Re: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can

From: Omar Vega <omv_at_cinematronics.org>
Date: Mon Jun 14 2010 - 12:29:39 EDT

Hey Roger,
I understand that you can not recoat phosphor on a color crt due to the
shawow mask but I was under the impression you could have this done on a B&W
tube. Has your experience been different?

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From: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
Date: 06/14/10 16:06

> The vacuum is slowly removed, the old neck is then cut off and a new neck
is
> installed. The vacuum is then pumped while the CRT is heated. If all is
> done right the tube will set up properly and work almost as good as new.
>
> BUT....
>
> Screen burn is not repairable (and what game CRT doesn't have burn?).
> Replacement neck (gun) assemblies are getting very hard to find (not used
> much anymore, newer necks are smaller than used on older tubes).
>
> You might be fighting a losing battle.
>
>
>
> On 06/13/2010 04:54 PM, Luke Dyson wrote:
> I am sure he would be up for selling it, he said nobody showed interest in
> it as of yet. There was a museum that was interested but he would have to
> donate it.
>
> He gave me a demonstration of how each one worked, they didn't seem
> extremely complicated. I am sure to take over the business you would need
to
> practice alot before you worked on good tubes.
>
> Luke
>
> --- On *Sun, 6/13/10, Andrew Welburn
> &lt;andy@andysarcade.net&gt;&lt;andy@andysarcade.net&gt;
> * wrote:
>
>
> From: Andrew Welburn &lt;andy@andysarcade.net&gt;
&lt;andy@andysarcade.net&gt;
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 4:36 PM
>
> Is he selling his CRT rewoking gear? I always fancied gettign some of
> that..
>
> --
> Andrew Welburn
> http://www.andys-arcade.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Luke
Dyson&lt;http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=xzxluke@yahoo.com&gt;
> *To:*
vectorlist_at_vectorlist.org&lt;http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vectorlist@vectorlist.org&gt;
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 13, 2010 10:10 PM
> *Subject:* Re: VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
>
> You better call now. I was just there picking up my 19VLUP22 tube and
he
> said he is shutting down and retiring at the end of this month.
>
> He's got a nice shop, I'll have to post the pics I took when I get a
chance.
>
>
> Luke
>
> --- On *Sun, 6/13/10, Pat Danis
>
&lt;patdanis_at_verizon.net&lt;http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=patdanis@verizon.net&gt;
> &gt;* wrote:
>
>
> From: Pat Danis
>
&lt;patdanis_at_verizon.net&lt;http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=patdanis@verizon.net&gt;
> &gt;
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 12:19 PM
>
> Hawkeye tubes will rebuild that tube for you including repairing that
> crack. I don't have a link. do a google search.
>
> Pat Danis
>
> On 6/13/2010 3:30 AM, Andrew Welburn wrote:
>
> Have you tried a CRT rejuvenator on it yet? If its not a bad short, you
can
> blow that shorted crap right out with one of those. If nothing else, it
will
> let you know exactly what is up with the tube.
>
> --
> Andrew Welburn
> http://www.andys-arcade.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:*
MKDUD_at_aol.com&lt;http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=MKDUD@aol.com&gt;
> *To:*
vectorlist_at_vectorlist.org&lt;http://us.mc1115.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vectorlist@vectorlist.org&gt;
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:11 AM
> *Subject:* VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
>
> Hello,
>
> I have been helping a friend restore his Tempest, and he recently was
> able to get a NOS 19VLUP22 tube . Tube seemed to be packed pretty well, in
> original NOS box, and looked good when unpacked. Never was bumped, jarred,
> or mishandled in any way during installation. Installed tube to chassis,
> began convergence.
>
> Yoke and purity assembly were both still LOOSE, nothing tightened.
> Moved yoke carefully forward to do green calibration, screen was getting
> nice green crosshatch, starting to look good, suddenly the tube fades goes
> dark. I'm thinking, something must be up with the HV, I still hear yoke
> chatter, spot killer is off, picture was there, then faded. Suddenly, I
hear
> the sizzle, and see the blue arc in the neck, and want to start ripping
the
> rest of my hair out...
>
> Does anybody have a source on new tubes? Please help if you can.
>
> The old tube in this game has so much phosphor burn that it is almost
> unusable, former owner had to leave this poor thing running for a LONG
time
> with no signal to monitor, the burns are terrible.
>
> I remember Richardson electronics, but I guess they're long gone as a tube
> supplier of these..Please help if you can.
>
> Thanks Very Much,
> Michael Kelley
>
>
>
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> The vacuum is slowly removed, the old neck is then cut off and a new
> neck is installed.� The vacuum is then pumped while the CRT is
heated.�
> If all is done right the tube will set up properly and work almost as
> good as new.
>
> BUT....
>
> Screen burn is not repairable (and what game CRT doesn&#39;t have
burn?).�
> Replacement neck (gun) assemblies are getting very hard to find (not
> used much anymore, newer necks are smaller than used on older tubes).
>
> You might be fighting a losing battle.
>
>
>
> On 06/13/2010 04:54 PM, Luke Dyson wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> I am sure he would be up for selling it, he said nobody
> showed interest in it as of yet. There was a museum that was interested
> but he would have to donate it.
> �
> He gave me a demonstration of how each one worked, they
> didn&#39;t seem extremely complicated. I am sure to take over the business
> you would need to practice alot before you worked on good tubes.
> �
> Luke
>
> --- On Sun, 6/13/10, Andrew Welburn &lt;andy@andysarcade.net&gt;
> wrote:
>
>
> From: Andrew Welburn &lt;andy@andysarcade.net&gt;
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 4:36 PM
>
>
> Is he selling his CRT
> rewoking gear? I always fancied gettign some of that..
> �
> --
> Andrew Welburn
> http://www.andys-arcade.com
>
> -----
> Original Message -----
> From:
> Luke
> Dyson
> To:
> vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>
> Sent:
> Sunday, June 13, 2010 10:10 PM
> Subject:
> Re: VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
>
>
>
>
>
>
> You better call now. I was just there picking up
> my 19VLUP22 tube and he said he is shutting down and retiring at the
> end of this month.
> �
> He&#39;s got a nice shop, I&#39;ll have to post the pics
> I took when I get a chance.
> �
> �
> Luke
>
> --- On Sun, 6/13/10, Pat Danis &lt;patdanis@verizon.net&gt;
> wrote:
>
>
> From: Pat Danis &lt;patdanis@verizon.net&gt;
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 12:19 PM
>
> Hawkeye tubes will rebuild
> that tube for you including repairing that crack.� I don&#39;t have a
> link.� do a google search.
>
> Pat Danis
>
> On 6/13/2010 3:30 AM, Andrew Welburn wrote:
>
>
> Have you tried a CRT rejuvenator on it yet?
> If its not a bad short, you can blow that shorted crap right out with
> one of those. If nothing else, it will let you know exactly what is up
> with the tube.
> �
> --
> Andrew Welburn
> http://www.andys-arcade.com
>
> -----
> Original Message -----
> From:
> MKDUD@aol.com
> To:
> vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Sent:
> Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:11 AM
> Subject:
> VECTOR: Tragic 19VLUP22 tube...Please help if you can
>
>
> Hello,
> �
> ����
> I have been helping a friend restore his
> Tempest, and he recently was able to get a NOS 19VLUP22 tube . Tube
> seemed to be packed pretty well, in original NOS box, and looked good
> when unpacked. Never was bumped, jarred, or mishandled in any way
> during installation. Installed tube to chassis, began convergence.
> �
> ���
> Yoke and purity assembly� were both still
> LOOSE, nothing tightened. Moved yoke carefully forward to do green
> calibration, screen was getting nice�green crosshatch, starting to look
> good, suddenly the tube fades goes dark. I&#39;m thinking, something must
> be up with the HV, I still hear yoke chatter, spot killer is off,
> picture was there, then faded. Suddenly, I hear the sizzle, and see the
> blue arc in the neck, and want to start ripping the rest of my hair
> out...��
> �
> ����
> Does anybody have a source on new tubes?
> Please help if you can.
> �
> ����
> The old tube in this game has so much
> phosphor burn that�it is almost unusable, former owner had to leave
> this poor thing running for a LONG time with no signal to monitor, the
> burns are terrible.
> �
> I
> remember Richardson electronics, but I
> guess they&#39;re long gone as a tube supplier of these..Please help if
you
> can.
> �
> Thanks
> Very Much,
> Michael
> Kelley�
>
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