HUGE Score today for my STAR WARS Cockpit!!!

Yep. The datasheet already tells us that. But it's nice to see it molded into the jug. Congrats!

When are you doing the physical fit tests? Install the tube then reassemble all of the bezel and CP stuf that goes over it.
That's the problem with some tubes that are otherwise dropin replacements. They mount fine. But the CRT face is either too far away from the plexi or (worse) it's too close and you can't reassemble the game.

I really hope everything works mechanically!
So the way Atari configured the Cockpit version of Star Wars to use both a 6100 or the 25" Amplifone was actually pretty smart.

The 6100 get's installed from within the inside of the cab where you sit to play the game. It sits flush to the back of the monitor shroud and smoked glass. It has to go through 2 wood frames that are just behind the glass so the fit is very tight. One wood frame is permamately attached to the cab while the other is removeable and is required to be removed when the Amplifone get's installed so that the Amp mounting brackets in the cab are exposed. It's a little difficult to describe it if you cant see it in person.

The 25" Amplifone mounts from the opposite side of the cab. It get's installed from the very front of the cabinet through the access door. The ears on the tube simply go over the 4 welded in bolts of the exposed mounting brackets inside of the cab and get bolted to it. There is quite a bit of space around the bolts so the shape of the ears should not make any difference in this particular cab but I could see where that could be an issue in other cabs. It's actually quite a simple install and much easier than the 6100. The Amp sits about 7" behind the smoked glass and once the 6100 wood frame is removed that exposes the metal mounting brackets, there is nothing directly in front or behind the AMP to interfere with it's installation. I assume Atari did it this way because the opening in the monitor shroud is only big enough to view a 19" monitor when it's sitting flush to the glass. As you know the AMP is 25" so you would lose a lot of the viewable tube if it was also mounted flush so Atari pushed it back about 7" to give you a 100% viewable 25" tube through an opening meant for a 19".
 
I am including some pics for reference but again it's difficult to picture without physically being able to look in the cab.

FYI... the last pic showing the exposed AMP mounting brackets makes it look like the top of the brackets are resting against the wood in front of it but they are not. There is approximately 2" of space in between the bracket and the wood in that area.
 

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Sweet, thanks. That's perfect.

I just wanted something as a reference to keep an eye out for. I didn't realize it had a built-in VCR, for instance. That's one I probably would normally have passed by, if I saw one in the wild. My gf and I do a lot of yard sales and thrift-shopping, so I'll keep an eye out from now on. :)
Exactly what I was about to say. Never would have thought to check a VCR version.
 
Congrats on this score. I, too, was very generously gifted/donated a very nice 19" amp tube recently to replace one that was failing in my SW/ESB upright. Installed it a few weeks back and after a friend helped out with the convergence, it looks just superb now and then some....very bright and clear with almost no flickering at all on any of the screens, including during the scrolling screen during the ESB attract mode.

Also, when I turn the game on now, it literally takes about 2 seconds to warm up (versus maybe 7-10 seconds for all of my other WG6100s :) ).

If you're planning on going to CAX this year, it will be there.

Jon
 
The only issue I have with the Amplifone monitors is trying to find the HV boards.

The Deflection boards are available but it would be nice if someone came up with a reproduction of the HV PCB.
 
There are repro Amplifone HV boards. I've built one.
Are they available for purchase? Any info would be appreciated.

I have a complete, rebuilt set (Deflection & HV) for this 25" but I also have a couple of spare AMP Deflection boards and no HV boards to pair up with them.
 
Mercifully the inductance on the horizontal side of the yoke for all the bonded yoke tubes I have found is low enough to be functional.
You still need to carefully pull the vertical ferrites off and rewind them of course but it works.
Is the 25" different from the 19" one?
And the HV is the same regardless of tube size.
They both use the same power supply and 19.5kV value at the anode cup.
I check everything and I'm learning that newer TVs tend to have bonded yokes so unless the inductance matches it's basically useless.
 
About 6 months ago a friend needed a 25" monitor and I was happy to help him out. I have a stash of monitors but I only keep a couple 25" around because 99% of the games I have in my collection all use 19"

When I was removing the monitor from the shelf I turned around and my drill fell off the bench and out of all the places it could have gone, it fell directly onto the neck of the monitor and necked it.

I figured I would go out today and see if I could find a replacement 25V110 since I still have the frame and chassis for the necked monitor.

I found a Philips/Magnavox TV on FB that I thought might be a good replacement.

I cracked it open today and was shocked what I found 😲
 

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