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Is there a simple explaination on how to dial in convergence on stand res monitors. I have mostly K7000s and once most of the things are fixed, you can almost always see some color convergence that is off.

I also notice some of my images are tilted. (don't know what this issues is called) I assume that fixing that is in the same adjustments.

Maybe it's in the manual. I just wanted to put this out there.
 
The procedure is outlined in the K7000 manual. You can fix your crooked yoke at the same time as you're setting the convergence.
 
The procedure is outlined in the K7000 manual. You can fix your crooked yoke at the same time as you're setting the convergence.

Thanks guys, so this is all done while the monitor is on?
If i'm reading correctly, by tilting the yoke with the rubber stoppers I can correct the crooked picture?
Hmmm that's a bit scary to do.
 
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it's actually very easy and painless. just make sure you don't turn the yoke up/down or left/right. I had a slightly crooked yoke on a Ms. Pac/Galaga that I fixed like 2-3 weeks ago or so, you just loosen the retaining clip, grab the plastic and not the copper, and turn it. lol

use your own eyes with a mirror or use someone else's eyes. just make sure they can actually "see" the picture straightening.

when you're done, tighten the clip just enough to where the yoke no longer moves..... don't wanna crack the glass neck.
 
Search-fu fail LOL

Thanks guys, good stuff.

I was able to straighten the crooked picture. I didn't realize that its a compromise for convergence. I went around and around with all three colors looking for perfection ebut ended up doing my best for the center and leaving the worst convergance out to the edges.
 
Search-fu fail LOL

Thanks guys, good stuff.

I was able to straighten the crooked picture. I didn't realize that its a compromise for convergence. I went around and around with all three colors looking for perfection ebut ended up doing my best for the center and leaving the worst convergance out to the edges.

Rotating the yoke around the neck to align the picture with the tube is one thing. Actually TILTing the yoke with respect to the neck is quite another, and may be what you need (based on the manual). According to the "dynamic convergence" procedure, tilting the yoke can adjust the convergence away from the center of the screen. (see http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Monitors/Wells Gardner K7000 Manual.pdf page 7). Note that I have never actually done this... but I was hoping one of the monitor-experts around here could shed some more light on making this adjustment.

I also understand there are things called "convergence strips", but I'm not sure exactly how they work, how to use them, or where to get them...
 
Rotating the yoke around the neck to align the picture with the tube is one thing. Actually TILTing the yoke with respect to the neck is quite another, and may be what you need (based on the manual). According to the "dynamic convergence" procedure, tilting the yoke can adjust the convergence away from the center of the screen. (see http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Monitors/Wells Gardner K7000 Manual.pdf page 7). Note that I have never actually done this... but I was hoping one of the monitor-experts around here could shed some more light on making this adjustment.

I also understand there are things called "convergence strips", but I'm not sure exactly how they work, how to use them, or where to get them...

I saw a video where a guy with a Star Wars vector monitor was showing how the strips work. he actually showed how moving them around affects convergence in the corners of the screen. but that's basically what they're used for, adjusting convergence in all the hard to adjust places.... like corners.

there was a thread about interest in the strips or something along those lines, maybe search for it?
 
I saw a video where a guy with a Star Wars vector monitor was showing how the strips work. he actually showed how moving them around affects convergence in the corners of the screen. but that's basically what they're used for, adjusting convergence in all the hard to adjust places.... like corners.

there was a thread about interest in the strips or something along those lines, maybe search for it?

I want to say that was Level42 that posted that video maybe a year or so ago here. Pretty cool to watch.
 
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