RE: 6100 Wavey Letters

On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:01:37 +1000, John Robertson wrote:

>Have you replaced the filter caps in the HV cage? Those can lead to trouble
>and try and use the 105C caps, some of the 'cap kits' are not very good
>with respect to special caps (low ESR or high temp) they just go for the
>cheapest...

I totally rebuilt the cage. I swapped another deflection board and the problem
went away, so its somewhere on the deflection pcb.

>
>We stock a number of high temp caps for vertical deflection on the
>Electrohome rasters, and the HV cage on the WG XY's...
>
>Oh, and as we are a shop, perhaps I will charge you $0.00 for the advice
>;-) let's not go there...
>
>John :-#)#
>
>At 09:07 AM 10/16/00, Steven Gregory wrote:
>>The cover is on the cage. The area around the high score
>>has a slight wave and broken letters and the rest of the screen
>>has somewhat broken letters all over. I can say the problem
>>is definitely on the deflection board.
>>
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 01:39:47 -0400, Chris Loggans wrote:
>>
>> >Is the cage on the HV box? Without the cage/cover there is a lot of
>> >electromagnetic interference that will cause distorted letters.
>> >
>> >Good luck,
>> >-Chris
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Steven Gregory
>> >To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
>> >Sent: 10/14/00 11:19 PM
>> >Subject: Re: VECTOR: 6100 Wavey Letters
>> >
>> >My waves where much worse than shown in your pic. After
>> >removing both, the problem is like what you were experiencing.
>> >
>> >
>> >On Sat, 14 Oct 2000 22:56:25 -0400, chumblespuzz wrote:
>> >
>> >>Steve,
>> >>
>> >>As Jon Raiford stated in his reply to my original post, simply removing
>> >C703
>> >>and C603 from the deflection board solved this problem.
>> >>
>> >>-roy-
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Steven Gregory" <sgregory@arcadeshop.com>
>> >>To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
>> >>Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 10:31 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: VECTOR: 6100 Wavey Letters
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> I have this same problem with a WG XY. Any help would
>> >>> be appreciated.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, 10 Oct 2000 00:30:25 -0400, chumblespuzz wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> >Hi All,
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Me again, still working on the Tempest.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >My 6100 has a strange wave to it. Check out:
>> >>> >http://members.home.net/chumblespuzz/images/6100_wave1.jpg
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Look at the "S" in scores and the angled line on the "R". See how
>> >they
>> >>are
>> >>> >wavey? Note that the "O" and the "E" are not, as well as the 0101s
>> >below.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Also note similar issues in the bottom image. This only occurs on
>> >the
>> >>right
>> >>> >side (bottom when horizontal).
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Any thoughts to why? It's not the game board as it test's fine in
>> >another
>> >>> >machine. The monitor was just capped.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Thanks!
>> >>> >-roy-
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
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>> >>> Steven Gregory
>> >>> ArcadeShop Amusements
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