Asmodai
Member
Hey folks,
I just got my Wyse 60 up and running via stepdown.
The terminal is an import from the US (ex Univ. of Hawaii terminal), so it is configured for 120V. Me being in Blighty means that I'd like to reconfigure it to run on 240V.
Going by what I can find on Bitsavers, looks like the "voltage selector" is a bridge on the board (J102, I believe) that probably bypasses the voltage doubler.
Now, I'm not an EE, and I don't have the technical expertise to open up the terminal to perform surgery just yet (I am working on rectifying that particular issue), so my questions are: What should I expect when I finally get around to this task? Would I need to fab the relevant bridge myself?
I have avoided poking around inside CRTs up to this point, but I figure now is the time to learn the relevant skills to do so, so I can maintain my growing terminal collection.
I just got my Wyse 60 up and running via stepdown.
The terminal is an import from the US (ex Univ. of Hawaii terminal), so it is configured for 120V. Me being in Blighty means that I'd like to reconfigure it to run on 240V.
Going by what I can find on Bitsavers, looks like the "voltage selector" is a bridge on the board (J102, I believe) that probably bypasses the voltage doubler.
Now, I'm not an EE, and I don't have the technical expertise to open up the terminal to perform surgery just yet (I am working on rectifying that particular issue), so my questions are: What should I expect when I finally get around to this task? Would I need to fab the relevant bridge myself?
I have avoided poking around inside CRTs up to this point, but I figure now is the time to learn the relevant skills to do so, so I can maintain my growing terminal collection.
