Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

The Electrohome HV looks a bit more work, I notice that it is designed to
shut down if either the X or Y deflection fails...if that is not required,
then this might well do that project.

John :-#)#

At 11:01 AM 17/04/2002 -0700, Mark E Davidson wrote:
>John, See if you friend could accommodate G08s as well... I have dead
>monitors that need HV I'd love to get running!
>
>-=Mark=-
>
>John Robertson wrote:
>
>>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 15:50:30 2002