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Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« on: February 03, 2015, 04:09:23 PM »
Well, all is well that ends well !

First of all a HUGE THANK YOU to Wurstkopp who tipped me (us) about this !!!

3 brand new NIB/NOS CRT low-res monitors were offered on Italian Ebay.

In such a case you have to decide quickly....something which goes pretty much against my nature, but this time I just bit....and was pretty nervous afterwards.....which turned out to be not necessary at all  :oops:

Anyway....there was some good conversations with the seller and today the box arrived :) (Of course I would have wanted to buy them all...but there are limits...)



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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2015, 04:17:52 PM »
Pic 1: Manufacturer. Regretfully, the URL is dead.....and so is the company I guess...

Pic 2: Looks like an operator/distributor company. The URL leads to http://www.maximacompany.it/index.php/egg so I guess they're still kind of in business.....





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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2015, 04:27:06 PM »
SO......let's do something you don't see everyday :)

WARNING VERTICAL VIDEO AHEAD !!! YES I hate vertical videos too, but in this case I had to do a quick and easy set-up....sorry !  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP_Z05tC5Go
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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2015, 04:28:49 PM »
As expected a pretty "flat" tube with rather square corners.....can't have it all, you don't hear me complaining at all !

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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2015, 04:29:54 PM »
Chassis

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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2015, 04:31:35 PM »
Pic1: Tube: Thomson A51EBV13X01

Pic2: Another sticker on the tube.....look at the production date: may 2005 !!!! A year later I started collecting !!

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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2015, 04:33:51 PM »
Pic 1: chassis from the left side
Pic 2: neck survived transport !!
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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2015, 04:46:06 PM »
Sadly the pot board is not remote.....according to the manual it's an option, so you can "get" a flat cable for it.....maybe I can make my own....looks simple enough but we'll see.


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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2015, 04:48:52 PM »
I scanned the manual and schematics and you can download them here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16677442/Intervideo%20Serie%20VP%2010-14-17-20-21%22.zip

The manual says there is only an isolation transformer necessary for repair/measuring so I assume it's not needed for regular use (would be weird if it would for a 2005 product).

What IS weird is that they mention that "for Europe" the mains voltage is 230VAC.....looks like it won't run on 115VAC which is regretful, but something I can live with.

Let's see if I can test it soon.....

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Re: Intervideo VP21" NIB/NOS monitor :) :)
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2015, 05:10:03 PM »
I checked some of the caps.....I see Jamicon and Lelon caps....

http://www.jamicon.com.tw

http://www.lelon.com.tw

Both are Taiwanese brands.......well we'll see how long they'll last ;)

Would have preferred to see Nichicon and Panasonic instead but that would be wishful thinking....

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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2015, 06:09:13 PM »
nice, is this one going to be used in the qbert?

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« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2015, 06:11:15 PM »
Looks good have fun with it  ;)  ;D

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« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2015, 06:32:32 PM »
nice, is this one going to be used in the qbert?
i dont think so but nothing is impossible. 

The plan was to use one of The "Irish" WG 19K7301's. That one uses a regular "US" connctor for The video connection and I already wired up a video cable with such a connector to The Q*bert harness. I guess i also prefer te more "bulby" look of those monitors.....

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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2015, 12:56:14 AM »
Nice buy , a clean monitor looks so much better... Enjoy

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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2015, 07:01:18 AM »
That monitor don't  need an iso transformer: if you look close at it you will see that the psu is a switch mode psu.   Pay attention though: the primary  side of the psu is "hot", so in the case of servicing it while working you need a 1:1 iso ;)
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