Re: Is it Safe ?

David over at Ram controls is reproducing the 19 and 25 amplifone monitors.
I'm not sure how far along in the process he is. But I think the tubes are
near completion.

You might want to send him an email.

Kevin

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Colin Davies <colin.w.davies@btopenworld.com
> wrote:

> 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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