Vectorlist Archives: RE: WG6100 party lights!

From: Stempak Arcadius-ASTEMPA1 <ASTEMPA1_at_motorola.com>
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 20:42:15 EDT

Richard,
********

I had no idea, however will take your word on that
as I myself can not say that I have ever witnessed
such an event, guess I have been real lucky, eh ?

As for these HV's dying often, so to speak, any reccomendation
on what if anything which can be done to slow this down,
other than not leaving the Unit (Game) on all the time ?

Would turning Down the HV help any at all ?

Arcadius........ :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: someotherguy [mailto:someotherguy@someotherplace.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 7:19 PM
To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
Subject: RE: VECTOR: WG6100 party lights!

Arcadius,

WG 6100 HVT's do die more often than people think. I have several bad ones
right here. Cracked wide open, melted, and spewing blue arcs of HV !

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
[mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Stempak
Arcadius-ASTEMPA1
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:04 PM
To: 'vectorlist@synthcom.com'
Cc: Stempak Arcadius-ASTEMPA1
Subject: RE: VECTOR: WG6100 party lights!

Steve,
******

I would be interested in the Picture of this Unit.

Also and if I read you correctly, the HT LEAD(Red Wire)
Is Damaged. How about the Transformer Itself, any Cracks
or Physical Damage on the Unit ???

If it is Only the HT Lead, then perhaps it can be replaced ???

However how you would do this, I am not sure of, since I myself
have never attempted to even Remove one, assuming that this is possible.

Perhaps there is a Way to Insulate the HT Lead so the SPARK(s) will
Not Jump, but again, not sure what you could use to do this.

Arcadius.......... :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: steve@coule.freeserve.co.uk [mailto:steve@coule.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 6:44 PM
To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
Subject: RE: VECTOR: 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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