Re: supplying power to a color vector monitor

Has to be a typo. Space Duel used a WG6101 (or WG6102), not a WG6401.
Besides prototypes, the WG6401 was only stock in Aztarac, and substitute for
the G08_105 used in Cosmic Chasm.

And someone out there must have one to sell or trade me for my Aztarac! ;^)

Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zonn" <zonn@zonn.com>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: supplying power to a color vector monitor

> I just sent this email to Neil, but maybe it would be useful for someone
else as
> well, so I'll post it here also...
>
>
> ---------------
> As for the Space Duel monitor, it's a WG6401 and it uses a 50 VAC center
> tapped transformer, which is the huge transformer sitting on the power
supply
> block on the bottom of the Space Duel cabinet.
>
> They're probably a bit hard to come by. However two separate 24v standard
> transformers wired correctly work just fine. These can be picked up at
about
> any surplus store. If you get lucky you might find a 48v C.T. which would
work
> just as well as the Atari 50v C.T., and is a more common voltage.
>
> The current usage I think is around 5 amps. (I believe there are 6 amp
fuses on
> the monitor). So any two 24vac transformers that put out at least 5amps
(they
> should be matching transformers) would work, as well as a 48v CT 5A+
> transformer. Higher current transformers will run cooler.
>
> If you can find an old 24v 5amp+ linear power supply block, (Like Condor
or
> Power-One) the transformers in them also work great. They always used a
> higher voltage transformer than their output voltage, and were always
overrated
> for the current output, and always used a C.T. configuration for their
high
> current supplies, so one of these transformers would be ideal.
>
> Don't be fooled by a mis-marked transformer, any transformer meeting these
> spec's will be hefty.
>
> If you need to wire together two 24v transformers do this:
>
>
> 24v C.T. 24v
>
> | | |
> | | |
> | +-+-+ |
> | | | |
> ()()() ()()()
> ====== ======
> ()()() ()()()
> | | | |
> | | | |
> A.C. =|)====+==+=====+==+
>
> (Not a bad asciimatic eh? ;-)
>
> Wire up the AC sides, then connect the 24 volt sides as shown. You should
> measure ~48vac across the two 24v lines. If you get ~0v, reverse the 24v
leads
> of one of the transformers.
>
> Once setup, do not change the orientation of the 24v leads *OR* the AC
leads.
>
> This setup works fine and uses easy to find transformers.
>
> -Zonn
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:35:37 -0700 (PDT), Neil Bradley <nb@synthcom.com>
wrote:
>
> >I'm about to receive a monitor out of a Space Duel machine (can anyone
> >tell me what it is or is supposed to be) and I'd like to run it
> >standalone, without the game's power supply. Any ideas what I need in
> >terms of voltages? Is it just the standard 120 (in the US anyway) volts
or
> >is it more complex than that?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >-->Neil
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