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sexton_mallard 28th Jul 2018 5:37 pm

Purchasing an Aurora
 
I'm after a 405 line aurora and sent an email to Crowthorne Tubes last Tuesday from the email link in https://www.crowthornetubes.co.uk/ to enquire but not yet received a response. I see a cached message in google with 'LATEST AURORA STOCK. 4 IN STOCK on MAY 1ST 2018.....' so I'm probably being impatient and Gerry will get back to me? Has anyone recently had contact with Gerry?

Thanks in advance. I'm Just determined to get a picture on my KB telly once I have solved the no raster problem!

Richard_FM 28th Jul 2018 7:06 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
I did see one on eBay recently, but it doesn't seem to be on sale now.

peter_scott 28th Jul 2018 7:23 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sexton_mallard (Post 1062126)
I'm Just determined to get a picture on my KB telly once I have solved the no raster problem!

How determined are you? :)

This method is much cheaper than a standards converter but you would need to build a modulator.

Peter

sortedradio 28th Jul 2018 9:35 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Hi Dom,
Gerry has some stock coming to the UK around 3rd August. I had an email from him on 20th July saying there were 3 left, of which I ordered one. Hopefully that means he will have two left in stock!

sexton_mallard 9th Aug 2018 6:31 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Thanks Martin. Gerry has responded and hopefully I should be able to order one soon.

sexton_mallard 16th Aug 2018 12:51 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
My Aurora arrived today :)

Sideband 16th Aug 2018 1:30 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
That's it then! The number of 405 TV's will now increase slowly (or quickly perhaps depending on availability of the necessary funding....). You won't regret buying one of these little wonder-boxes. Beware the RF output is quite high and some earlier sets might overload. You'll just need a 6db attenuator.

sortedradio 16th Aug 2018 2:37 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
I've had mine a couple of weeks now and all I've managed to do is make up a F plug to coax cable! I have 3 405 line sets to tackle, a Murphy V310, a Pye BV20 and an Ambassador TV15CR. I'm not sure which one I will start with, although I have treated the Pye for woodworm so that's a start I suppose. I'm really looking forward to trying the Aurora but time is my enemy at the moment, and I've got to go on holiday next week..........

backintime 17th Aug 2018 12:12 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Hi Martin, I'm keen to get one! I couldn't find the price though - how much did it cost you?

Paul Stenning 17th Aug 2018 12:31 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
https://www.crowthornetubes.co.uk/ and scroll down, £200 + delivery.

sexton_mallard 18th Aug 2018 11:59 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
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Now up and running! ;D Using my Sony 9-9UB switched to 405 with the aurora connected to a HDMI2AV converter and have been using it as a second monitor from the HDMI output of a laptop. I have yet to make a transformer, I merely wound 2 foot of wire around the telescopic aerial and got a reasonable picture.

I even got a fuzzy picture via the telescopic aerial in another room! The HDMI2AV converter has to be run from a external power source when connected to a HDMI freeview tuner, the hash from the wall-wart broke through the sound. I could read text on the TV screen and sound quality is surprisingly good. The set's tube is a bit tired but not bad for a almost 50 year old set which had probably never had the back off. Now to get back to that KB telly which refuses to give me a raster!

winston_1 19th Aug 2018 11:26 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Those sets have an external aerial socket on a 3.5mm jack plug. No need to wrap wire round the telescopic rod.

Hunts smoothing bomb 30th Aug 2018 7:59 am

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Rather than just tell you what you should have done rather than "what you have done" I thought I'd actually comment on the picture quality that the little HDMI2AV box is producing. I think that is a great little box of tricks and for so little money I have just gone and bought one myself!!


Looks good.:thumbsup:


Cheers

sexton_mallard 30th Aug 2018 5:44 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Thanks Lee. I only lashed this together quickly to see the Aurora work. I used the telescopic aerial with the wire only because I have not rigged an isolation transformer yet. 16:9 to 4:3 aspect conversion might be a problem with the HDMI2AVI via the PC, but I just corrected that with the display driver software. The wall wart powering the HDMI2AVI when connected to the freeview tuner that I used was putting a mains hum on sound but when it was powered via the PC HDMI port the sound quality was really good.

radiograham 31st Aug 2018 6:02 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sexton_mallard (Post 1067398)
Now to get back to that KB telly which refuses to give me a raster!

Hi Is that the KB I sold you the Lopt for, how are you going on with it? was the old one us, also can I ask where did you buy the HDMI 12AV from. Regards Graham.

sexton_mallard 5th Sep 2018 9:02 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
Hi Graham, still battling away...:wall: Update coming up soon on the thread:
(https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=106257). For the HDMI2AVI I can't recall exactly if it was ebay or Amazon but the thread on it is here: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=110721

Hunts smoothing bomb 13th Sep 2018 8:48 pm

Re: Purchasing an Aurora
 
I bought mine from eBay, 7 quid Inc postage!

It works a treat!
:thumbsup:
Cheers


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