I generally turn down the intensity quite a bit when not viewing the trace. I watch for that on some of the older tube scopes..because if stops sweeping trace could end up as a dot.
Mark Anton, Owner
Heights TV & VCR Service
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Columbia Heights MN, 55421
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Craig Sawyers" <c.sawyers@...>
To: <tekscopes@...>
Subject: RE: [TekScopes] Is it advisable to turn intensity down when scope is idle (but displaying a signal) to preserve CRT?
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:47:51 -0000
Should the scope intensity be turned down to some degree or all the way
during this programming time to avoid phosphor degradation, or perhaps
should the scope be turned off during these intervals?
I usually turn down the intensity on the scope right down if I'm doing
something else for a while. But then again, I usually run at a fairly low
brightness anyway - there simply doesn't seem to be the need to crank it up
too far; you just need a clear trace, not a retina burning event.
Craig
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