Advent Videobeam 1000A

[Pickles]

Hello Group,

I just picked up a Advent Videobeam 1000A that appears to have been
well used. I opened the cover and powered it up and the 3 tubes all
fired up. I am utterly comitted and determined to bringing this
machine fully up to its new condition. I would appreciate any info
or service manuals that would guide me in doing this. Also, I would
like hear from anyone who can supply parts for this beast. Please
contact me at "ken...@kaldalons.com" with any info, suggestions
or anything else you can think of about the Videobeam 1000A.

Cheers,
me

PS: Surprisingly, an Advent Videobeam 1000A barely fits into the back
seat of a Volvo 740T.

[Lenny]

If you ever do find a source of help on this thing I would appreciate if
you could share it with me. I have been putting one of my good customers
off for over a year now. I have pretty much given up, but good luck.
Lenny Stein.

[Bill J]

What are the symptoms of your problems. I seem to remember a company in
Louisiana that sold boards for these. I'll check when at work on Monday. I
may even still have some prints for these.

Bill J

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[appleapple...@my-deja.com]

Hi Bill,

I have not really done more than quickly power it
up to see if the tubes heated. One thing I
noticed is that there was no light coming from
the business end of the projectors but I
don't know if there is suppoesed to be if there
is no video source. The volume pot was
very scratchy and it looked like a few wires
were disconnected. I would like to get the
proper calibration and test procedure before
I power it again.

Does anyone know... should the unit be projecting
light as soon as it is powered?

What does the operator's manual say? Anyone
know of a shop in Vancouver that could help
out?

Bill, I would love to get the address of that
company that you remember had the boards.

Thanks,
K.
In article
<cpZO4.10083$4C3....@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com>,

"Bill J" <bi...@netwide.net> wrote:
> What are the symptoms of your problems. I seem
to remember a company in
> Louisiana that sold boards for these. I'll check
when at work on Monday. I
> may even still have some prints for these.
>
> Bill J

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Before you buy.

[John Mason]

Still running and periodically maintaining an Advent 1000, which
preceded the A model, I believe, by only a year or so. At
AltaVista, I got 275 hits with the search:
+Advent AND +(1000 Or 1000A) AND +(repair OR maintenance)
I got a service manual for it initially and installed the 1000,
and have had to replace a few RGB video output transistors over
the years (28!).
Set still puts out a nice picture and I use it only for some
films and sports shows. If you can't find help via ALtaVista or
other search engines, drop another post and I'll see if I saved
any contacts on an older, seldom used computer. -- John

[rom...@my-deja.com]

In article <8eiasi$abm$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

With the "Normal/External" switch (next to the volume control) set to
the "Normal" position and no antenna source, you should see snow and
have an airy hiss from the speaker as with any normal TV. If it were
set the the "External" position and no source at the external in
connector, then yes, the tubes will be completely blanked. Contrast
control turned all the way down will also blank the tubes.

If the filaments are cold, it's about 20 seconds before picture. If the
filaments are running on standby (if the unit remains connected to 120V
outlet) the image should start to appear within a couple of seconds.

There is usually a thumbtack on the front lip of the projector
positioned directly above the front leg of the projector. Measure from
that tack to the front inside corner of each screen leg 82.5 inches for
correct projector positioning.

The 1000A does have protective circuitry that could blank the tubes
(failure of vertical or horizontal deflection circuits, anode over-
voltage).

[focalp...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, April 30, 2000 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Pickles wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> I just picked up a Advent Videobeam 1000A that appears to have been
> well used. I opened the cover and powered it up and the 3 tubes all
> fired up. I am utterly comitted and determined to bringing this
> machine fully up to its new condition. I would appreciate any info
> or service manuals that would guide me in doing this. Also, I would
> like hear from anyone who can supply parts for this beast. Please
> contact me at "ken...@kaldalons.com" with any info, suggestions
> or anything else you can think of about the Videobeam 1000A.
>
> Cheers,
> me
>
> PS: Surprisingly, an Advent Videobeam 1000A barely fits into the back
> seat of a Volvo 740T.

This is to post for those looking for parts to these Advent 1000A units. I have at least one chassis in fair condition, needs some cleaning and some TLC, and I may have a second one as well with the big boxy remote. I also have unused RGB tubes, at least one full set. Several new boards and circuitry and a full list of parts in stock. My father had an advent and used to repair it himself. He stocked parts for it like he did it for a living and could probably rebuild the thing entirely a few times over. If you're interested in anything listed above or something specific, let me know. My quick e-mail inbox is Rya...@juno.com. We can discuss from there on.

[warge...@gmail.com]

I have a repair box full of 1000a parts

[John-Del]

On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 9:38:26 PM UTC-5, warge...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a repair box full of 1000a parts

Then list them on ebay and don't reply to 17 year old posts. I doubt the OP even owns that toilet any longer.