Re: Amp flyback install issue.

From: Kevin Moore <talon.k_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat Jun 19 2010 - 09:53:48 EDT

Actually, the anode wire seems to be the same length. It's pretty long.
Without measuring it, it looks to be about 3'

Kevin

On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Mark Shostak <shostakmark@gmail.com> wrote:

> That's great news.
>
> Can you tell what the difference is between the 13" FBT and the 19"
> version? It may be as simple as the length of the anode wire (which I'm
> assuming is much shorter).
>
> Thanks,
> -Mark
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Kevin Moore <talon.k@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well so far so good. Replaced the HVT, and was able to mount the MCI in
>> one of the existing holes, and drilled a second hole mount the MCI to where
>> it just fit inside the HV cage with just a small wire bridge. Replaced the
>> two HV caps with some 220uf, and I now have HV. My next problem was the
>> Anode wire coming out the top of the HVT. Couldn't bend the wire enough to
>> mount the cage, so I had to drill a hole in the top for the wire to come
>> out.
>>
>> The next problem is it looks like someone modified the colors so that it
>> would emulate a BW monitor. Plus I have no Z, so I have retrace lines. :(
>> But I'm making progress.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Kevin Moore <talon.k@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> According to the 13" Manual, HV over voltage is set at 25kv, and the HV
>>> is set at 19.5kv. Sounds pretty much the same to me. So I should be good.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Rodger Boots <rlboots2@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> A 13" tube might run with lower high voltage, otherwise shouldn't be a
>>>> difference.
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From: * Kevin Moore <talon.k@gmail.com>
>>>> *Date: *Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:22:05 -0500
>>>> *To: *<vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>>>> *Subject: *Re: VECTOR: Amp flyback install issue.
>>>>
>>>> well it's a Red, and there is a nice little bulge on the side where it
>>>> looks like it's gotten hot. So it's a good bet it's toast. After looking at
>>>> the circuit a bit more, one side of the MCI is DC voltage so there should be
>>>> no problem doing a remote mount there. However the other side does get
>>>> frequency so I'm going to try to keep the wire length to a min. Also after
>>>> looking at the problem from a different angle. I may be able to mount the
>>>> MCI on the solder side, by using eyelet inserts, so as to have something to
>>>> solder to from the other side. It will require raising the Deflection/HV
>>>> board up a bit more in the monitor housing, which may be doable. Depends on
>>>> how close it moves it to the CRT.
>>>>
>>>> You are correct about the flyback not being mentioned as compatible with
>>>> the 13" I don't really see a reason why it wouldn't be though. It will be
>>>> fun finding out :) I'll have to take some pictures, and post them as I do
>>>> this. In the rare case that someone else may try to do this. Plus I've got
>>>> another 13" amp I need to rebuild as well. So hopefully this goes well.
>>>>
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Mark Shostak <shostakmark@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Kevin,
>>>>>
>>>>> It may be academic, as that flyback isn't advertised to be compatible
>>>>> with the 13" Amplifone. I'm assuming you haven't seen anything that said
>>>>> otherwise (let me know if I'm wrong).
>>>>>
>>>>> I looked in to that some time ago, and found based on the part numbers,
>>>>> they are two different parts. Therefore, compatibility is YMMV at best.
>>>>>
>>>>> That said, I don't have a 13" Amplifone to test it in, and AFAIK, no
>>>>> one else has tried it, so I think you're the first.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you sure the original flyback is bad? There's no data to determine
>>>>> if the failure rates were as high on the 13" version as they were on the
>>>>> 19"/25" version.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep us posted on what you find.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> -Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Kevin Moore <talon.k@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Well there's not much room in the HV cage. So I would have to mount it
>>>>>> outside the cage. So at a minimum I would have to add about 3" of wire
>>>>>> leads.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Rodger Boots <rlboots2@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Relocate MC1?
>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>> *From: * Kevin Moore <talon.k@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> *Date: *Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:16:06 -0500
>>>>>>> *To: *<vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>>>>>>> *Subject: *VECTOR: Amp flyback install issue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Trying to install a Cinelabs amp flyback in a 13" Amp. Unfortunately
>>>>>>> the false FA adjust hits the MC1. So you can't get the pins and the holes to
>>>>>>> line up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What's behind the false FA adjust. Is it possible to file away the
>>>>>>> portion that hits the MC1??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> any other ideas?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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