Re: I'm A BIG Dummy

From: John Robertson <jrr_at_flippers.com>
Date: Mon Aug 03 1998 - 15:50:23 EDT

Hi Chris!

If you are missing the HV, then I don't think the LV2000 kit will help.
You flyback Xformer has croaked...maybe...check the caps and
transistors/resistors int he HV cage, there is a chance it can be
revived. Otherwise there is always my HVraster hack...

John :-#)#

Christopher X. Candreva wrote:
>
> If any of you who bought LV2000's haven't gotten around to installing it
> yet, do it now. Right now. Go home from work, get sick, and do it now.
>
> I thought I was smart. I bought 3 kits, even though I have 1 WG in my
> Tempest, figured who knows what I'll have some day. But when it came, by
> Tempest was working. I had even beefed up the transistors as it said in the
> FAQ. I figured, "Eh, I'll keep it for the next machine. This works fine . .
> ."
>
> Saturday night I had a bunch of friends over for drinks and games. And what
> do you know, Tempest dies after 2 games. No HV in the monitor.
>
> DOH!
>
> So at least we still had Asteroids and Centipede.
>
> So last night I built one of the LV2000's. Tonight hopefully I'll install it
>
> Maybe my luck will change, and I'll actually get the dedicated Major Havoc
> I just saw for $1,000.
>
> -Chris
>
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> Chris Candreva -- chris@westnet.com -- (914) 967-7816
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Received on Mon Aug 3 14:47:35 1998

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