Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

I know a guy that got a WG transformer to work in an Ampliphone (which I'm
sure has been brought up before)

Would that be a cheaper alternative? i.e. finding a cheap mass market
X-former that can work with a minor circuit mod?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jess Askey" <jess@askey.org>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

> I can donate my schem of my torn apart Wintron if you like as well.
>
> John Robertson wrote:
> >
> > 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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