Star Wars question about Amp vs. WG6100

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If you have a 6100 in a SW UR and you want to put in an Amp...

Do they mount the same?
Is it a simple 'pull one out - put one in' type operation?
 
Yep. Easy direct swap provided you have the mounting brackets for the Amp tube.
 
Yeah, no modifications or special parts needed then. I just swapped out a 6100 and put an Amp in mine. I was missing one of the wooden mounting rails for the Amp boards, though, and had to replace it.
It helps having a second person just to make sure you don't break any tube necks.
 
Yeah, no modifications or special parts needed then. I just swapped out a 6100 and put an Amp in mine. I was missing one of the wooden mounting rails for the Amp boards, though, and had to replace it.
It helps having a second person just to make sure you don't break any tube necks.

On that note. I wouldn't say it's easy to put a WG6100 into a Star Wars upright cabinet. I attempted to put on in my cabinet three years ago and gave up after an hour.

I put the monitor on the floor and went to the store while some workers were doing some repainting and unfortunately re-arranging. When I returned and opened the door to the room where I had my projects, a chain reaction ensued and the neck tube broke. :(

Anyway, from what I understand the chassis of a WG6100 has to be removed from the back and the tube has to go out through the front. (That's the extremely simplified version).

To add to my Star Wars curse, I decided to get an Amplifone. I sent the HV unit and game boards to a respected Klover and I haven't been able to get them back.

So for almost 4 years I've had a big door stop shaped like a Star Wars cabinet.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
Anyway, from what I understand the chassis of a WG6100 has to be removed from the back and the tube has to go out through the front. (That's the extremely simplified version).
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I'm not sure what you are talking about there. I just did one recently....swapped an amp for a WG6100 and the other way around as well. Pulled both monitors out from the front along with the chassis and it worked fine. The WG was actually fairly tight and tended to rub against the speaker grill on the top so I was nervous about scratching it but with some gentle nudging it went through just fine.

Actually I did do a tiny bit of cutting on the wood frame just to make it fit better....probably could have forced it without cutting but it seemed prudent based on how tight it was fitting.
 
I'm not sure what you are talking about there. I just did one recently....swapped an amp for a WG6100 and the other way around as well. Pulled both monitors out from the front along with the chassis and it worked fine. The WG was actually fairly tight and tended to rub against the speaker grill on the top so I was nervous about scratching it but with some gentle nudging it went through just fine.

Actually I did do a tiny bit of cutting on the wood frame just to make it fit better....probably could have forced it without cutting but it seemed prudent based on how tight it was fitting.

My understanding is that not all Star Wars cabinets are the same, and it is dependent on what was removed/cut out in the monitor area.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
To add to my Star Wars curse, I decided to get an Amplifone. I sent the HV unit and game boards to a respected Klover and I haven't been able to get them back.

So for almost 4 years I've had a big door stop shaped like a Star Wars cabinet.

I think it's time to out the guy with your boards and I have lost track of how many Star Wars I have owned and never seen one that had to have the monitor taken out the back.
 
To add to my Star Wars curse, I decided to get an Amplifone. I sent the HV unit and game boards to a respected Klover and I haven't been able to get them back.

So for almost 4 years I've had a big door stop shaped like a Star Wars cabinet.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.


Dude..4 yrs is more than long enough to out the guy in the complaints section.
 
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