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Re: Electrostatic deflection?


From: Christopher X. Candreva ( )
Date: Fri Oct 22 1999 - 08:36:51 CDT


On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Frank Palazzolo wrote:

> I was thinking about the yoke issue, and am wondering if it's
> feasable to modify a vector (or raster) monitor to do electrostatic
> deflection. I think this is what oscilloscopes do.

Not that I know the answer, but this does remind me.

While my scope was warming up the other day, and the dot finally appeared in
the center, I started wondering -- how come a scope doesn't need a
spot-killer -- why isn't burning out the center dot an issue ?

-Chris

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