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**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:02 am Post subject: CRT porn for the masses!

Splitpack Cine 8 basically. Nov 2001 build. Minty fresh Sony 8" tubes.

What I find interesting is that these are supposed to be super high res sets, but the yoke cables are in the same wire bundle as the video cables. Ditto for the unshielded HV lead. It goes to a splice block, then out to a HV extension. Very interesting.

NOw there's no HV, I'm checking that out now....

km987654 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:39 am Post subject:

Are the board numbers the same as ng808s?

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:42 am Post subject:

I believe so..

dvh99 · Joined: 25 Dec 2009 Posts: 2158 Location: nederland

curious, how long are the cables between the packs?

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:14 am Post subject:

About 6' (2m)

km987654 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:18 am Post subject:

Are these some how more capable than a bg808s.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:22 am Post subject:

The Cine 8 made some slight mods, like SMT components in the V board. I know there are some mods to the convergence board. It looks the same as the discrete output 1208 convergence output board, but this one is labeled 769004. The stock 762519 doesn't work in its place, even though it looks the same.

The stupid thing is, I had an email yesterday from someone looking for that 769004 board, 2 of them, and now I've got them. Barco has discontinued them, so I'm torn between keeping these, selling them whole, or flipping the convergence output boards at a good price.

About the only advantage of these sets otherwise are the (supposedly) sharper Sony tubes.

Of course with no wear, I can sell a set of those at a good price as well, or drop them into a couple of the BG808s sets I have here with roasted tubes.

Working on the HV section now. ONce I get that running, I can get an hour counter reading. I believe that one of these might be a spare, so besides the dust, I think it could be a new chassis.

km987654 · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:03 am Post subject:

Just a thought

Would it be possible to take one chassis and connect two sets of tubes to produce a stack since the image would be the same on both tube sets? That would be a great config if possible.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:48 am Post subject:

The HV wouldn't be strong enough to power all tubes I don't think, ditto for the H and V deflection, but no question that hte video signal could simply be split. Interesting idea though.

stefuel · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:39 am Post subject:

km987654 · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:14 pm Post subject:

macgyver655 · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 8508

km987654 · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:42 pm Post subject:

km987654 · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:43 pm Post subject:

Do these have LC tanks and color corrected C elements?

What lenses?

stefuel · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:48 am Post subject:

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:54 am Post subject:

No, plain Hd 8 lenses and the Sony tubes.

Didn't get a chance to work on the HV section this weekend, got wrapped up in other things. Did spend some time on Friday, and it's some signal being sent to the EHT board that's keeping the HV from turning on. EHT board is OK, as are the main supply voltages going to it. No scan fail, so it's something a bit more obscure.

macgyver655 · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 8508