RE: Question about 25" picture tube

Was it truly a drop-in replacement? Did you have to pull off the old yoke
and stick it on the new tube?

Thanks

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> From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Matt Rossiter
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 3:08 PM
> To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Question about 25" picture tube
>
>
> Well, I got my new 25" picture tube from Clark Electronics a
> couple weeks ago,
> finally put it in today. It's the best thing I could have done
> for my cockpit Star
> Wars. The colors and are vibrant and bright just like new. Even
> more so than the
> old tube. It wasn't hard at all to get the convergence and
> purity right. You can
> order the rubber wedges and magnetic tabs from wells gardner.
> I'd send pictures,
> but you can't really tell how nice it looks from a picture.
> Anyway, it was definitely worth the $154!
>
> Matt
>
> Matt Rossiter wrote:
>
> > Great advice - I'll try it and let y'all know. Thanks!
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > Noel Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > My original tube was Rauland model A63AAX00X (the "00" is actually
> > > zero, zero, not alpha if you are searching the web). A drop
> in rebuilt
> > > replacement is available for $154 from Clark Electronics. $40 cheaper
> > > if you have a suitable tube to exchange. (with no phosphur burn - just
> > > dead guns) Their model number is A63ABZ26X. See:
> > >
> > > http://www.jps.net/clarkeel/cross.htm
> > >
> > > If you are willing to do a little experimentation, I suspect you could
> > > find a dead 25" TV from the 80's with a good tube for $20 or so and
> > > gamble that it has the same pinout. (make sure before you plug it in!)
> > > I've been doing this with 19" TV's and have had great success
> repairing
> > > raster monitors so far. It turns out most color 19" color TV's from
> > > that era had the same CRT pinout as the G07 and WG4600/4900 monitors!
> > > :-)
> > >
> > > Good luck and please let me know how Clark turned out, as I have been
> > > wanting to buy a tube from them for some time, just haven't needed it
> > > yet...
> > >
> > > Noel
> > >
> > > Matt Rossiter wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone ever tried to purchase a brand new 25" picture
> tube for the
> > > > amplifone monitor? I tried Richardson electronics and I don't think
> > > > they manufacture the replacement anymore. I was told that
> the 25" tube
> > > > could work in raster games as well such as 720 degrees.
> > > > I'm getting pretty good and color monitor convergence and
> my Star Wars
> > > > cockpit has a big burn spot in the center - so any info on
> how to find a
> > > > new picture tube would be cool.
> > > >
> > > > BTW - if the picture tube is indeed the same as the one in a 720
> > > > degrees, could someone let me know the part number?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks....
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > > >
> > > >
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