Re: Star Wars Amplifone Flyback

I appreciate the feedback. I did not mention, that I got this game for FREE-
it's had a long history, and I'm 'found' it seven years ago in the local
paper, but and a friend of mine bought it and had it at the his toy store
(star wars toys of course). I'd always had dibs on it should he give it up,
and he just moved to Milwaukee and wanted to go light, so he gave it to me.
Looking at it this way, spending $190 on ANY part seems like quite the deal.

Thanks,
Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bret Pehrson" <bret@infowest.com>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 6:04 PM
Subject: RE: VECTOR: Star Wars Amplifone Flyback

> Yep, you should replace the red HVT, regardless of its current
> condition.
>
> As of this writing, there isn't any other source for replacement HVTs
> other than Wintron. Some have cobbled together a one-off work-around
> using a misc. parts. Several sources have also 'committed' to creating
> a limited production alternative solution, however this is still in the
> R&D stage.
>
> Now, even though I applaud those that are embarking on alternatives,
> their efforts, and their assistance to the community at large, I feel
> that such 'workbench' production HVT units are a bad idea for a number
> of reasons, and should be avoided when there is a viable, tried and
> tested source such as Wintron. My main concern is over safety -- I just
> personally don't feel the same level of safety using a workbench
> solution over a component built/supplied from a known commercial
> manufacturer.
>
> I agree, $190 is a lot for a single component, however from what I've
> heard regarding pricing of some of the alternative solutions, those may
> be in the $150-range, so not a tremendous difference in price.
> Additionally, I think that any $$ saved in a workbench solution would be
> lost in the overall devaluation of the game.
>
> So, my advice is to simply order the Wintron unit, realizing that the
> value of your game increases accordingly.
>
> Good luck
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com] On Behalf Of mailinglists
> > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 2:08 PM
> > To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > Subject: VECTOR: Star Wars Amplifone Flyback
> >
> >
> > Hello, today is my first glorious day on the Vector mailing
> > list. This is
> > due to my acquiring a Star Wars game, which is ALMOST in
> > great shape. What's
> > wrong? The flyback, of course. I do know that wintron
> > manufactures them at
> > $190 a pop, and from all I've read, that's the last time
> > you'll ever need to
> > buy one. Before I spring for this, I wanted to see if there
> > were any sources
> > for any other new/used replacements, and this seems that it'd
> > be the place
> > where people may know.
> >
> > By no means am I an electronics expert, I'm enlisting the help of a
> > gentelman who moonlights from his day job repairing arcade
> > machines for
> > private individuals. He replaced a few caps on the HV board,
> > and beleives he
> > has deducted that it's the flyback. It *IS* the original red Amplifone
> > flyback, so even if he's wrong, it couldnt hurt to replace.
> >
> > Any help/comments would be appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> >
> > PS- I did search mail archives of this list for any other
> > sources for such a
> > part, but didn't find any. Also, it seems that the archives
> > only go up to
> > July 2001. Strange!
> >
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