ArcRevival Well-known member VAPS Joined Aug 31, 2006 Messages 10,147 Reaction score 1,099 Location RAPID CITY, South Dakota Dec 6, 2009 #1 Didn't a few Tempests come with amplifones in them ? Does anyone have an Amplifone in their Tempest ?
Didn't a few Tempests come with amplifones in them ? Does anyone have an Amplifone in their Tempest ?
2084 Active member VAPS Joined May 3, 2004 Messages 1,112 Reaction score 2 Location Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Dec 6, 2009 #2 I've seen an Amp in a Gravitar before but not in a Tempest...
Talon2000 Well-known member VAPS Joined Oct 24, 2008 Messages 2,745 Reaction score 169 Location Princeton, Texas Dec 6, 2009 #3 Amplifones had pincushion correction built on them I believe, so in order to look correct on a Tempest they would have had to remove the Pincushion circuit on the board?
Amplifones had pincushion correction built on them I believe, so in order to look correct on a Tempest they would have had to remove the Pincushion circuit on the board?
mnrocketry Well-known member Donor 14 years: 2011-2024 VAPS Joined Jan 21, 2008 Messages 1,344 Reaction score 118 Location Savage, Minnesota Dec 7, 2009 #4 ArcRevival said: Didn't a few Tempests come with amplifones in them ? Does anyone have an Amplifone in their Tempest ? Click to expand... AFAIK, there weren't any factory-installed amplifones in Tempests. However, a few collectors have tried it. See http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/tempest/tempest_disable.html
ArcRevival said: Didn't a few Tempests come with amplifones in them ? Does anyone have an Amplifone in their Tempest ? Click to expand... AFAIK, there weren't any factory-installed amplifones in Tempests. However, a few collectors have tried it. See http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/tempest/tempest_disable.html
PeRFiDiouS In Memoriam VAPS Joined Feb 20, 2008 Messages 2,258 Reaction score 13 Location Texas Dec 7, 2009 #5 ArcRevival said: Didn't a few Tempests come with amplifones in them ? Does anyone have an Amplifone in their Tempest ? Click to expand... Short answer is No. No Tempest came with an Amplifone. People have hacked in Amps to Tempest over the years but it does not look right for many reasons some of them mentioned above.
ArcRevival said: Didn't a few Tempests come with amplifones in them ? Does anyone have an Amplifone in their Tempest ? Click to expand... Short answer is No. No Tempest came with an Amplifone. People have hacked in Amps to Tempest over the years but it does not look right for many reasons some of them mentioned above.