8 Feb
2007
8 Feb
'07
1:57 p.m.
I can't believe I forgot to mention when you do this, lick your finger
before sticking it under the anode cap (it will insulate you from any
charge)
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Julian Wolfe
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:51 PM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty
Sorry, forgot to add, you should pull it off AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE to pull your arm away from the charge that may arc from it.
trying to
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Julian Wolfe
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:20 PM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: Humpty Dumpty
Start by pulling off the CRT anode, just slip your finger under the
suction cup and pull, and it should come off.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:47 PM
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Humpty Dumpty
>
> Any ideas on how I would go about putting this humpty dumpty back
> together again?
>
> Its a Visual 500 terminal, and its significant because
>
> a) in two years of monitoring ebay I haven't seen any other
> Visual Technology terminals offered
>
> b) it has graphics capability (Tektronix 4010 emulation)
>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-1.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-2.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-3.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-4.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-5.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-6.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-7.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-8.jpg>
> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/images/damaged/visu
> al-9.jpg>
>
> This thing was so poorly packed that even the spacing
posts in the
> keyboard were sheared off. The circuit
boards don't
appear damaged
and
amazingly the tube doesn't appear damaged, but
obviously the case
> is pretty heavily smashed. The ebay seller accused me of > rip them off by claiming damage and then
made a big stink
about me
> giving them negative feedback. I think
there was *one* inflated
> pillow style spacer on the top of the unit when I opened
it. They
also
tried to claim that UPS packed it, which seems like utter
bullshit.
I've been thinking that I might be able to glue enough of
the pieces
of the case back together to get something stable
enough to
have the
electronics working again. (I've never
attempted to power
it on and
man, was I pissed when I opened up this box!)
I suppose it would be prohibitively expensive to try and
recast a new
plastic enclosure for it...
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