Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

Hi,

I would take 6 of them, just let me know what becomes of it.

Thanks,
Mark Capps

"Curtis H. Wilbar Jr." wrote:

> If something can be created that meets all the criterea everyone has been
> talking about, I'm interested in 2, maybe 3.
>
> -- Curt
>
> >X-Sender: a1a96636@mail.telus.net
> >Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:22:13 -0700
> >To: vectorlist@synthcom.com, <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
> >From: John Robertson <pinball@telus.net>
> >Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks
> >Mime-Version: 1.0
> >
> >I was just chatting with my friend, John, who has a shop locally that does
> >nothing but repair monitors, he believes that he can make a voltage limited
> >HV supply that would run on the original DC supply for about $100US in 50
> >lots....
> >
> >This will not be as pretty a box as the ones that Wintron and others make,
> >but the price is probably much nicer...the box could thus replace either
> >the WG HV as used in Tempest, and the HV as used in the Ampliphone. These
> >would use inexpensive common HV flybacks so repairs should be cheap as well...
> >
> >Any interest?
> >
> >John :-#)#
> >
> >At 11:03 PM 13/04/2002 -0500, Jeff Sanders wrote:
> >>OK, here goes,
> >>
> >>There's a local dude down here in Alabama and I believe his name is Andy
> >>Warren. I haven't chatted with him in a few years, real nice guy, quite the
> >>circuit stud.
> >>
> >>His e-mail is andywarren@otelco.net
> >>
> >>He's quite sharp on vector stuff and a while back he told me a story about
> >>how he hacked in a WG x-former into an Ampliphone tube with just a few minor
> >>circuit mods. He made it sound simple but I forget the details.
> >>
> >>If someone wants to e-mail him and pick his brain please see what he has to
> >>say on this topic please do so.
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>
> >>Jeff S.
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Joe Bachmann" <joe.bachmann@newmail.net>
> >>To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
> >>Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 4:10 PM
> >>Subject: Re: VECTOR: 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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Received on Wed Apr 17 13:38:45 2002