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Watching an older video and decided to try something
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:28 am
by HayHay
I was watching the "Failed Projects" video and saw at
this timestamp where Google failed to find any references to the specific part. Out of curiosity, used ChatGPT and it actually responded!
Actually kinda surprised it was able to pull something up
Re: Watching an older video and decided to try something
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:53 pm
by MattKC
Heh that's interesting that it said something, but I'm fairly sure it's just making something up to match the query. After all, that component from tthe video isn't a capacitor, it's a transformer, which it doesn't seem to have recognized.
Semi-related, since that part appears to be unique to that model CRT, making replacements hard to procure, I think the best hope for that CRT might be something like this - an open source board that can drive theoretically any tube:
Looks like it's still a work in progress, but once it's ready I might give it a shot:
https://github.com/tdaede/td-crt
Re: Watching an older video and decided to try something
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:14 pm
by HayHay
MattKC wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:53 pm
Heh that's interesting that it said something, but I'm fairly sure it's just making something up to match the query
Honestly sounds about right, especially considering ChatGPT tends to do that the more technical you get. Often times it's just outright incorrect, but it's still pretty sick
The open source board looks really cool though. I'm not too familiar when it comes to CRTs, but I can definitely see the benefit in having a project such as this. Another attempt at a CRT repair down the road with something like this would be fun to watch!
Re: Watching an older video and decided to try something
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:52 am
by flatrute
MattKC wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:53 pm
Semi-related, since that part appears to be unique to that model CRT, making replacements hard to procure, I think the best hope for that CRT might be something like this - an open source board that can drive theoretically any tube:
Everyone here keeps talking about "AI" and "IoT" but this and other old computer stuffs are what I actually want to do instead when I attended college
Re: Watching an older video and decided to try something
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:47 am
by nugg3t
MattKC wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:53 pm
Heh that's interesting that it said something, but I'm fairly sure it's just making something up to match the query. After all, that component from tthe video isn't a capacitor, it's a transformer, which it doesn't seem to have recognized.
Semi-related, since that part appears to be unique to that model CRT, making replacements hard to procure, I think the best hope for that CRT might be something like this - an open source board that can drive theoretically any tube:
Looks like it's still a work in progress, but once it's ready I might give it a shot:
https://github.com/tdaede/td-crt
My brain exploded trying to comprehend the video.