Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

John, See if you friend could accommodate G08s as well... I have dead
monitors that need HV I'd love to get running!

-=Mark=-

John Robertson wrote:

> I was just chatting with my friend, John, who has a shop locally that
> does nothing but repair monitors, he believes that he can make a voltage
> limited HV supply that would run on the original DC supply for about
> $100US in 50 lots....
>
> This will not be as pretty a box as the ones that Wintron and others
> make, but the price is probably much nicer...the box could thus replace
> either the WG HV as used in Tempest, and the HV as used in the
> Ampliphone. These would use inexpensive common HV flybacks so repairs
> should be cheap as well...
>
> Any interest?
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 11:03 PM 13/04/2002 -0500, Jeff Sanders wrote:
>
>> OK, here goes,
>>
>> There's a local dude down here in Alabama and I believe his name is Andy
>> Warren. I haven't chatted with him in a few years, real nice guy,
>> quite the
>> circuit stud.
>>
>> His e-mail is andywarren@otelco.net
>>
>> He's quite sharp on vector stuff and a while back he told me a story
>> about
>> how he hacked in a WG x-former into an Ampliphone tube with just a few
>> minor
>> circuit mods. He made it sound simple but I forget the details.
>>
>> If someone wants to e-mail him and pick his brain please see what he
>> has to
>> say on this topic please do so.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff S.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joe Bachmann" <joe.bachmann@newmail.net>
>> To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 4:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks
>>
>>
>> > What xformer goes into a WG? Where can I get them?
>> >
>> > JB
>> >
>> > Jeff Sanders wrote:
>> >
>> > > 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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Received on Wed Apr 17 08:13:11 2002