Atari 720 to Major Havoc

by Jon Raiford

1 Coat of Primer.JPG
1 Coat of Primer.JPG
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25 inch vector monitor (before sizing and convergence).jpg
25 inch vector monitor (before sizing and convergence).jpg
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25 Inch Wells Gardner (barely).jpg
25 Inch Wells Gardner (barely).jpg
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720toMH_closeup.jpg
720toMH_closeup.jpg
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720toMH_CP.jpg
720toMH_CP.jpg
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720toMH_full.jpg
720toMH_full.jpg
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720toMH_Working.jpg
720toMH_Working.jpg
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Amplifone Yoke.jpg
Amplifone Yoke.jpg
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AR2 & deflection board mounts.jpg
AR2 & deflection board mounts.jpg
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Before Convergence.jpg
Before Convergence.jpg
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CP before roller and art.jpg
CP before roller and art.jpg
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Main pcb & AR2.jpg
Main pcb & AR2.jpg
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Monitor Cavity & HV mounts.jpg
Monitor Cavity & HV mounts.jpg
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Temporary Controls.jpg
Temporary Controls.jpg
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Working Mess1.jpg
Working Mess1.jpg
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Working Mess2.jpg
Working Mess2.jpg
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For those of you who have been following my project, I have finally finished the technical
portion. My Major Havoc now lives in full color (converged pretty good too) in a 25" 720
cabinet complete with custom control panel. There is an awful log of bowing on the display, so
it is probably worth my while to install one of Clay's display correctors (Clay: any chance you
want to donate one to a good cause?)

I do have one question. During the convergence, even though it all went smoothly, it is still
a little off at the top and bottom of the screen. The red and blue are both dead on with each
other, but the green gradually pulls away the further away from the center you get. The
convergence magnets don't seem to fix it, and the yoke appears to be at its optimal location,
yet I still seem to have this problem.

Is this why magnetic shunts are sometimes used? Could it be the location of the magnetic
convergence assembly itself? Or is this just the effect of a yoke not designed for a
particular tube? As it is, it does look pretty good already. I guess I'd just like to make it
perfect. I'll post a picture later tonight showing the effect that I'm seeing.

Jon