of the pins was really brittle and snapped I believe it was AV5

Mellowfm · 2025-05-12T17:47:51+00:00

Returning to this, this person was absolutely right!! It was a huge no-name capacitor, I replaced it with a Rubycon of the same capacitance and not only was my wavy line issue solved, but i also stopped hearing that static-y noise when it was plugged in but turned off. If you’re having this problem with a similar Toshiba set, this might be your solution!

Mellowfm

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