RE: [ukvac] MAMEing
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Boy have a few of us kicked this one around a bit over the last couple of
years!
One day, when there are no monitors left, someone will get off there arse
and make some new XY monitors - it's not that difficult. They were doing it
15 years ago after all.
I spoke to the man from Hantarex at the last ATEI and he said that if there
was a big enough order batch, they'd look at it, probably in kit form. I
mentioned 500 and he said 'Hmm possible'.
The biggest problem for monitor manfacturers (and many other electronics
manufacturers) is type approval. You can't just make a monitor and sell it -
if someone gets fried (Rav?) then they have to have their arse covered -
especially in the states.
If I were to make some XY monitor get well kits that require mucking around
with the tube and stuff, then I'm liable for any damage you cause to
yourself. It doesn't matter what I get you to sign to say I'm not liable,
I'd still get shafted. (Not sure how this relates to monitor get well kits,
though.)
The biggest problem is the neck coil bobbin and yoke - if you could get this
bit sorted out (i.e. made) and someone who knows his inductance to wind the
coils then the rest of it would be easy, especially as the tube is the same
as a raster one for a colour monitor.
Bootleg Amplifone, anyone?
D-Type.
P.S. If you look at the link, someone appears to make spares already. If
this includes yoke and coins then your laughing.
http://www.gamearchive.com/video/manufacturer/atari/vector/html/monitor.html
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Boy have a few of us kicked this one around a bit over the last couple of
years!
One day, when there are no monitors left, someone will get off there arse
and make some new XY monitors - it's not that difficult. They were doing it
15 years ago after all.
I spoke to the man from Hantarex at the last ATEI and he said that if there
was a big enough order batch, they'd look at it, probably in kit form. I
mentioned 500 and he said 'Hmm possible'.
The biggest problem for monitor manfacturers (and many other electronics
manufacturers) is type approval. You can't just make a monitor and sell it -
if someone gets fried (Rav?) then they have to have their arse covered -
especially in the states.
If I were to make some XY monitor get well kits that require mucking around
with the tube and stuff, then I'm liable for any damage you cause to
yourself. It doesn't matter what I get you to sign to say I'm not liable,
I'd still get shafted. (Not sure how this relates to monitor get well kits,
though.)
The biggest problem is the neck coil bobbin and yoke - if you could get this
bit sorted out (i.e. made) and someone who knows his inductance to wind the
coils then the rest of it would be easy, especially as the tube is the same
as a raster one for a colour monitor.
Bootleg Amplifone, anyone?
D-Type.
P.S. If you look at the link, someone appears to make spares already. If
this includes yoke and coins then your laughing.
http://www.gamearchive.com/video/manufacturer/atari/vector/html/monitor.html