Sony KV (BG-1L)

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Sony BG-1L chassis CRT RGB mod

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If you're looking to get the most out of your Sony Trinitron, you may want to consider modding it for RGB output. This guide will show you how to do just that.

Below mod was performed on a Sony KV-J25MF8J.

CRT safety

Warning

You can die doing this! So read carefully! CRT TV is not a toy. Do not open a CRT TV. If you don't have any prior knowledge about handling high voltage devices, this guide is not for you. CRT TV contains high enough voltage (20,000+ V) and current to be deadly, even when it is turned off.

READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING

Plan of attack

READ THIS TO PREPARE

Theory

Sometimes it is nice to know the theory behind the mod. I have put this on a separate page. This shows how the various resistor values are calculated.

READ THE RGB MODDING THEORY

Service manuals

Specs

Sony KV-J25MF8J

  • Manufactured:
  • NTSC, 60 Hz -
  • Chassis: BG-1L
  • Tube:
  • Jungle Chip:
  • OSD Chip:

Schematics

Sony BG-1L chassis schematics

Calcualted 910Ω for 0.7Vp-p. With didoe inline for RGB, you have to use 1kΩ

Performing the mod

Now that you roughly know what needs to be done, prepare for the mod. Place the board on a comfortable place. Make sure you are not putting pressure on the flyback or other components. Taking out the chassis is fairly straight forward on this CRT. There are few wires that needs to be disconnected.

  1. Degauss wire
  2. Power wire
  3. Ground wire attached to the neck board
  4. Yoke deflection coil wire
  5. Anode wire (this is the one with the rubber cap)
  6. Left and right audio wires

Please remember that wires 1-5 are critical for the CRT to function and should not be omitted. Having any of these wires disconnected while powering up can damage the board and can have adverse effects.

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