Re: spray DAG and springs

Wide solder wick would make good braid material as well.

Jeff

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:09 PM, COLIN DAVIES <
colin.w.davies@btopenworld.com> wrote:

> Andy, (Guys for Info)
>
> Try this stuff.... from Rapid , Data sheet confirms good for CRT''s and
> its cheap enough !! - UK supplier
>
>
> http://www.rapidonline.com/Tools-Fasteners-Production-Equipment/Service-Aids/PCB-Accessories/Graphite-33-Spray/30090/kw/graphite+spray
>
> I need to replace springs on some tubes too and re do dag (B+W ones) ...
>
> I thought about just getting some Braid and a good spring about 2" long and
> solder the braid through the loop on the spring back on itself - U
> shape. - There is nothing special really, the flat braid will conduct to
> the dag nicely from the chassis and ground wire.
>
> If you really want to do the braid on the cheap, find some muticore cable,
> strip the insuation off and then slide the braid off the cable. This is
> perfectly acceptable. I've not used on tubes, but I've used to make
> various eathing straps and things in the past.
>
> Please report back how you get on.
>
> Cheers, Colin
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Darren Finck <dgfinck@yahoo.com>
> *To:* vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> *Sent:* Monday, 14 March, 2011 14:21:06
>
> *Subject:* Re: VECTOR: spray DAG and springs
>
> I haven't used it, but I looked into the dag material once.
>
> "Aquadag" & "Electrodag" are trademarks of Acheson Industries, which has
> been bought by Henkel:
>
> http://www.henkel.com/cps/rde/xchg/henkel_com/hs.xsl/brands-5497.htm?iname=Acheson&countryCode=com&BU=industrial&parentredDotUID=8000000380&redDotUID=8000000380&brand=000000QVER
>
> Need to deteremine which of the dozens of varieties is correct (or at least
> acceptable)
> With a little googling, you should be able to find people selling small
> containers of it.
>
> I've also seen home-brew recipies for dag paint, but I can't find the URL
> right now...
>
> Darren
>
> --- On *Sat, 3/12/11, Jeffrey Matthews <spender1111@earthlink.net>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Jeffrey Matthews <spender1111@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: spray DAG and springs
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011, 9:15 AM
>
> Andy;
> When the DAG springs have lived out their usefulness, I head to Home Depot
> and pick up some generic skinny long metal springs. I solder a lead
> somewhere along the length of the spring and crimp on a connector. If they
> are too short, I just use two together.
>
> I don't have a solution to the flaking issue, that should be interesting to
> see how that gets taken care of.....
> Jeff
>
>
>
> On 3/12/2011 5:16 AM, Andrew Welburn wrote:
>
> hi all..
>
> I tried to search the archives but didn't come up with any useable results,
> although i'm sure its been discussed before on here..
>
> I have a couple of vector tubes where the DAG coating is flaking off on one
> side of the tube and really needs re-doing. One of the tubes (a 19" amp) has
> a rotten DAG spring thats been broken several times and twisted up to match,
> and without any flying lead to plug into the harness, but its so rusty it
> will keep breaking i'; not sure its worth patching again, does anyone know
> if there is an easy replacement for this ? Atari part number A201002-01 DAG
> SPRING ASSY.
>
> Also, has anyone found the vinyl shunt assembly 178137-001 (magnetic shunts
> for correction) available anywhere?
> --
> Andrew Welburn
> http://www.andys-arcade.com
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