EOI: Amplifone High Voltage Boards (Bare PCB) Suit Atari Colour Vectors Star Wars etc

[dezbaz]

EOI: Amplifone High Voltage Boards (Bare PCB) Suit Atari Color Vectors Star Wars etc

Hi People

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST STARTED
(EDIT: PCBs and all parts received now from supplier, Shipping to USA on 10 Oct)

FOR SALE thread started
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I am about to have made, Amplifone monitor's HV Board (Bare PCB - No Parts)

Revision A201012-02 will be made, modified so all add-on parts are incorporated (not included)
I have been working on this for more than a year
Thread here

Here's the info below

I need an idea of numbers please people

No pre-sale, just selling when they are in stock (Hopefully in 2 months time)

Details of what will be included
Each board will be

• 1.6mm thick (Strong)
• Black Labeling of parts, on parts side
• 2 oz thick copper (thicker)
• Green solder mask
• Tinned finish
• Bare board - NO Parts included
• Full assembly guide - step by step
• Revision A201012-02 Modified as in this thread
• Links to any parts available

Please add your name so I can decide how many

Cost is AU$30.00 plus shipping per board, if you put your name down prior to 18 August 2011.

After 18Aug the price will go up to AU$40.00 per board plus shipping

Shipping to the USA will directly to Takeman in 1 bulk shipment. Shipping is AU$1.50 per item. Add to that, Takeman's freight, from USA to USA, which might be US $5.00 more per package. He will inform you of that when his parts are ready.

I will update page 1, as names appear (Ready to send payment now guys, all those on the list)

Thank you

MC1 gear is being made up shortly. Complete MC1's are AU $30.00 assembled
T1 has passed the first test. Cost AU $30.00
CRT Neck board consists of 1 x neck PCB and 1 x CRT connector soldered on. Cost AU $20.00. Focus 6KV wire supplied and attached

I will make sure there will be enough for all

HEATSINKS
Troy (Takeman) can get them made - modified to suit this revision
See here for info
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1751432


Complete parts list for DIYers

Things we may sell

Easy to read list

 

[dezbaz]

Dez,
Im in for a few 2-4?

OK

Updated

 

[bheineck]

+4 This is exciting!!!

 

[hereitcomes]

Put me down for 2-4 as well.

 

[joeycuda]

Put me down for 3

 

[komodo]

4 for me.....................

 

[SeaWolf]

5 for me

 

[PeRFiDiouS]

Mc1 ?

Is the MC1 being reproduced or available in some form somewhere?

I would think this is an important component to making a replacement board like this useful. In my experiences the MC1 fails almost as much as the flyback and its availability would be key to having a working/rebuilt HV unit from this blank pcb.

 

[bungy]

Is the MC1 being reproduced or available in some form somewhere?

I would think this is an important component to making a replacement board like this useful. In my experiences the MC1 fails almost as much as the flyback and its availability would be key to having a working/rebuilt HV unit from this blank pcb.

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[mjenison]

Is the MC1 being reproduced or available in some form somewhere?

The board has a place where you can put the internal components of an MC1, which I believe was just 3 chokes.

A long time ago on vectorlist, someone reported that they took three coils off of a Pac-man filter board and it worked.

My guess is someone may need to experiment a bit with these boards to find out the optimal values.

 

[wolfeel]

I would be in for 3.

 

[ballytablewiz]

Been following this project for awhile, put me down for one as well.

 

[dezbaz]

Is the MC1 being reproduced or available in some form somewhere?

I would think this is an important component to making a replacement board like this useful. In my experiences the MC1 fails almost as much as the flyback and its availability would be key to having a working/rebuilt HV unit from this blank pcb.

I have parts on the way (Ex UK), this will be discussed / resolved before the cutoff date I expect

The board has a place where you can put the internal components of an MC1, which I believe was just 3 chokes.

A long time ago on vectorlist, someone reported that they took three coils off of a Pac-man filter board and it worked.

My guess is someone may need to experiment a bit with these boards to find out the optimal values.

I have a few more parts to fit on the prototype board, then some experiments can commence

 

[BlaineLocklair]

I'd love to have one. My board is shorting again at the burn spots, causing intermittent blackouts on screen. Please add me to the list.

Thanks!

 

[Mark H]

+1



Mark

 

[Oryk Zinyo]

I'll take 4 boards.

 

[ArcRevival]

Forgive me if this has been posted, but what are you using for a heat sink and how are the 50ohm resistors being handled ?

Edit: Another question. Are people just planning on gutting their original boards to populate these new ones or buying all new parts ? Because like DogP said in the original thread, what good is this board if you don't have the parts from an original to put on it ? If you do not have an original, then you still need a heat sink and a harness and neck socket. Just wondering.

 

[dezbaz]

Forgive me if this has been posted, but what are you using for a heat sink and how are the 50ohm resistors being handled ?

Edit: Another question. Are people just planning on gutting their original boards to populate these new ones or buying all new parts ? Because like DogP said in the original thread, what good is this board if you don't have the parts from an original to put on it ? If you do not have an original, then you still need a heat sink and a harness and neck socket. Just wondering.

The board allows for the 2 x TO-220 resistors to be mounted against the heat sink
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Diodes have a spot too

Other things looked into:
Focus block from a WG6100 Flyback


Notice the CR3 diode does not hit the new design Flyback - diode moved

The harness plug is available new, so links will be provided as the project goes on

 

[ArcRevival]

So you need to take a heat sink from an old HV board or make one ?

 

[kiphartzell]

I would spring for 2 boards. One question, any issues with using a Wintron HVT on these boards? I would assume a mounting hole could be drilled and the wires soldered to the proper equivalent pin locations.