Update: Will soon replace caps on the calc. board. Here's a pic of the power supply. Caps leaking and diodes were partially melted from the failed batteries. More work to do!
On Friday, October 6, 2023 at 9:30:42 AM UTC-7 Richard Nicewonger wrote: > Hi martin, > > Congratulations, that’s a terrific calculator to receive as a gift! The > high anode voltage required for the display > is generally provided by an inverter powered by the DC input. From the > pictures, it looks like there is a transformer > just behind the display. That is likely for the inverter. Look for small > electrolytics around that transformer, especially > ones that have high operating voltage values. All those should be > replaced. The yellow ones in front of the display are > probably OK if all digits are visible. I love these kind of calculators > and hope you get this one in working condition. > > All the best, > > Rich > > > On Oct 6, 2023, at 11:22 AM, martin martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings all, > I was just given this 1973 Victor calculator. Uses Beckman Panaplex > displays to the tune of 12 digits!. > > The display comes up, but dim. Should I replace all the caps first? The > power supply is external. It's sealed up pretty well. 14.5 VDC @60mA. > > Thanks all. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/77a584ef-7448-4c55-b91d-220c88115266n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/77a584ef-7448-4c55-b91d-220c88115266n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <victor 2.jpg><victor 1.jpg> > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f66efb88-a594-4a1d-b5b0-2f1119326b4fn%40googlegroups.com.
