Can you use a Rejuvenator on a G08 Vector Monitor?

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Merry HO HO ALL!
I got a Heathkit CRT Tester/Rejuvenator Model IT-5230
along with a Dandy-Dapters Universal Adapter for Christmas.

I need to learn how to use this item, and will in the new year, but was wondering if anyone could tell me if it could be used on a GO8 Vector Monitor? or is there something special needed to Rejuvenate one?
I have a buddy who asked me, and I would hate to say yes and have it ruin his tube.

I appreciate any and all replies and if anyone has any links to helpful information on using a CRT Tester/Rejuvenator, I sure would appreciate it!

Thank you Kindly
Ken
 

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Yes you can.

Though its been said, many times,many ways:> there ARE NO "vector tubes".

There are just tubes, and the electronics around them make them either a raster monitor or a vector monitor.
 
Yes you can.

Though its been said, many times,many ways:> there ARE NO "vector tubes".

There are just tubes, and the electronics around them make them either a raster monitor or a vector monitor.

??? Any tube will work as a vector tube as long as the neck board will contact to it? and teh tube is the right size??? beside the yoke swap...
 
??? Any tube will work as a vector tube as long as the neck board will contact to it? and teh tube is the right size??? beside the yoke swap...


It is not that simple. As stated above there is no such thing as a "vector" tube. However, there are a few different areas that tubes vary and need to be matched up in order to work with any chassis. Here is a quick list, and I'll likely forget something...

Number of guns - Color tubes have three guns while mono chrome (usually called black and white)tubes have one.

Size - The chassis and tube size need to match up in order to ensure the picture fits the tube. Many PC tubes are a different shape as well and that is why they are rarely a good substitute.

Pitch - Most tubes are 90 degree pitch, but some chassis are designed for other pitch tubes. The Matsushitsa comes to mind. Mismatched chassis will never be able to display a quality picture.

Neck configuration - The chassis and tube need to match up in order to ensure signals are processed properly by the tube.

Screen dot pitch - The guns excite the screen in order to display the picture. Some tubes are designed with more compact screens in order to display a higher resolution. If you try to use a higher resolution chassis on a tube that is not built for it the picture will often come out fuzzy and be impossible to focus properly.

Yoke - the yoke must match both the chassis and tube. A mismatch in either of these areas will result in a bad picture.



Some of these misconfigurations can be worked around, though the work around is often time consuming.
 
Thank you for all the replies. I certainly understand about the monitors and the differences now. I am new to this hobby and am redoing my first monitor a GO7 for my centipede.
I have just started reading up about monitors, and a friend asked me if i could test the tube/rejuvenate it. I did a search and didn't seem to find what i wanted so figured best to ask.
Appreciate the information!!
Thank you
 
Nice post Oryk. In addition to what he said, there are also differences in the phosphorus coating used on tubes. WG has a different code on their older tubes that are used to identify the type of tube being used. I have successfully transplanted a TV tube into a WG 6100 monitor frame and tested it with no problems. I will be attempting it again and documenting the process for all those interested..
 
It is not that simple. As stated above there is no such thing as a "vector" tube. However, there are a few different areas that tubes vary and need to be matched up in order to work with any chassis. Here is a quick list, and I'll likely forget something...

Number of guns - Color tubes have three guns while mono chrome (usually called black and white)tubes have one.

Size - The chassis and tube size need to match up in order to ensure the picture fits the tube. Many PC tubes are a different shape as well and that is why they are rarely a good substitute.

Pitch - Most tubes are 90 degree pitch, but some chassis are designed for other pitch tubes. The Matsushitsa comes to mind. Mismatched chassis will never be able to display a quality picture.

Neck configuration - The chassis and tube need to match up in order to ensure signals are processed properly by the tube.

Screen dot pitch - The guns excite the screen in order to display the picture. Some tubes are designed with more compact screens in order to display a higher resolution. If you try to use a higher resolution chassis on a tube that is not built for it the picture will often come out fuzzy and be impossible to focus properly.

Yoke - the yoke must match both the chassis and tube. A mismatch in either of these areas will result in a bad picture.



Some of these misconfigurations can be worked around, though the work around is often time consuming.

All true, but the OP asked if he could use a rejuvenator on a vector monitor and in that regards (and many others !) there is no difference between tubes used in vector monitors or in raster monitors.
 
All true, but the OP asked if he could use a rejuvenator on a vector monitor and in that regards (and many others !) there is no difference between tubes used in vector monitors or in raster monitors.


I wasn't responding to the OP. His question had already been answered and someone else chimed in with a different question. This is the reason I quoted the second question...
 
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