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ZEKTOR is selling the last run of Zektor Vector Generators (ZVG) To all vector heads and anyone who repairs vector monitors -- Zonn is selling the last batch of ZVGs on the Zektor Site: http://www.zektor.com/store/shopping.shtml Note: There are Vector MAME versions for DOS, Windows, and...

All -- For the lucky owners of a Zektor Vector Generator, there is now a Linux version of Vector MAME to try out. It is basically a new design that uses a custom renderer to interface with the ZVG SDK. I'm seeing *much* better performance on Linux than the previous Windows version. If...

Running an Oscilloscope on a Cinematronics Monitor Board Real simple question -- I want to start tracing signals on my Cinematronics monitor board, and I don't need the CRT hooked up for that. Can I disconnect the power/driver (heatsink) transistors as well? In other words, can I scope the...

I just put new breakers in my Condor power supply, and made the following chart to help me test the supply before I hooked it up to my Star Castle machine. You can get the pinouts from the schematics in the manual, but the actual pins are a little different. The diagram shows the pin...

Atari Cardboard Bezel -- Anyone have a stencil or plans? Hi -- I want to complete a Tempest restore with the black cardboard bezel that goes around the monitor (under the tinted glass). Yeah, I know, you can hardly see it with the glass over it, but I know it's missing and it bugs me. :) so...

Looking for a Defender Cab in good shape, original or Repro. I have all the guts, but my defender cab is a mess (mold, water, smoke). Price based on condition, location. Bonus points for silver coin door :)

Hi Guys -- How do you prep a Tempest cabinet for new side art? Do you peel the existing art away, sand it down, or what? Please let me know how you did it. Thank You!

Hi all -- Star Castle has been my favorite game since I was 12 (which is when it came out :). Having a mint machine in my cave is a dream come true... behold my dream! I spent the past 2 years working on my Star Castle, just a little at a time. I didn't take any pictures during the process...

I've attached a couple pictures showing the back edges of a Star Castle cabinet. As you can see, the white is peeling and a little bit of the particle board is off as well. So what is the preferred method for repairing this. My first thoughts were: 1. Cut off the peeling white stuff 2. Bondo...

I'm sprucing up my Star Castle this weekend, and need some advice. The front of the cab (kickplate and interior blacks) is particle board covered in textured black vinyl. It looks pretty beat up, and I have some options: 1) Clean it -- would anything make 30 year old textured black vinyl look...

I feel silly even asking this, but I need a set screw to secure the Tempest knob to the spinner post. It's a lousy 2 cent piece of metal, but where can I get one? I thought of making one by chopping off the head of a regular screw and then cutting a slot in it, but the set screw is pretty...

I'm restoring a Defender machine and have a question about the Control Panel: Is there any molding between the top of the CPO and the glass bezel? Mine has a hack-job CPO with a large gap between it and the bezel glass. I assume either the CPO is supposed to butt up against the glass, or...

I was replacing the DAC08 chip (at D10, I believe), and noticed there was a diode bridging pins 1 and 3... I did not notice this on the schematic -- do you guys have it on your boards? Which way should the diode point? What is it protecting? Thanks for your help, Steve

Need a Tempest Wire Harness: Looking to build a benchtop setup... anybody have a spare, or a crappy cabinet with the harness still there?

Has anyone successfully done signature analysis on a Tempest PCB (or other atari PCB) without a CAT box? I have an HP5004 Sig Analyzer, will it do me any good here? I've RTFM, but it's definitely CAT-specific... is there a game mode I can access that will allow me to do SA? Thanks! Steve

Gentlemen -- Bought a broken tempest, here's what it looks like (top of machine is to the left): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m88FdOCF6RE m88FdOCF6RE The good stuff starts around 20 seconds in: you'll see some vector garbage, followed by a bright spot, then the spotkiller kicks in, turning...

Hi -- I bought a Tempest machine (broken), and am in the process of piecing it together. When I looked in the machine, the PCBs were not connected to the edge connectors on the wire harness. Since the connectors are not keyed, I am wondering if there is an easy way to figure out how they...

I ordered some 3/4" samples from t-molding.com, and although they are good quality, it looks too narrow. I suppose the cab could have swelled over time, but the existing (original) t-molding covers just fine ... it's just a little wider than the samples. Anyone else run into this? What...

I'm looking for someone in (North) Orange County CA with a working Tempest boardset, I just bought a Tempest, and suspect the Aux PCB, but I'd like to plug in a working one just to check before I send it off for repair. Free lunch to any takers!

Hi everyone -- I've just posted my latest addition to the ZVG Windows beta: A windows version of ZVG Tweak, the utility that allows you to configure the settings on your ZVG card. I know some of you have not set up your ZVGs yet, this is probably the first thing you want to do after reading...