Re: Hello All

From: Jeff Hendrix <jeffh_at_diac.com>
Date: Mon Mar 02 1998 - 17:12:55 EST

We still have LV2000's available

-jeff

>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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