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CRT TV VECTOR OSCILLOSCOPE
CRT television converted into an X-Y vector display by driving its deflection yoke directly.
system operational
- Year
- 2022
- Display
- Salvaged CRT (Magnetic Deflection)

CRT vector graphics · Concept illustration
MAGNETIC YOKE ANALOG X-Y VECTOR MONITOR
01 / The build
Behind the project.
Converted a CRT television into an analog X-Y vector monitor: custom drive circuitry feeds the magnetic deflection yoke to draw vector graphics on the tube.
Technical details
Under the hood.
- Display
- Salvaged CRT (Magnetic Deflection)
- Drive
- Custom X-Y Deflection Circuit
Notes & outcomes
What came out of it.
- Vector graphics on a salvaged tube.
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