FS Parts: NOS Pokey Pokeys, with warranty - $65 each + $5 sh

[andrewb]

I have several NOS Pokey chips available. These are pulls from NIB Atari carts, which I desoldered, cleaned, and tested myself.

$65 each, plus $5 shipping (any quantity).
(e.g., two for $135 shipped, three for $200 shipped)

I'll also warranty these for 1 year. If it dies, just pay to ship it back and I'll replace it.

 

[VectorCollector]

Let's see a close-up picture of the pins.
I believe I've only ever removed one POKEY from a BallBlazer cart.
The remaining ones (carts) which I own are still NIB. (laughs)

 

[andrewb]

Let's see a close-up picture of the pins.
I believe I've only ever removed one POKEY from a BallBlazer cart.
The remaining ones (carts) which I own are still NIB. (laughs)

Pin pics added to the OP.

All pins have been cleaned of excess solder, straightened with a pair of duckbill pliers, and burnished with a Dremel wire wheel brush.

 

[rod90]

The Chinese could not have done it any better. Or did they?

 

[Totally80sMan]

Nice. Clean & mean bump

 

[KaBoom1701]

Oh... Got a link for the ones you use?

Duckbill pliers

 

[andrewb]

Oh... Got a link for the ones you use?

I have three pairs. Two are no-names that I don't even remember where I got them. The other are made by Wubbers. The Wubbers are actually my least favorite, only because they don't have cushioned grips. (They're just green paint, straight on the metal.) But they work fine. Link:

Wubbers PLR-1003 Proline Series Flat Nose Pliers - Jewelry & Bead Making - NEW | eBay

Wubbers PLR-1003 Proline Series Flat Nose Pliers - NEW. FREE Tutorial Classes at Wubbers University online Made of high quality steel, each plier is hand finished to help prevent marring. PLR-1001 Chain Nose.

www.ebay.com

The key thing if you're going to buy some are to get ones that have thin/narrow jaws, as they come in different thicknesses. You want the jaws to be skinny enough to fit between chip legs the 'other' way (i.e., not just for flattening the pins, but for straightening them as well, by turning them 90 degrees, so you can make them straight as well as flat, if that makes sense).

Any other ones that look the same as the Wubbers will be fine.

 

[braedel]

I've tried a ton of the flat nose (duckbill) pliers over the years. The best ones I've found and use now are Hozan from Japan (P-034 (P-34)

Also, someone buy all the Pokeys!


~Brad

 

[VectorCollector]

Anyone else notice all the "NOS POKEYs" seem to be as shown (and those in my own stock) -> AMI w/ large text and the large white line. Curious.
Perhaps AMI was the last to make them?

Compare these to the "more common" ones I find pre-installed on OG Atari boards. YMMV

• C012294B-01 — AMI
• C012294-03 — Signetics
• C012294-19 — National Semiconductor
• C012294-22 — OKI
• C012294-31 — IMP

POKEY - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[GA61XX]

well i am confused ?
are these NOS or refurbished ?
as i read de-solder and legs straightened

 

[andrewb]

well i am confused ?
are these NOS or refurbished ?
as i read de-solder and legs straightened

They're pulls from new-in-box Atari cartridges. So the chips have never been used (since the cartridges were not used).

But they needed to be physically desoldered and removed from the cartridge PCB's, which takes some work to clean and straighten the legs.

 

[GA61XX]

They're pulls from new-in-box Atari cartridges. So the chips have never been used (since the cartridges were not used).

But they needed to be physically desoldered and removed from the cartridge PCB's, which takes some work to clean and straighten the legs.

Cool..
thank you for explain this for me..
sounds like a great place to find chip for our arcade games

 

[joemagiera]

I have several NOS Pokeys available. These are pulls from NIB Atari carts, which I desoldered, cleaned, and tested myself.

How did you test them?

 

[lilypad19]

I use these ones:
Duck Bill Pliers

Cushy handles - I agree with @andrewb they are a very useful tool..

 

[mjansma]

PM sent

 

[andrewb]

Bump. Still have a few left.

 

[joemagiera]

You've still never answered the question and explained how you tested them.

 

[Talsivar]

You've still never answered the question and explained how you tested them.

Isn't it obvious? He used the force.

 

[andrewb]

You've still never answered the question and explained how you tested them.

I test them in actual game boards that exercise different functionality. (Because different game boards exercise different aspects of the chip.)

 

[joemagiera]

Please explain further, which games? How do you know you e tested all functionality?