Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

Isn't that the magic solution we all keep hoping for? That a
readily-available transformer can be adapted by one of you wizard types? If
this is technically feasable, PLEASE, while you are figuring one out for the
Amplifone, try to figure one out for the WG 6100 as well.

Thanks
Richard

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From: "John Robertson" <pinball@telus.net>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>; <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

> This is getting ridiculous! $200US for a transformer? I'm going to check
> with a fellow I know that runs a monitor repair business and see if he has
> any suggestions for a replacement flyback that could be used to replace
the
> Wintron. I'm thinking of a Xformer from a medium or hi-res 19" monitor and
> wire it up to replace the Wintron. Much like my Raster-Hack, I think this
> might be far more cost effective. Someone could make an adapter PCB and it
> could almost then just plug in...
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 03:14 PM 11/04/2002 -0600, Kurt Mahan wrote:
> >Well, if they are so confident maybe they'd like to extend that warranty
> >of theirs from 1 year (or whatever it is) to 5 or 10 years? If they put
> >that kind of warranty on it I'd be happier about using one.
> >
> >Kurt
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Well guys I just called them and spoke with the lady in charge. She
> > was very
> > > friendly and I tried every angle I could to get the price down as low
as
> > > possible. She claims they sell 100's a year at their posted price (a
#
> > I dont
> > > belive at all), but that is what she said. The best she could do on
50
> > was $180
> > > each which is a joke price break wise, I was looking for $150 or
> > less. I tried
> > > and tried, but they just want cut the price down. If someone else
> > thinks they
> > > can have better luck than I talking to the lady, I say go for it and
> > let us know
> > > how it goes. This was a big let down, in fact since they were so
> > greedy (50 x
> > > 150 being $7500 worth of business for them) that I dont think I will
> > ever buy one
> > > in the future from them. The lady said that they were super stout and
> > they did
> > > not break.....one of the reasons for no price break. It looks like
> > someone calle
> > > them up and buttered their own muffin......to the person I
say....."you
> > damn
> > > fool."
> > >
> > > Later,
> > > Mark Capps
>
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