DEC VT52 CRT anode connection

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Wed Feb 23 19:45:39 CST 2022


On 2/23/22 17:25, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
> Pretty much. I took apart my VT52 about 2 years ago because it wasn't
> happy. Turned out the +5 and +15 volt supplies were good but the -15 was
> bad.
> 
> After fiddling around with capacitors and transistors I took the easy
> way out and just put in a 7815 regulator, bypassing the old -15 volt
> system. Secured it to the heat sink and the display works perfectly now.
> 

Nice job, but isn't the 7915 the negative regulator?

--Chuck



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