Re: 19V2000 blowing F101 and F102

The picture looks perfect on my repaired 19V2000 with one exception.  There is a faint glow to the screen which is hardly noticable until you look at it installed into the cabinet.  That glow becomes visible when reflected off the mirror and compared to the background image.  Sort of takes away a little of the impact of that effect.  Since it's been so long since I've seen another functioning Asteroids Deluxe, I can't remember if that is normal or not.  I've tried adjusting both the brightness and contrast controls but, I can't minimize it any more.  I can certainly live with it but, as obsessed as we all are about these things, we strive for perfection.  Is this glow normal? Thanks. ________________________________ From: John Robertson <pinball@telus.net> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org Sent: Tue, November 8, 2011 5:38:39 PM Subject: Re: VECTOR: 19V2000 blowing F101 and F102 Robert Bayes wrote: Nevermind.  I cleaned the HV diode connections and put a little pigtail in each end of the diode so it would make better connection.  Now it’s a rock steady 14kV.  John Robertson tried to help me with this monitor ten years ago and I never got back to him.  Although I suspect you don’t remember and I hope you’re not mad John but, I had to drop it due to RL intervention.  However, I used the B&W Vector Monitor FAQ guide to help me so, in a way, you were still helping me since you contributed to the FAQ. >  >A very belated thanks. >  >Robert >  > Glad to help - even if it was years ago! HV diodes and their connections can lead to interesting things happening with the HV cages. A bad connection to the diode or failing diode can generate a surprising amount of heat - enough to char the rubber shield(s) on the connector! John :-#)#   > ________________________________ >From:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org] On >Behalf Of Robert Bayes >Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 3:34 PM >To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org >Subject: RE: VECTOR: 19V2000 blowing F101 and F102 >  >Okay, so I did a HV cap kit; replaced the HV rectifier with an VARO 1812 diode >and replaced the bridge rectifier.  It no longer blows a fuse but, it is >blooming like a pulsating heart and I only read about 7KV of high voltage.  I >cannot adjust it any higher.  Can someone suggest something else? >  >Thanks. >  >  > ________________________________ >From:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org] On >Behalf Of Robert Bayes >Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:55 AM >To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org >Subject: VECTOR: 19V2000 blowing F101 and F102 >  >I have a 19V2000 in an Asteroids Deluxe and, after about ten minutes, it blows >F101 and F102.  Looking at the prints, it seems that it feeds the 38V to the >high voltage board.  The surprising thing is that it blows both a 5 amp and the >1 amp fuse with only a diode separating them.  Since this is heat related, I'm >looking for suggestions as to what's likely to need replacement based on the >experience of the community around here.  I haven't put a cap kit on it yet but, >what else should I look for? >  >Does the bridge rectifier (DB100) fail often?  How about C900?  Does that ever >fail shorted? >  >Many thanks.
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Received on Thu Nov 10 13:55:38 2011