Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

What xformer goes into a WG? Where can I get them?

JB

Jeff Sanders wrote:

> I know a guy that got a WG transformer to work in an Ampliphone (which I'm
> sure has been brought up before)
>
> Would that be a cheaper alternative? i.e. finding a cheap mass market
> X-former that can work with a minor circuit mod?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jess Askey" <jess@askey.org>
> To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 2:17 PM
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks
>
> > I can donate my schem of my torn apart Wintron if you like as well.
> >
> > John Robertson wrote:
> > >
> > > This is getting ridiculous! $200US for a transformer? I'm going to check
> > > with a fellow I know that runs a monitor repair business and see if he
> has
> > > any suggestions for a replacement flyback that could be used to replace
> the
> > > Wintron. I'm thinking of a Xformer from a medium or hi-res 19" monitor
> and
> > > wire it up to replace the Wintron. Much like my Raster-Hack, I think
> this
> > > might be far more cost effective. Someone could make an adapter PCB and
> it
> > > could almost then just plug in...
> > >
> > > John :-#)#
> > >
> > > At 03:14 PM 11/04/2002 -0600, Kurt Mahan wrote:
> > > >Well, if they are so confident maybe they'd like to extend that
> warranty
> > > >of theirs from 1 year (or whatever it is) to 5 or 10 years? If they
> put
> > > >that kind of warranty on it I'd be happier about using one.
> > > >
> > > >Kurt
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Well guys I just called them and spoke with the lady in charge. She
> > > > was very
> > > > > friendly and I tried every angle I could to get the price down as
> low as
> > > > > possible. She claims they sell 100's a year at their posted price
> (a #
> > > > I dont
> > > > > belive at all), but that is what she said. The best she could do on
> 50
> > > > was $180
> > > > > each which is a joke price break wise, I was looking for $150 or
> > > > less. I tried
> > > > > and tried, but they just want cut the price down. If someone else
> > > > thinks they
> > > > > can have better luck than I talking to the lady, I say go for it
> and
> > > > let us know
> > > > > how it goes. This was a big let down, in fact since they were so
> > > > greedy (50 x
> > > > > 150 being $7500 worth of business for them) that I dont think I will
> > > > ever buy one
> > > > > in the future from them. The lady said that they were super stout
> and
> > > > they did
> > > > > not break.....one of the reasons for no price break. It looks like
> > > > someone calle
> > > > > them up and buttered their own muffin......to the person I
> say....."you
> > > > damn
> > > > > fool."
> > > > >
> > > > > Later,
> > > > > Mark Capps
> > >
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