RE: 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

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> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 2:08 PM
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> 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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