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Old 08-14-2015, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV View Post
It only mentions vertical adjustments, not horizontal, so I am guessing that it does some fun shenanigans with the (AC) filament "signal" to put horizontal bars into the cathode or grid of the CRT.
I'm guessing that it contains a simple 2 transistor multivibrator circuit, producing a 300-400 Hz square wave that is injected into the grid/cathode circuit of the CRT, to produce evenly spaced black bars on the screen... Any other guesses?

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