Re: Calling all convergence experts, wizards, and gurus

Hello Andre- No, I have not posted on KLOV yet. I don't see how the tube resolution could have anything to do with it...Tube ID is A63ADG25X. Scott --- On Sun, 3/13/11, Andre Huijts <a.huijts_at_upcmail.nl> wrote: > From: Andre Huijts <a.huijts_at_upcmail.nl> > Subject: Re: VECTOR: Calling all convergence experts, wizards, and gurus > To: vectorlist_at_vectorlist.org > Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 4:31 PM > That looks EXAXTLY like the problem I > have with a friend's Amplifone set-up with a LOW-res > tube....I actually blamed the Low-res tube for it.... > > Just like you, the green is the color to be ABOVE the blue > and red on the top of the screen, and BELOW on the bottom > side.... > > Drove me nuts and I never solved it.... > > Could the convergence magnets be loosing their magnetism a > bit ? > > Andre (Is this one also posted on the KLOV forum Scott ? > > > > Op 13 mrt 2011, om 16:45 heeft Scott McGovern het volgende > geschreven: > > > I've filtered through many previous posts on here, but > I am hoping that my questions can elicit some more tutorial > like suggestions to fix my convergence issue.  I am > putting together a 25" "amplifone" vector monitor to go into > my Star Wars cockpit de-conversion.  Like others have > done previously, I am using a 100deg 25" medium resolution > tube, wells gardner 6100 yoke, and amplifone deflection/high > voltage pcbs.  Here is a zoomed out pic of what I've > been able to accomplish (all pic links are 800px wide): > > > > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_xUpoDi3iW5A/TXzhVLoALpI/AAAAAAAAAXM/ZZaFJs4CH7s/s800/IMG_5659.JPG > > > > As you can see all three colors are pretty well > converged left/right/up/down in the center (although you can > see the green starting to diverge towards the bottom in this > center close up pic): > > > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_xUpoDi3iW5A/TXzhXESrx0I/AAAAAAAAAXU/8v-Bl80793k/s800/IMG_5661.JPG > > > > I have the red/blue pretty well converged > everywhere.  However, I cannot get the green to lay on > top of the red/blue near the top and bottom edges.  In > addition to a small vertical offset, the green does not bow > inward to the screen's center as much as the red/blue does: > > > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_xUpoDi3iW5A/TXzhVEAv4JI/AAAAAAAAAXI/vDQHCusMe-g/s800/IMG_5662.JPG > > > > The sides are fairly well converged, though (certainly > better than the top/bottom): > > > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_xUpoDi3iW5A/TXzhVEpTPdI/AAAAAAAAAXE/RtI1qd-7ylk/s800/IMG_5666.JPG > > > > OK.  So here are the questions.  What can I > do to get the green to lay on top of the red/blue on the top > and bottom edges?  I cannot seem to get there by > adjusting the convergence rings.  And, further yoke > movement left/right/up/down from where I am seems to undo > the work to get the red/blue to pretty much align well > everywhere.  I've also tried moving the rings > forward/backward relative to the yoke and re-adjusting them, > but I can't get that to do the trick either.  > > > > At this point, am I just down to working with the > strips and chevron magnets (I have a good supply of > both)?  If so, are there any tutorials or step-by-step > instructions for *how* to use these to achieve convergence > on the top and bottom?  So far, my experiments where I > am just moving them around never gets all three colors to > align (most of the time it looks like I am undoing what I > have).  And, both the strips and chevron magnets seem > to have more impact on the corners than the center of the > edges, which is where my biggest convergence issue is. > > > > Any help or suggestings are greatly appreciated!  > I want to get this monitor converged and placed back into > the cabinet so I can play Star Wars again. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at http://www.vectorlist.org > > ** Please direct other questions, comments, or > problems to chris_at_westnet.com > > André Huijts > andre.huijts_at_upcmail.nl > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at http://www.vectorlist.org > ** Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to > chris_at_westnet.com >
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