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Why does nobody talk about the weird hum in old CRT TVs?
I was fixing a 1995 Sony Trinitron for a guy in my building and he mentioned the hum always got louder before a storm. I checked the flyback transformer and sure enough, the core was slightly loose. A bit of epoxy fixed it. Has anyone else heard of weather affecting old electronics like that?
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gray_hall47d ago
My grandma's old Zenith would buzz like a hornet's nest whenever the air got thick before a summer thunderstorm. I was convinced it was haunted until my dad, who knew a bit about radios, said the humidity was probably messing with some old solder joint. It's wild how those old sets were basically homemade weather stations. I just thought my cartoons were getting extra dramatic.
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hollyscott6d ago
My grandpa's old TV did that too, but honestly it just meant the picture got a little fuzzy. I feel like calling them weather stations is a stretch, it's more like a broken thing reacting to moisture. Did your cartoons actually change or was it just the sound?
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max7167d agoTop Commenter
Oh man, that totally checks out! My uncle's old record player would get all static-y before rain, same kind of deal. It's cool how you could feel a storm coming through the tech.
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