[TECH]: Amplifone Pincushioning [WAS]: dead Amplifone

From: Dave Langley <robotron_at_ntlworld.com>
Date: Wed Nov 13 2002 - 10:15:16 EST

At 06:44 pm 12 11 02, you wrote:
> > As a separate issue, My Amplifone has a pin cushioning problem. My SW
> > looks like it's running a WG, but it's an Amplifone. Any Ideas whats
> > causing this? The only thoughts I'd had was to replace the entire X
> > deflection channel to see if that cures it, or to try my deflection PCB in
> > another game at some point to confirm that it is the cause.
>are you sure it's a starwars tube?
>
>i thought the pincushion was corrected by a specially designed yoke on the
>amplifone, not by electronics?

As far as I'm aware all parts in it are Amplifone. The serial numbers on
the HV board and the tube match, though the Deflection board does not.

I'll take some pictures of the problem so you can see it!

Dave Langley
www.robotron-2084.co.uk

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Received on Wed Nov 13 09:28:34 2002

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