ArcRevival
Well-known member
I have thought about this for some time now. It would probably be a one-time thing depending on the amount of hassle it is. I also do not know how far along I could get before my pending move but I would not take money ahead of time. I am not promising anything at this point, just checking to see how many would be interested before I go any further. Realistically, these would probably not ship for another month or so ( probably more like 2) if I do it. I think a good goal for me would be to have it done by the end of the year.
What the kit will be:
The kits would contain caps, some diodes, some potentiometers, some resistors, new fuses, voltage regulators,shoulder washers and hardwire for the deflection board regulators, hardware and wire and the resistors to move the 50ohm resistors to the heatsinks and a few guidelines for bulletproofing your Amp. It will have the parts that I normally use on a rebuild.
What the kit WON'T be :
Every last possible part to populate a board.
It will not contain a HV transformer.
It will not be the end all Amplifone rebuild guide and step by step procedure. You will have to have some clue about what you are doing.
It will not include 24 hour tech support if you mess up.
I am not sure if I would make HV and deflection kits available separately. That could be a possibility but at this time I would say one kit for both boards only. I would guestimate the price to be a lot more than the 6100 deluxe kits. Really hard to say at this point. Could be anywhere from $75 to as much as $125. It's a lot of parts and will be time consuming to assemble them.
If there is enough interest I will move to "stage 2" and start sourcing all the parts I use for a bulk buy BUT KEEP IN MIND THESE KITS WILL NOT BE CHEAP ! So before you throw out the "i will take 4 or 5 kits, you have to realize that could mean $500 bucks !
So let me know what you think and plan on the worst case scenario price-wise and if I can do it cheaper I will. I want the parts to be good quality and do not want to skimp. As soon as I source everything in bulk prices, I can have a cost for the kits. The first time I rebuilt an Amplifone, I spent several hours figuring what I needed and where to get it from. This kit can and will save you a lot of time.
What the kit will be:
The kits would contain caps, some diodes, some potentiometers, some resistors, new fuses, voltage regulators,shoulder washers and hardwire for the deflection board regulators, hardware and wire and the resistors to move the 50ohm resistors to the heatsinks and a few guidelines for bulletproofing your Amp. It will have the parts that I normally use on a rebuild.
What the kit WON'T be :
Every last possible part to populate a board.
It will not contain a HV transformer.
It will not be the end all Amplifone rebuild guide and step by step procedure. You will have to have some clue about what you are doing.
It will not include 24 hour tech support if you mess up.
I am not sure if I would make HV and deflection kits available separately. That could be a possibility but at this time I would say one kit for both boards only. I would guestimate the price to be a lot more than the 6100 deluxe kits. Really hard to say at this point. Could be anywhere from $75 to as much as $125. It's a lot of parts and will be time consuming to assemble them.
If there is enough interest I will move to "stage 2" and start sourcing all the parts I use for a bulk buy BUT KEEP IN MIND THESE KITS WILL NOT BE CHEAP ! So before you throw out the "i will take 4 or 5 kits, you have to realize that could mean $500 bucks !
So let me know what you think and plan on the worst case scenario price-wise and if I can do it cheaper I will. I want the parts to be good quality and do not want to skimp. As soon as I source everything in bulk prices, I can have a cost for the kits. The first time I rebuilt an Amplifone, I spent several hours figuring what I needed and where to get it from. This kit can and will save you a lot of time.

