andrewb
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How to bring up a 6100 color vector monitor (A PDF guide)
Hi all,
I've seen a number of folks with questions lately about bringing up 6100 monitors. On that topic, I have a set of notes that I'd been compiling and adding to over time, with info I've learned (sometimes the hard way) from repairing many 6100 monitors and boardsets. I have been providing these notes informally for some time to folks who have purchased or had boards repaired by me, but I figure it would be better to fill the list out with additional info I've been wanting to add for a while now, clean it up, and post it publicly, for everyone to use and point to (including me). So here it is. (Click the thumbnail to download PDF.)
This guide is by no means all-inclusive, and I'd be happy to continue to expand it, if folks have ideas for modifications that will make it more helpful. It did grow to be longer than I expected, but I put as much info into it as possible, as I figure every bit that could potentially save you from problems is worth including. But this is the basic procedure I use when I bring up my bench 6100, usually after repairing boards. (I use the same procedure every time, whether I'm repairing one board, or assembling an entire monitor from scratch.)
Also, this guide focuses on the practical aspects of bringing the monitor up, assuming all of the parts (boards, tube, yoke, etc) are generally working. It does not go deeply into the details of troubleshooting or repairing bad boards, or other issues surrounding various modes of 6100 failure, outside of issues you might run into when trying to bring a 6100 up. It is an installation guide, not a repair guide. For more on debugging and repair-related info, refer to the 6100 manual and FAQ (see links in the document to the latest versions).
If there are any questions, comments, suggestions, etc, feel free to post them in this thread, or PM me directly. Also, this started out as very long post, however I eventually decided to put it into a separate file. This makes it portable, allows folks to print it out, and also makes it easier for me to revise it, as the version number is indicated by the date in the filename.
Sorry it's not a fancier document, with pics etc, but I just wanted to post the info as simply as possible, in a generic format that anyone can access, which can also be posted as an attachment here. Perhaps it can be evolved into something 'prettier' in the longer term, but for now I just want to make the content available, to help folks get their 6100s working, while steering you clear of most common problems.
-Andy
Hi all,
I've seen a number of folks with questions lately about bringing up 6100 monitors. On that topic, I have a set of notes that I'd been compiling and adding to over time, with info I've learned (sometimes the hard way) from repairing many 6100 monitors and boardsets. I have been providing these notes informally for some time to folks who have purchased or had boards repaired by me, but I figure it would be better to fill the list out with additional info I've been wanting to add for a while now, clean it up, and post it publicly, for everyone to use and point to (including me). So here it is. (Click the thumbnail to download PDF.)
This guide is by no means all-inclusive, and I'd be happy to continue to expand it, if folks have ideas for modifications that will make it more helpful. It did grow to be longer than I expected, but I put as much info into it as possible, as I figure every bit that could potentially save you from problems is worth including. But this is the basic procedure I use when I bring up my bench 6100, usually after repairing boards. (I use the same procedure every time, whether I'm repairing one board, or assembling an entire monitor from scratch.)
Also, this guide focuses on the practical aspects of bringing the monitor up, assuming all of the parts (boards, tube, yoke, etc) are generally working. It does not go deeply into the details of troubleshooting or repairing bad boards, or other issues surrounding various modes of 6100 failure, outside of issues you might run into when trying to bring a 6100 up. It is an installation guide, not a repair guide. For more on debugging and repair-related info, refer to the 6100 manual and FAQ (see links in the document to the latest versions).
If there are any questions, comments, suggestions, etc, feel free to post them in this thread, or PM me directly. Also, this started out as very long post, however I eventually decided to put it into a separate file. This makes it portable, allows folks to print it out, and also makes it easier for me to revise it, as the version number is indicated by the date in the filename.
Sorry it's not a fancier document, with pics etc, but I just wanted to post the info as simply as possible, in a generic format that anyone can access, which can also be posted as an attachment here. Perhaps it can be evolved into something 'prettier' in the longer term, but for now I just want to make the content available, to help folks get their 6100s working, while steering you clear of most common problems.
-Andy
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