Has anyone managed to create schematics for the display and power supply for the HP-85A/B?
I don't know yet if Tony's schematics for the 87 are applicable or possibly close
enough for these boards.
I have both an 85A and 85B with identical display issues, which I expect are due to old
capacitors causing poor voltage regulation and/or ripple. The pincushion test looks
pretty good, except for a bit of vertical displacement (think low amplitude waves) on the
horizontal lines. The second issue is when a lot of white is being displayed (i.e.
reverse video), there is a distinct narrowing in the scan line width in the top inch or
so, with the narrowest at the first scan line. Then there is a gradual widening towards
the bottom, with the lowest scan lines ending up off the sides of the phosphor.