Re: Is it Safe ?

Thanks... Will be a while till I get to look at it fully... and will no
doubt swap the tube over anyway eventually when I can get everything
setup...

Cheers, Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Franklin Bowen" <Franklin@Bowen.net>
To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Is it Safe ?

>I recall having a conversation with Duncan Brown about something like this
>so I forwarded this message to him and here is his response:
>
> Yep, SW cockpit in my case too. We replaced the tube on ours at the time,
> so this is not necessarily the old Professor Fether's (the arcade Duncan
> co-owned in the early 80s) game resurfacing!
>
> I would not operate it that way. If it burned halfway through the glass
> the first time, it only has half as far to go to escape the next time...
>
> Duncan
>
>
> Colin Davies wrote:
>> Silly question.... Is it Safe ? (No Marathon Man Jokes please, lol)
>> I bought a 25" ? Amplifone monitor for my SW Cockpit, and it needs some
>> TLC on the electronics....
>> It's got quite a nasty burn in the middle (about 2 to 3 - 8th's of an
>> inch across) - Was told this is quite usual/normal on one of these tubes,
>> So was aware before buying....
>> Now what has really supprised me, is that in the middle of the burn
>> spot, it looks like the glass itself has 'bubbled' inside (very
>> strange)....(or the inside coating has bubbled).
>> Is it safe to operate (once I've fixed the electronics) ? - Worried
>> about X-Rays and stuff....???
>> I have a spare tube/yoke/rings etc... to make a new monitor... but would
>> like to keep for spares for the time being....(and this 'used' monitor
>> tube is already converged/tested working)
>> Cheers, Colin
>
>
>
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