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Spyridon:

--- Quote from: Level42 on January 26, 2009, 03:48:02 am ---I agree, would be a shame to fully restore the machine and then use that CRT. I think the extra for a Vision Pro would be really worth it (oh, if only we could get brand new monitors that cheap !)
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Yeah, you are probably right. I'll try and get it working, just as a learning experience and see what it looks like. I have a Vision Pro ready, so I can use that. Maybe create a test bench with this monitor.

--- Quote ---If you have no use for that extra Pac joystick, I'm interested !!! (For my Puckman :) )
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It's yours! No charge and I'll even cover shipping. Just let me make sure I've got a working one before I send it out.

orion:

--- Quote from: Mauzy on January 26, 2009, 09:18:42 am ---
--- Quote from: orion on January 25, 2009, 11:49:28 pm --- I didn't quite have the annode cap in properly. It popped out a little while I was trying to make adjustment to the monitor. It made a real pretty light show though... looked just like a plasma globe.

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I once ran a monitor for about 30 seconds with the anode dangling in the air. Fired it got, got no picture and couldn't figure out what that weird hissing noise was... :dizzy:

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Seems to easy to get hurt working on them to me. Personaly I don't like the idea of getting fried for a hobby. 110 shocks are one thing but that high voltage stuff is scary. I would me more inclined to do it if I had the apporpriate training, but this isn't something I feel comfortable trying to teach myself how to do. Plus I feel like a new monitor should just last longer than a 30+ year old monitor anyway.

--- Quote from: Spyridon on January 26, 2009, 09:24:01 am ---
Yeah, you are probably right. I'll try and get it working, just as a learning experience and see what it looks like. I have a Vision Pro ready, so I can use that. Maybe create a test bench with this monitor.

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Well there ya go!

SirPeale:
K4600s have awesome pictures and last forever. Find a new(ish) tube and swap it out.

TimothyC:
Definitely replace that tube as the current one would look like crap once you're done. Besides you do top notch work so why cut a corner on the one part of the machine that's stared at the most?

Level42:

--- Quote from: Spyridon on January 26, 2009, 09:24:01 am ---
--- Quote from: Level42 on January 26, 2009, 03:48:02 am ---I agree, would be a shame to fully restore the machine and then use that CRT. I think the extra for a Vision Pro would be really worth it (oh, if only we could get brand new monitors that cheap !)
--- End quote ---

Yeah, you are probably right. I'll try and get it working, just as a learning experience and see what it looks like. I have a Vision Pro ready, so I can use that. Maybe create a test bench with this monitor.

--- Quote ---If you have no use for that extra Pac joystick, I'm interested !!! (For my Puckman :) )
--- End quote ---

It's yours! No charge and I'll even cover shipping. Just let me make sure I've got a working one before I send it out.

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Wahoo ! Thanks but I have no problem at all to at least cover your costs of course !!!!!

So, if you guys replace just the CRT, how about convergence ? Do you replace the CRT plus yoke etc. ? In that case it needs to have the same impedance etc. right ?

This may be something to keep an eye on. Hope it will work out:
http://forums.webmagic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1037593&an=0&page=0&gonew=1#UNREAD

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