Replacing VT flybacks (was: Re: Needed - VT terminal)

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Wed Sep 17 23:04:00 2003

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
> > Quothe Christopher Cureau, from writings of Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at
> > 08:23:13AM -0500:
> >
> > > Does anyone have a spare VT220, 320 or 420 that they'd be willing to
> > > part with? My 320 just bit the dust...very inconvenient time, too,
> > > since I was
> >
> > Wouldn't you rather repair it than replace it? What went wrong with
> > it?
>
> It's a VT320... 99.9% fo the time the failure with these is the flyback
> transformer which develops shorted turns (and then fails visibly, with
> 'gunge' leaking out). Sometimes it takes the horizontal output
> transistor with it as well, or maybe even bits of the PSU.
>
> If the power indicator is flashing on/off, then it's the flyback, period
> (well, it _might_ be something else, but it's a fairly safe bet it's the
> flyback).

Is there a commonly available flyback that will work in the VT340? I've
been unable to locate a service manual for that model terminal, and don't
really know much about the flyback that it uses. Mine let out its magic
smoke some time back, and I'm really starting to miss that color VT.

-Toth
Received on Wed Sep 17 2003 - 23:04:00 BST