dust in an RPTV on tubes and mirror
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a guy was here today fixing my tv and he opened it up. I looked inside and noticed that the tubes and mirror had dust on them. not that much, but a certain amount, that surely will accumulate over time.
my assuption is that this will interfere with the video quality, causing grainy-ness.
any ideas as to whether it is a good idea to clean and how?
thanks,
ravi
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Could you not used some good compressed air, that is what I use on my LCD projector in the even dust blobs start forming?
Just make sure you keep the can upright.
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just did mine a couple of weeks ago,tv is about 10 years old and the picture did improve quite a bit.i used one of those microfiber cloths dry ,i only cleaned the bulbs not the mirror ,i didnt tell my wife that i did it and she said how good the picture looked,and she doesnt even care about this a/v/stuff
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the mirror is quite fragile so i would go in there with a papertowel or something as you could scratch it. Personaly i wouldnt touch it. You should be alright cleaning the lenses though.
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Aaaaag! Not Not NOT a paper towel! Unless you want to scratch it. Any of it... The microfibre cloths used for cleaning eyeglasses and such should be fine, I would think.
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lol... oops. yeah i meant to say NOT a papertowel. good eye
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I'm really, really glad you meant to say it... and you didn't think a paper towel was proper for the job!
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i'll side with sirquack here. i think that pressurized air in a can that you use for cleaning the insides of a computer would work well in this instance.
random thought- would some of that electronics-specific Endust be good for this situation?
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WATCH WITH "BLOW CANS"... if it siphons and you blow liquid on it, it'll leave a film.
As a glasses wearer (and a frequent cleaner of scanner mirrors when I smoked in my last house), the best cloth for cleaning lenses and mirrors is actually a well-used but clean tea towel (don't use fabric softener).
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If you have a local camera store, buy some lens cleaning tissue or a lens cloth. I wouldnt use anything else when optics are involved.
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