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[dezbaz]

Good to see orders are arriving

Not sure about Mouser in the US, but Mouser here in Au are fantastic
Everything about it is awesome. Paypal accepting/ Speed/ free courier freight over $xx

On the other hand Element14 here is terrible
They only take C/Card, sent parcels in dribs and drabs, and they bill only when items are shipped, so you end up with many part receipts.
Disaster

 

[dutchman]

I can report mine arrived safely as well. Thanks Dez!

 

[mopar5150]

Another perfectly packed batch of T1s and boards arrived today!
Thank you Dez for what you provide to this hobby!

 

[VectorCollector]

Package arrived to my doorstep today in Canada too.
Thanks Aussie Post, Canada Post and Dez. LOL

 

[dezbaz]

It's about time I put up the easy harness diagram

 

[dezbaz]

Easy Harness HV assembly order

I used a melamine offcut to get the small brace square
Center it, or a touch lower, will be OK

 

[dezbaz]

The harnesses in the last pic are from Aliexpress, I got the 12 way ones to get more different colors.
The pins can be slid out easy to change the order.
They can be trimmed to 8 way, 10 way and 3 way easily to use

Or you can make your own from scratch

 

[dezbaz]

And last of all some useful molex numbers

https://www.amazingarcading.com.au/Dezs_Molex_Numbers_2024.xlsx

 

[dezbaz]

Heres a quick writeup on the 7 piece focus block kit
(Note: You have to get your own Focus block from guy on eBay)
He has 31 left today, don't mess around


Apply a thin layer of silicone glue in the corner of the groove


Layer one in place


Keep going, no need to wait for the glue to dry

Solder the 3 x small leads and trim them.

Fit the 3 x large copper leads, and solder. They are handy to hold the copper when it's hot
Then remove the white sleeves for now


More glue, between each layer
May be best to clean as you go


Give it a good clean with isopropyl alcohol or equivelent
Trim down the copper to around 3/8" & trim & fit the 3 x sleeves hard up to the board


Square it up and inspect, clean where necessary

Let it dry before fitting it or using it
I'm sure it will separate if you apply screws to the bottom otherwise

Once dry, solder your 4 wires on then use heatshrink

• 2 layers on the supply from the flyback (pin 1)
• 2 layers on focus 5000V (pin 2)
• 1 layer on the 600V Brightness (pin 3)
• no layers on bottom pin 4 to violet (pin 4)

Note: The 2 x top leads are reversed compared to an Amplifone
That's why I marked the points on the focus kit board
Sometimes you need 33M ohm resistors (1w) on the supply pin (In series, in 2 x layers of heatsink)
Sometimes you need 66M, and even 99M ohms 1W to get the focus to adjust full range

Start with 2 x 33M or a 68M resistor as this is the most common correct range.
Don't shrink the heatshrink down until the focus is in the right range on the screen

Here is the link (PAT9000 thread) of one working, if anyone wants a read
And 3 pics from that thread

Inside the sanyo block

 

[dezbaz]

Resistors are inside the heatsink on the red wirefrom the flyback


Have fun!

 

[dezbaz]

Hey guys
Sadly I report an error on the HV easy Harness board

I dragged a track across behind Q2 in the design
The red area in this pic should not be there


I can refund if you're dead against cutting
I can part refund if you are happy to cut ($10.00 per board refund etc)
Or I can resend correct PCBs if you want that

Please advise me, I will work with you

 

[dezbaz]

I cut all remaining boards and painted them with green paint, sort of color matched
I used a little dremmel with mini grinder attachment (Very skinny blade)

 

[bobbyb13]

Minor.
Happy to cut a trace myself, with no rebate necessary.
Greatly appreciate your efforts on all this stuff as it is!

 

[KaBoom1701]

Does this apply to all the original boards ? I picked one up about a year ago and it basically all built. Just wondering?

 

[Arroyo]

I did it last night, it's maybe 10 swipes with an Exacto blade, no big deal at all. Works great after that. Just check with a meter for continuity.

 

[dezbaz]

Does this apply to all the original boards ? I picked one up about a year ago and it basically all built. Just wondering?

Easy Harness boards only, just look under near Q2 like in the pic

 

[KaBoom1701]

Rodger that.

Thx

Easy Harness boards only, just look under near Q2 like in the pic

 

[mopar5150]

You are so fired!
Just kidding. Easy fix and good catch!

 

[dutchman]

FYI, see my thread below if you are interested in new Amp HV heat sinks. I hope to get the deflection heat sinks sorted too, but not quite ready to place the order yet.

https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/interest-check-amplifone-hv-heat-sinks.540940/#post-4856739

(Please respond in my thread rather than here. I don't want to completely hijack Dez's thread )