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Old 08-07-2015, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jr_tech View Post
I don't think that is so... try an experiment... measure warm-up time under two conditions:

1. TV set unplugged, power switch on... plug in and measure warm-up time.
2. TV plugged in power switch off... turn on and measure warm-up time.

In BOTH conditions, my 5000 takes about 5-6 seconds to produce a visible raster and hits near full brightness in about 10-12 seconds.

I understand that Sony used a *Directly Heated* low power (180 mw?) cathode in these CRTs to achieve the rapid warm up.

jr
From stone cold, and not plugged in the last 2 months, 07.31 Seconds to come completely to life. About 20 seconds to produce a normal picture with no pink.

06.78 Seconds plugged in for an hour, switch off to come back to life.

Timed it with my iPhone.
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