[HECnet] VT420 with a "worn out" display

Fri Oct 4 17:49:38 PDT 2013

Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> writes:

On Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Sampsa Laine wrote:

sampsa	<sampsa at mac.com>
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On 4 Oct 2013, at 18:31, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:

On Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Sampsa Laine wrote:

Guys,

Saku Setala donated a VT420 a while back but the screen is almost unreadable, unless you turn off all ambient light.

Is there any way to fix this?

Increase the current to the electron gun.

How does one go about doing that? I'm more of a software guy, not an EE...:)

sampsa

Well, if you're a software guy...go try and find a local retro TV/radio 
guy.   They'll likely have the right skills and equipment to attempt to 
rejuvenate it.   You'd be messing with voltage in the kilovolt range 
here...so I don't recommend doing it yourself.

;)

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