Re: VECTOR: Asteroids with no video

Except the G05/V2000 monitors which are B&W and do not have the bleed 
resistor. Hence the point to this topic.


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MyPearl wrote:
> There is REALLY REALLY no need to buy yourself that thing. It is Only good
> to measure HV when adjusting a (new) HV power supply.
> 
> ALL Vector monitors have HV Xformers that have a HV bleed resistor BUILT
> IN... There are no exceptions. :)
> 
> You furthermore only need to work on the deflection board, which is very
> high-voltage un-related.
> 
> Just take the deflection board out to do a capkit, check the transistors or
> whatever you want to do with it.
> 
> They always makes me laugh, these dreaded HV CAN KILL YOU (vector monitor
> related) warnings :)
> Must be because I'm in Europe and we think that is SOOOOO Us of A. ;). Here,
> we just take the bugger out and fix it.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sir Poonga" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:31 PM
> Subject: RE: VECTOR: Asteroids with no video
> 
> 
> 
>>I know Peter said you don't need to discharge the monitor, but everyone
> 
> else
> 
>>I talk to says to.
>>
>>As Peter put it "you dont need to discharge monitors unless your clumsy or
>>stupid", add to that if you don't know what you are doing.  I obviously
>>don't know what I am doing otherwise I would not have posted to this list.
>>So I am going to discharge it for my own safety.
>>
>>Alright, making the discharge screwdriver resistor thing is neat, but I'd
>>rather have the right tool already made if it is affordable.  I checked
> 
> ebay
> 
>>for HV probe and prices range from $10 to $500.  So the question is what
> 
> do
> 
>>I need, what's the difference in price?
>>
>>If it is one that is in the $10-$50 I would rather have the right tool
> 
> than
> 
>>make one.  If for $10 I might as well, otherwise it's going to cost $3 for
>>10 100k resistors, wire, and aligator clip at radioshack.  If I made my
> 
> own
> 
>>I'd go the Bob Roberts route and grind the screwdriver so the wire had a
>>good place to clip onto, currently I don't have an extra screwdriver I'd
> 
> do
> 
>>that too so I'd have to buy it.  So, if the $10 HV probe is all I need I
>>might as well go that route.
>>
>>
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