Re: Cosmic Chasm - G08?

From: Jess Askey (At Work ;-) <jess_at_magenta.com>
Date: Thu Feb 18 1999 - 17:11:42 EST

If anyone has the need, I have two transformers for games with G-08's. I
would sell them
cheap or trade for pin or vid stuff. Just FYI.

  jess

Todd Miller wrote:
>
> I'll check the line voltages tonight. I am running the monitor on a
> Convertacab
> transformer also. When I got my CC, the power supply was water damaged
> and a real mess. I replaced it with a switcher & G08 transformer, with
> no problems.
>
> Monitor schematics would be nice !
>
> Todd Miller, LAN Analyst
> Ron Weber and Associates
> 103 E. State Street, Mason City, IA 50401
> (515)423-4293/(515)423-4594 FAX
> http://www.telethinking.com
>
> From: Jeff Anderson [SMTP:mayday19@idt.net]
>
> > Screen control turned too high?
>
> I have the same problem with my CC. if the line voltage is
> low, the monitor starts showing retrace lines, and the
> brightness is all
> the way down on mine too. Of course my game was modified with
> new transformers
> for the monitor which were putting out about 82v on the line
> voltage which
> was about 112v. I stuck a transformer in there from a
> Convertacab and it
> put out 86v which helped a lot but I can still see a little
> retrace.. I
> dunno what it is, I have a pile of the regular G08 monitors and
> none of
> them are that sensitive to voltage as the new rev of G08 used in
> CC.
>
> Todd try measuring your line voltage and the output of your
> monitor
> PS..its probably low. The G08 is supposed to take 93V I think.
>
> BTW: I might have the schematics for the monitor as the game
> came with
> manuals.. I still have to copy the manual for Jeff hendrix too
> but it
> kinda hard since its in Dallas and I'm in MN :(
>
> Jeff
>
> > Todd Miller wrote:
> >
> > > Mine has a 'newer' style G08 (-003 ?) it doesn't look like
> > > the other G08's that I have. PCB's are silk screened green
> > > instead of the tan colored boards like the rest of them.
> > >
> > > Speaking of G08's I noticed that lately on my CC
> > > I'm starting to see faint retrace, and the brightness pot
> > > is all the way counter clockwise. I haven't even taken
> > > a look at it yet, but anyone have an idea ?
> > >
> > > Todd Miller, LAN Analyst
> > > Ron Weber and Associates
> > > 103 E. State Street, Mason City, IA 50401
> > > (515)423-4293/(515)423-4594 FAX
> > > http://www.telethinking.com
Received on Thu Feb 18 16:10:41 1999

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