Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

Would it be that hard/expensive to put in a circuit that kills the HV if
something goes wrong? Like the spot killer light is on or whatever the
electrohome does?

Kurt

>
> 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 15:59:25 2002