Re: Tech: Gravitar WG6100

 Sorry for the lack of info in my original posting - it was kinda late when
I posted. I initally thought it was the degaussing coil and did just the
soldering gun procedure but only did the lower corner - I'll retry it on the
whole tube.

 Thanks for all of the input guys.

-Steve P. in PA

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Robertson" <jrr@flippers.com>
To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Tech: Gravitar WG6100

> An even handier (cheaper?) degaussing coil is an ordinary 40 Watt (+)
> soldering 'gun'. These work great for that purpose, just wave them
> around the picture tube - front/back and sides and you shall be
> surprised at the result. Fun to do with the game turned on (no risk
> to the tube unless you whack it!) - free colour show...
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 11:31 PM -0700 4/27/04, Louis Srianomai wrote:
> >Sounds like a degaussing issue to me.
> >
> >turning the game on should be triggering the degaussing circuit, but on a
20
> >year old monitor..... If not, get a degaussing coil, they run about
$30-40
> >bucks and makes a lot of dull monitors look better.
> >
> >L.
> >
> >--- "Steve P." <projektzwo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all.
> >>
> >> I got a Gravitar that has the original WG6100 in it (cabinet ##'s all
> >> match). The monitor works great but the lower right corner has an odd
> >> issue. On the Gravitar "attract mode", there is a part of the cycle
that
> >> shows the game in play - namely, teh zoom in section that shows the
planet
> >> surface and gives the basics on how to play. The landscape is in
green. On
> >> the lower right corner of my game, the green landscape line becomes a
> >> reddish-brown color. Any ideas what might be causing this? I can try
and
> >> get a pic if that would help. Everything else seems to be OK. Am I
just due
> >> for a cap kit or do I have other issues? The monitor seems fine
otherwise.
> >> I don't recall any other discolorations in the display offhand..
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> > > -Steve P. in PA
> > >
>
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