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cosaw
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 5:00 pm Post subject: Graphics 808s questions. |
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Okay. Done a bit of searching in the forums and can't find what I'm after.
I understand that the Graphics 808s has the non-rebuild-able Sony tubes. This brings me to a couple of questions:
Are the Sony tubes colour filtered with tinted glycol as with other Sony tubes?
Being that Curt scraps these sets if the tubes are past it - are spare parts actually available for these machines?
What's the model number of these Sony tubes? Trying to find some pictures on the net.
Thanks all!
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Curt Palme
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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No they are not tinted. you can take the tinted glycol out of other Sony tubes (07MS/07MP/07MSP) if you want to tint them, or get some Rosco or Lee Filter colored gel sheets from the lighting industry, and tape them in front of the tubes.
I actually have three sets of new old stock Sony tubes that drop right into those sets, at $800 per full set of RGB. I had 5 sets, and have personally installed 2 full sets. They are perfect.
As for other parts, I have zillions of everything in stock for the BG808s, until the last one leaves the face of the planet. 
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cosaw
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Ah good to know that you've got parts. I think it's most feasible that if I want to upgrade an 808 of some sort will be the way to go. Regarding the tinting I've got two sets of SD-187 tubes but I think some of them may have fungus. Putting dye in the tubes seemed to hold up well last time I read up on it. I'd like my colours to be right.
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Curt Palme
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To change a G808 to a G808s? Hard if not impossible to do, as the whole video chain is different. you'd be better off buying a retubed reconditioned G808s with those tubes installed from me for $1000. Use the lenses from another 808 if you have them to save some money on shipping.
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cosaw
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Sorry to cause confusion I meant upgrade from my Barco Data 500 to an 808 of any sort. I didn't mean upgrade a G808 to a G808s. Thanks for explaining my options to me though.
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Curt Palme
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Ah gotcha. Yep, you'll see a world of difference going from small 7" tubes to 8" EM focusing. No comparison!
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