Re: XY monitor...parts?

From: Al Warner <Al_at_alsarcade.com>
Date: Wed Jan 07 2004 - 19:32:55 EST

Just to add to this (great info mind you). The replacement WG6100
deflection board is available now at Arcadeshop. It is on the first page
at: http://www.arcadeshop.com. Steve told me that they sell very well and
people are quite happy with them.

Good Luck,

-Al-

> Well, the most difficult part would be to find another yoke but the
> original.
>
> Normally you need:
>
> - Tube (either from an old TV (amplifone design, 90 degrees) or
> Wells-Gardner (more difficult tofind, because it is a 100 degree tube.
> This only affects the yoke you want to use (Amplifone or WG)
> - Yoke. There are significantly different from normal color TV yokes.
> The only good option is to find a used one from a dead color XY minotor.
> - HV suppy.. Nowadays they are reproduced and can be bought from
> Arcadeshop, for example. Sometime an origianl will pop up on eBay.
> Beware of the Amplifone HV supplies, they are VERY likely to have the
> Red Transformer which is always dead and replacement is $200 (Aka.
> Wintron Transformer). An old WG supply will be much more likely to still
> function. You cannot use a HV supply designed for a B/W monitor for a
> color tube.
> - Deflection board. Depending on how good you are with electronics, you
> can easlily by a defective amplifone board from eBay. Sometimes a WG
> board will appear but they are much more sought after and thus more
> expensive. It seems Arcadeshop will sell repro's of the WG model very
> soon. Probably the best option, together with the HV supply.
> - Neck board. Not reproduced so fas as I know. Best shot is to get one
> from ebay. If you're really good with electronics,you might salvage and
> modify one from a normal color TV.
>
> I probably forgot some things here, it is just a quick writeup of my
> experiences getting these kinds of parts.
> Others feel free to drop your 2 cents :)
>
> IMHO, The best way to get yourself one is buy a broken vector game or a
> defective WG6100 and repair yourself.
>
> Mendel
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James C. Bowes IV" <eviljim13@comcast.net>
> To: "VectorList" <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:38 PM
> Subject: VECTOR: XY monitor...parts?
>
>
>> Hey there all, I have a Tempest that I have been poking around with
>> here and there, and need some help with the monitor. It doesn't have
>> one...at all. Other than buying a complete unit from someone, which
>> is rare and quite the pricey prospect, what are the "units" that make
>> up a monitor?
>>
>> So far, I know of the obvious stuff:
>> tube (actual CRT)
>> yoke (windings(?) on the neck of the CRT)
>> chassis (frame that all the PCBs and CRT mount to)
>> LV2000 (repl. LV section of electronics)
>> but what other pieces could I be looking for to pick up from people?
>>
>> I have read about WG Deflection and HV parts, and assume these are
>> also discrete units that I could pick up. Is there anything else?
>>
>> Basically, as I don't expect to find anyone looking to part with a
>> monitor, (esp. bulletproof and cheap =) ) I'm wondering what my
>> shopping list should have on it to pick up piece by piece, to put one
>> together. Also, for some of the stuff out there, I have read that
>> there are revisions to the PCBs and such. If you feel one is better
>> than another for dependability/longevity, please LMK which those might
>> be and why.
>>
>> Thanks for your time, and for your help/responses.
>>
>> The early bird gets the worm, but the second
>> mouse gets the cheese.
>>
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