So another possibility is that one of the amplifiers is clipping, usually 
because the input signals are trying to drive the output beyond the supply 
rails. BTW, most op-amps are not rail-to-rail, but they can get pretty 
close. It will show up quickly on a scope.

On Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 3:35:15 PM UTC-7 Dekatron42 wrote:

> So what happens if you put this Teensy in the other working board, does 
> the error follow the Teensy?
>
> If so, have you tried to reprogram the Teensy or even erase it to set  it 
> to its original setup condition?
>
> /Martin
>
> On Saturday 22 June 2024 at 22:48:49 UTC+2 Max DN wrote:
>
>> @Martin, if I try to bypass the DAC using POTs for NEG5 and POS5 it all 
>> seems fine (the dot goes across the whole X axis and Y axis).
>> @gregebert, no Z-axis.
>>
>> I am probing X and Y just out of the DAC and not connected to anything 
>> else. I can see the image on the oscilloscope as a full round circle, but 
>> as I try to center it to what would be the center of the CRT then thr 
>> circle flatlines. 
>>
>> It feels as though past a certain point on the vertical axis, the dots 
>> are just collapsing into the same line and cannot go past (on one end of 
>> the Y vertical axis, X axis is fine).
>>
>> Very odd as I have already used same code and same pcb for another scope 
>> clock. After 10 hours on it today, I'm going to let go until I have any 
>> other ideas. I have tried replacing the processor, the DAC (3 times), 
>> checked all resistors and bypass caps and triple checked all soldering 
>> points. Maybe it's time to bin this pcb, but I do like a challenge!
>>
>>
>> Il giorno sabato 22 giugno 2024 alle 16:38:19 UTC+1 gregebert ha scritto:
>>
>>> Is there a Z-axis ??? That would be my first suspect; if the trace is 
>>> still visible, then the appropriate grid needs to be driven a bit more 
>>> negative.
>>>
>>> If the CRT uses rapid movement for dark (technically dim) regions, and 
>>> slower movement for bright regions, then my best guess is some kind of 
>>> software tweak would be needed to get the beam to move faster, or off the 
>>> phosphor-coated area (or both).
>>>
>>> On Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 3:49:04 AM UTC-7 Dekatron42 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can you remove the processor and feed the amplifiers directly from a 
>>>> potentiometer connected to NEG5 and POS5 and see how the dot moves on the 
>>>> screen? You need one potentiometer for X & Y so that the dot will appear 
>>>> on 
>>>> screen. This way you will test out the amplifier chains without the DAC 
>>>> involved.
>>>>
>>>> /Martin
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday 22 June 2024 at 12:10:54 UTC+2 Max DN wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Martin, that's what I am thinking... however I don't think it's the 
>>>>> amplifier chain as I get the same issue if I just display X and Y signals 
>>>>> straight out of the DAC on the oscilloscope. That brings it down to a few 
>>>>> components only: 2 potentiometers for centerting X and Y, their two 
>>>>> bypass 
>>>>> capacitors, the DAC and its 1 bypass capacitors, the +3.3V Linear 
>>>>> regulator, the +5V supply to the DAC. I'm going to try and replace 
>>>>> everything once more by one by one... Not the smartest way of doing it 
>>>>> but 
>>>>> let's see what it brings...
>>>>>
>>>>> Il giorno sabato 22 giugno 2024 alle 11:01:12 UTC+1 Dekatron42 ha 
>>>>> scritto:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Could it be the that any of the power lines sags as the signal tries 
>>>>>> to increase to the right (in the picture right where the line is) or 
>>>>>> that 
>>>>>> any of the resistors in the amplifier chain has an incorrect value?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /Martin
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Saturday 22 June 2024 at 11:32:21 UTC+2 Max DN wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tried to replace a few more parts, including potentiometers for 
>>>>>>> Focus and Intensity, made no difference. So, back to basics: using an 
>>>>>>> oscilloscope I see that the X and Y signals straight out of the DAC 
>>>>>>> look 
>>>>>>> exactly the same as in the picture I had attached. Maybe a faulty DAC? 
>>>>>>> Tried to replace the DAC twice with new ones and made no difference. 
>>>>>>> Looks 
>>>>>>> like I'm hitting some sort of physical limits... More debugging to do...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Il giorno venerdì 21 giugno 2024 alle 18:31:51 UTC+1 Max DN ha 
>>>>>>> scritto:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm building a scope clock, same board as another one I built 
>>>>>>>> before with no issues (after some help I got on this group, thank 
>>>>>>>> you!) and 
>>>>>>>> I'm getting a flat line on the display.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have tried replacing the CRT, the DAC, the Op Amps and the MPSW42 
>>>>>>>> deflection amplifiers but made no difference. CRT is 3RP1A. Code and 
>>>>>>>> circuitry have been fully tested on another working board.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I do recall having a similar issue before with a DH3/91 CRT and I 
>>>>>>>> seem to recall that I just needed to adjust the pot for Astigmatism 
>>>>>>>> that 
>>>>>>>> controls the voltage on A2. Schematics as in here:  
>>>>>>>> http://www.cathodecorner.com/sctv/sctv-schem-2.png
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm a bit at a loss here, although I'm sure it's something simple 
>>>>>>>> that I'm missing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pic attached.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any suggestions welcome,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Max
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>

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