RE: WG6100 party lights!

Yep, I think I have cracks/fissures (whatever a fissure may be!). There is also pitting on the metal cage where the sparks jump to the case.

I have cleaned the unit, the discolouration near the HT lead is not dirt but I presume the location from which the spark jumps!

I have a picture if anyone would like to take a look and vote on whether I could sell it as untested on ebay ;-)

Where do I go from here to get this working?

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
[mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Kurt Mahan
Sent: 03 September 2002 23:36
To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
Subject: Re: VECTOR: WG6100 party lights!

If you look closely (or now maybe not so closely) you'll probably see
cracks/fissures/etc on the transformer.. Not having HV coming out of it
is pretty much an indication of toastage. Sometimes you see the beginnings
of the flashes (internal shorting) -- some people have suggested HV putty
but that never seems to work for very long (except in some cases)..

Kurt

> I'm fairly new to vector monitors and the WG6100 in particular having onl=
> y fixed B&W deflection PCBs until now.=20
>
> Getting to the point, the HV cage of my 6100 is illuminated with amazing =
> flashing blue light, accompanied by very loud crackling - I mean LOUD. Th=
> is happens continuously from power up and does not stop until I get scare=
> d!
>
> I've opened it up to clean it, checked it with a LOPT ringer and it check=
> s out in the 5/10 kind of range with the HOT unplugged.=20
>
> What could be causing the violent arcing? Is there anything I can do to f=
> ix it? After shutting it down I tried measuring the HV with a probe but =
> there was nothing in the tube that I could detect.
>
> Are the LOPTs available for this HV unit? I know wintron make the amplif=
> one LOPT but what about WG?
>
> Any pointers as to what to do / try? =20
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve

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