RE: LV2000 demands

I've got some that I haven't had to fix, but I rarely turn them on.
I've replace the low voltage section (before the LV2000) on at least 15
monitors, and of those I've probably had 5 or 6 burn out again. (some right
before my eyes, the monitor on one star wars started to jitter, so I stuck
my head in back just in time to see it go up in smoke)

Still, you say the transistors are the weak link (although I've only seen a
total of about 6 bad transistors, and several dozen burned up low voltage
sections), if every time you had a transistor fail, do you want to have to
replace all the low voltage components? I can find a replace a bad
deflection transistor in about 2 minutes, it takes me at least 15 minutes to
repair the deflection board. Given the choice, I would rather not have to
ever fix the deflection board again.

I also think numbers speak for themselves, I don't think anybody would buy
an LV2000 if there wasn't a need, and we've sold several hundred of them.
And I've personally repaired about 100 deflection boards with burned out
components.

-jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: jwelser@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu [mailto:jwelser@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu]
Sent: Friday, November 13, 1998 3:04 PM
To: vectorlist@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: RE: LV2000 demands

On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Anders Knudsen wrote:

> It's all a matter of your perspective and an individual decision. If you
> like to repair the low power section, and replace a few transistors in the
> amplifier ever six months to a year, that's cool. If not, then you have
the

        Where did you get your "every 6 months to a year" figure from?

        I'm still with Jeff A. on this one.....Once I repaired a LV
section (without an LV2000) I've never had to repair it again....and
I've been collecting for 2 1/2 years, and own every Atari color XY
game.

        Maybe I'm just lucky.....<knock on wood>

Joe
Received on Fri Nov 13 16:21:41 1998