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And of course I’ve spoke too soon, the HT has now started to make that distinct high pitched whine that it does. Fortunately I have a spare analogue board, so let’s hope the pinout is the same.
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PhilC wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:29 pm And of course I’ve spoke too soon, the HT has now started to make that distinct high pitched whine that it does. Fortunately I have a spare analogue board, so let’s hope the pinout is the same.
Speaking to soon is something we all need to get out of the habit of!
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@rubber_jonnie especially when your spare analogue board is slightly different annoyingly. It’s got a different Ht coil. Might have another somewhere, fingers crossed.
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PhilC wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:42 pm @rubber_jonnie especially when your spare analogue board is slightly different annoyingly. It’s got a different Ht coil. Might have another somewhere, fingers crossed.
Is it from the same machine or something different?
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:49 pm
PhilC wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:42 pm @rubber_jonnie especially when your spare analogue board is slightly different annoyingly. It’s got a different Ht coil. Might have another somewhere, fingers crossed.
Is it from the same machine or something different?
Same machine but the analog board must be a different revision.
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PhilC wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:53 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:49 pm

Is it from the same machine or something different?
Same machine but the analog board must be a different revision.
Surely it should work then?
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@rubber_jonnie hopefully it will but the other board I have has a slightly different connection for the wires going to the CRT, nothing I can’t fix though.
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PhilC wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:34 pm @rubber_jonnie hopefully it will but the other board I have has a slightly different connection for the wires going to the CRT, nothing I can’t fix though.
In what way are they different? For the neck board or the coils around the neck?
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@rubber_jonnie its the deflection coils plug that’s the main difference, the spare board has an offset pin but this one doesn’t. Then of course I haven’t got and radial 2200uf or 470uf caps to complete the recap.

I’m going to see if I can find a new HT coil for it. Something a bit like this.
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PhilC wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:13 pm @rubber_jonnie its the deflection coils plug that’s the main difference, the spare board has an offset pin but this one doesn’t. Then of course I haven’t got and radial 2200uf or 470uf caps to complete the recap.

I’m going to see if I can find a new HT coil for it. Something a bit like this.

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