Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

Does anyone have a spare board (don't need the flyback) that I could
borrow (or buy) to attempt a retrofit? I don't have hardly any arcade
stuff anymore.

someotherguy wrote:
>
> Isn't that the magic solution we all keep hoping for? That a
> readily-available transformer can be adapted by one of you wizard types? If
> this is technically feasable, PLEASE, while you are figuring one out for the
> Amplifone, try to figure one out for the WG 6100 as well.
>
> Thanks
> Richard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Robertson" <pinball@telus.net>
> To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>; <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks
>
> > This is getting ridiculous! $200US for a transformer? I'm going to check
> > with a fellow I know that runs a monitor repair business and see if he has
> > any suggestions for a replacement flyback that could be used to replace
> the
> > Wintron. I'm thinking of a Xformer from a medium or hi-res 19" monitor and
> > wire it up to replace the Wintron. Much like my Raster-Hack, I think this
> > might be far more cost effective. Someone could make an adapter PCB and it
> > could almost then just plug in...
> >
> > John :-#)#
> >
> > At 03:14 PM 11/04/2002 -0600, Kurt Mahan wrote:
> > >Well, if they are so confident maybe they'd like to extend that warranty
> > >of theirs from 1 year (or whatever it is) to 5 or 10 years? If they put
> > >that kind of warranty on it I'd be happier about using one.
> > >
> > >Kurt
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Well guys I just called them and spoke with the lady in charge. She
> > > was very
> > > > friendly and I tried every angle I could to get the price down as low
> as
> > > > possible. She claims they sell 100's a year at their posted price (a
> #
> > > I dont
> > > > belive at all), but that is what she said. The best she could do on
> 50
> > > was $180
> > > > each which is a joke price break wise, I was looking for $150 or
> > > less. I tried
> > > > and tried, but they just want cut the price down. If someone else
> > > thinks they
> > > > can have better luck than I talking to the lady, I say go for it and
> > > let us know
> > > > how it goes. This was a big let down, in fact since they were so
> > > greedy (50 x
> > > > 150 being $7500 worth of business for them) that I dont think I will
> > > ever buy one
> > > > in the future from them. The lady said that they were super stout and
> > > they did
> > > > not break.....one of the reasons for no price break. It looks like
> > > someone calle
> > > > them up and buttered their own muffin......to the person I
> say....."you
> > > damn
> > > > fool."
> > > >
> > > > Later,
> > > > Mark Capps
> >
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Received on Fri Apr 12 13:14:02 2002