Re: Hello All

On Mon, 02 Mar 1998 15:06:27 -0500, James Marous <jamesm@erinet.com> wrote:

>Well, I finally got around to joining the vector mailing list,
>obviously....Just thought I would announce myself.
>
>I currenty have only a couple vector projects underway. I have a spare
>WG 61xx that I am in the process of doing the "final solution" on. I
>have another that I have already converted and it works great. It's
>hard to beleive you can run the thing without the low voltage supply,
>but it actually works great, I am living proof.

Careful doing this, your High voltage supply will now be overvoltaged and will
dissipate considerably more heat (which is why they say replacing a couple of
the pre-driver transistors with power devices is a must). But there is one
thing everyone seems to overlook. There is a resistor on the yoke PCB that
needs to be recalculated for the higher voltage, if I recall it drives a zener
diode. With the higher voltage the zener diode will also dissipate more heat.

The vectors are also not a stable without low voltage regulation, all in all I'd
recommend the LV2000 (if they're still available).

>
>I also have 3 Battlezone minis I am in the process of fixing up. I
>actually have 2 of them working and all I need to finish are a couple
>joysticks. I have to say that I actually like the mini BZ much more
>than the upright. I picked the 3 up for $100, all were complete with
>the exception of the joysticks.

Great deal, especially for the mini!
>
>I'm heading off to Washtington D.C. this week for business, and am going
>to try to hit Videotopia. Can't wait to see the collection.
>
> James

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