Re: VECTOR: Amplifone replacement is here!!John no offence taken, I had heard about the tale of the water and wire but I don't think that was the real cause of so many failures...maybe an excuse for a poor transformer :)
I find the banter on arcade groups funny so don't hold back on my behalf......fire away :)).
Oh and by the way...if you buy one and your house burns down......don't call me!
just kiddin!
----- Original Message -----
From: John Robertson
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Amplifone replacement is here!!
Dear Simon!
Sorry, I suspect you are not familiar with the story about the original Atari Red flybacks. Apparently the spools that held the magnet wire got wet (soaked) and then were used to make the flybacks. This turned out to cause the high failure rate.
So when you said 'soak test' my mind went back to this story and I tried to make a joke about it.
My bad!
Your transformers have been eagerly awaited for a long time now and I am certain they will perform far better than the original units, especially with your generous warranty!
Crawling back into my work-a-holic hole!
John :-#)#
At 7:01 PM +0100 8/22/06, simon wrote:
True there is no soak test like running it for a year or two but as I will offer new for broken its not really that much of a problem. Also I'm sure the materials used now are much better than the poor quality or underrated materials that caused the reds to die. That story about the guy with the cigar is funny but c'mon...ruined all of them? maybe a few hundred, Just poor design maybe.
No cover needed.....you can flame these things all day long, I earn way too much money in my day job to waste my time trying rip off a few collectors :) with some transformers that you guys have already been taken to the cleaners by WinCon
----- Original Message -----
From: John Robertson
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Amplifone replacement is here!!
At 7:33 AM +0100 8/22/06, simon wrote:
Ok guys today my replacement red Amplifone HVT will arrive, I will fit it tonight and soak test it. If all is ok I will be offering them at a very reasonable price. I will also offer a 12 month warranty, if it fails, send it back and I will send you a new one. Can't say fairer than that.
If you can't fit the transformer yourself, I can fit it for you if you send me your HV pcb, I will set the High Voltage at the correct level and check capacitors are good at the same time.
Fingers crossed!
Soak test???
Wasn't that rumoured to be the original cause of failure for the Red Things after a year or two? Perhaps you are looking for ongoing (bi-yearly) sales...Planned obsolescence!
<<ducking for serious cover>>
John :-#)#
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