Re: Which Chassis to drive a 25" A63ABZ26X ?

From: Scott Ho <synthplayer88_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue Jul 08 2008 - 02:33:31 EDT

Hi Will,
Thank you so much for posting the link to help those who are seeking
for this info.

Thank you very much!
regards,
Scott

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Bill Boucher <boucher@mnsi.net> wrote:
> I posted here for you...
> http://www.biltronix.com/pdf_files/K6100_Manual_3rd.pdf
>
>
> William Boucher
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Ho" <synthplayer88@gmail.com>
> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Which Chassis to drive a 25" A63ABZ26X ?
>
>
>> Hi guys,
>> Can anyone direct a source where I can find the 3rd edition of the
>> WG6100 manual online?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> regards,
>> Scott
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:38 AM, Colin Davies
>> <colin.w.davies@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks... I will be using an Amplifone Chassis to drive this tube..... If
>>> the connector is a different shape/type, I will make it fit :-)
>>>
>>> I am hoping that the 25" A63ABZ26X has the same angle as the 25"
>>> Amplifone
>>> tube A63AAX00X - Is this correct ? - I've got conflicting information
>>> again
>>> on this.....
>>>
>>> My only problem will then be converging the thing !!!!
>>>
>>> Thanks, Colin
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: Malcolm Mackenzie
>>> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:59 PM
>>> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Which Chassis to drive a 25" A63ABZ26X ?
>>> My bad. I should have caught that. I always use the 3rd edition of that
>>> manual. The others are unreliable. -Malcolm
>>>
>>> Colin Davies <colin.w.davies@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> I found another pdf of the manual - The pinouts in the 2nd edition wg6100
>>> manual were completely wrong - 3rd edition pinouts for th 6100 tube match
>>> the amplifone tube now :-)
>>>
>>> Regards, Colin
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Fibrefix"
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:44 AM
>>> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Which Chassis to drive a 25" A63ABZ26X ?
>>>
>>>
>>>> http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/crtfaq.htm
>>>>
>>>> A lot of info here Colin.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Colin Davies"
>>>> To:
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:07 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Which Chassis to drive a 25" A63ABZ26X ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So.... Do CRT's generally have the same standard pinouts and electrical
>>>> characteristics then ?
>>>>
>>>> I'm also very curious about convergence / shunt magnets and such.... I'm
>>>> a
>>>> noob to all of this too.. hence the silly questions.....
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Colin
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Malcolm Mackenzie
>>>> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 3:49 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Which Chassis to drive a 25" A63ABZ26X ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hey James,
>>>>
>>>> That's the tube I was going to attempt this on (U2000). Could you send
>>>> me
>>>> a picture of your shunt job. I'm new at the convergence thing (having
>>>> only
>>>> done 6100 before), and I'm interested in your placement method.
>>>>
>>>> It would be great if we could get a definitive method as to how to do
>>>> this
>>>> on the Vectorlist. -Malcolm
>>>>
>>>> James Hagen wrote:
>>>> You can go either way, (AMP or 6100 parts) but be prepared to
>>>> desolder/swap out the neck connector if using 6100 def board/HV cage.
>>>> Amplifone is preferred as it does a better job keeping up with SW.
>>>>
>>>> I ended up using a tube from a WG U2000/5000 convergence was tough,
>>>> but when looking at pics of an original 25" in a SW CP, it seems that
>>>> even original 25" Amp tubes have about 50 magnetic shunts ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Scott Evans sent me an original 25" Amp yoke a while back- the part
>>>> number on the yoke is not the same, but in terms of shape, windings,
>>>> it's identical to a 6100 yoke... and was no easier to converge than
>>>> having already tried a standard 6100 yoke....
>>>>
>>>> James H.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Malcolm Mackenzie
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > I'm attempting to do this as well Colin. My understanding is that you
>>>> only
>>>> > need the 6100 yoke ( it's the same part as the 25" Amplifone yoke)
>>>> and
>>>> then
>>>> > the HV and deflection boards from the Amplifone. -Malcolm
>>>> >
>>>> > Colin Davies wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi Guys,
>>>> >
>>>> > I've been offered a 25" A63ABZ26X picture tube for my Starwars
>>>> cockpit
>>>> which
>>>> > is currently fitted with a 19" WG6100. I also have a 19" Amplifone
>>>> monitor
>>>> > complete.
>>>> >
>>>> > Is this a drop in replacement for the origonal amplifone tube running
>>>> from
>>>> > an amplifone chassis (fitted with 6100 yoke), or do I need to use a
>>>> 6100
>>>> > chassis to drive this ?
>>>> >
>>>> > I think the pinouts are different on the two chassis / tubes looking
>>>> at the
>>>> > manuals, but can anyone confirm please ?
>>>> >
>>>> > One of the kind members on here has pointed me to this
>>>> article...which
>>>> leads
>>>> > me to belive that I do need to use a 6100 chassis / neck board.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.arcade.collecting/browse_thread/thread/15bc596122ad8409/cdc315860f1194b2?lnk=gst&q=amplifone+25+19&rnum=26
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks, Regards,
>>>> > Colin
>>>> >
>>>>
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