RE: 6100 Wavey Letters

I assume that your +5VDC supply to the game board has a very good ground
connection? And the monitor is well grounded? Any ripple on the +5VDC
supply? How about a picture posted up somewhere for us to pick apart?

John :-#)#

At 03:21 AM 10/17/00, Steven Gregory wrote:
>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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> > John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9
> > Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
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Received on Mon Oct 16 13:42:18 2000