Re: WTB 25 ' Amplifone monitor for star wars cockpit

Searcher7 wrote:
On Jun 25, 3:53 pm, "Mickey Johnson" <micks...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes as far as convergence a 100 degree tube is what you want. I would
experiment with whatever 25 inch tube you can find though. Worst case is
you won't be able to get it converged well enough to use.

Also yes a 19 inch monitor will look fine (since it can set closer to the
glass), but I highly recommend you take the time to try and
put a 25 in it. It does look much better (I have a 25 in mine) and unless
you are in a hurry to get the game up and running, there is no reason to
settle for a 19.
After all, if you are going to use a 19, you might as well save space and
have an upright instead of a cockpit!

later,
mickey

"Garagearcade.com" <jerem...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

news:6f0b8d7a-eb31-4254-8b7e-76b669555165@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hello
The tube has to be 100 degree tube to work your best off putting a
standard 6100 in their I have one in mine and it look fine

The only one I know of that got a WG6100 chassis and a
"normal"(WG4900) tube working together with no problems (in a Tempest)
was Clay Cowgill.

Has anyone else actually done this?

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.


Yes, quite a few times.

I helped Jason Milsom put together a 25" monitor years ago out of a tube he salvaged from a 25" TV set, and a WG 6100 yoke and chassis. We didn't have any extra Amplifone boards at the time and he had a 6100 with a broken tube so that's what he used. It worked well, looked good, convergence was not perfect in the corners but TV tubes tend to be lower grade than those made specifically for monitors.

We also came across a WG 6100 that had a 90 degree Amplifone 19" tube stuck in it, fit sorta ok, looked funny but it worked fine, had the Amplifone 19" yoke of course.

I've lit up a multitude of old TV tubes using a spare Amplifone yoke and chassis, some of them would converge nicely, others, particularly newer sizes like 20", and odd tubes with flatter screens and whatnot wouldn't, but even early 90s nearly flat face CRTs work surprisingly well aside from mounting.

This is not rocket science, CRTs are almost all very similar electrically, and there are only a few standard deflection angles out there. So long as the neck pinout is compatible with the chassis, and the yoke will fit on the neck, the tube will work, and usually it's not too hard to get the convergence dialed in.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Update on Mitsubishi WT-46807 parts problem
    ... I'm not really familiar with the grey scale ... I have never replaced a yoke. ... I have replaced a tube in my 50" Hitachi. ... much problem except for convergence, but I did get this corrected. ...
    (sci.electronics.repair)
  • Re: Strange Convergence Problem
    ... convergence was way out of alignment. ... But strangely, neither the yoke nor ... convergence magnets have moved from their factory positions, ... upside down, so we simply took the tube out and put it back upside down, we ...
    (sci.electronics.repair)
  • Re: I put a cap kit in my WG 4900 monitor, now it will not lightup !?
    ... Seems the Yoke got banged pretty hard and the guns are out ... tube with minimal use and swap the tube. ... The convergence settings ... will come from the donor tube, the yoke, chassis and frame from your ...
    (rec.games.video.arcade.collecting)
  • Re: WTB 25 Amplifone monitor for star wars cockpit
    ... every monitor manual explains convergence and purity. ... experiment with whatever 25 inch tube you can find though. ... I helped Jason Milsom put together a 25" monitor years ago out of a tube ... We also came across a WG 6100 that had a 90 degree Amplifone 19" tube ...
    (rec.games.video.arcade.collecting)
  • Definitive guide to convergence
    ... There has to be some one in this group thats an old TV guy that can ... tube but my god, this thing has BEAUTIFUL color and is razor ... burn, you cant make me! ... raster and color XY manuals and they make it seem like convergence is a no ...
    (rec.games.video.arcade.collecting)