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#128591 - 30/11/2002 11:19 "Burn" mark on the bottom right side off my screen
DirtyDozen
stranger

Registered: 21/11/2002
Posts: 45
Loc: ... they call us Massholes
There is a small circular "burn" mark on the bottom right side of my screen. It is off the LED pad, and noticable when face is removed. I've heard of this before somewhere, and I'm not sure if it's normal.

(ATEMPTED) EXAMPLE:
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I I
I LED SCREEN I , ---- ,
I_____________________________ I I O I <-- KNOB
{O} ' ---- '
THE BURN ---^

(It look's like a solder point, exept I would like to know if this is harmful, and or should be fixed...)

Thank's
- Dirty Dozen
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#128592 - 30/11/2002 11:34 Re: "Burn" mark on the bottom right side off my screen [Re: DirtyDozen]
DirtyDozen
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Registered: 21/11/2002
Posts: 45
Loc: ... they call us Massholes
HE HEH... [censored]. Let's try this...


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#128593 - 30/11/2002 11:44 Re: "Burn" mark on the bottom right side off my screen [Re: DirtyDozen]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
Although not a specific FAQ entry on your exact question, your question is answered as part of another FAQ entry right here.

In fact, a search on the FAQ for the term "burn mark" produces that very entry. Hm.
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#128594 - 30/11/2002 11:46 Re: "Burn" mark on the bottom right side off my screen [Re: DirtyDozen]
jwickis
addict

Registered: 24/08/2000
Posts: 658
Loc: India
Don't worry be happy does it look like this?
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#128595 - 02/12/2002 17:15 Re: "Burn" mark on the bottom right side off my screen [Re: DirtyDozen]
mrfixit
enthusiast

Registered: 14/06/2002
Posts: 337
That spot is the "getter" inside the vfd. When vfd's are made and the vacuum is drawn there is a little metal ring right under that spot called a "getter" that is energized and all the impurities are sucked to the spot so the rest of the display has a perfect vacuum. If you look at some old radio tubes they have the same thing and it looks the same.
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