Re: 6100 LV issues

Has there been any known issues with the "new" design using the surface mounted
components?

Matt

"Christopher X. Candreva" wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, someotherguy wrote:
>
> > but what in the world did all of you do before the LV2000 existed? I think
>
> Replaced the transistors every few months. Seriously. This is why vector
> monitors had such a bad reputation.
>
> I got my Tempest just before the lv2k was available. I rebuilt it, and put
> in all the upgrades specified in the Greg Woodcock FAQ, including the
> oversized transistors. Even those fried within a year.
>
> Replaced it with an LV2000, and it's worked ever since.
>
> Well, except for the fact that I have the first version, where the
> stand-off pins come streight down, and break off the solder pads from the
> lv2k board if you remove it a few times. I see they've changed the design
> to make little umbrella-handles on the board now, so it's soldered in two
> places.
>
> No big deal, I fixed the board long ago, and I'm just happy the thing is
> available at all. It was almost funny - until I figured it out, the screen
> would just die every once in a while, but every time I went to open it up,
> just moving it would jostle it back into position, and it would start
> working again !
>
> If I had to duct-tape the board to the side of the cab and run cables to it,
> I'ld STILL recomend it !
>
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