Re: Gravitar Purchase

On Thu, 8 May 2003 09:11:47 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:

>> the MPSA56 transistor (Q101) with a heavier-duty NTE50. There are quite a
>> few other parts which ought to be upgraded, both in the deflection and
>> high-voltage PCBs, which are not covered by the LV2000 board.
>
>Hmm - been a while since I read the FAQ. Well, to the original poster, I
>can say then that I have a Tempest and Space Duel running LV2000's and no
>other mods, and they haven't had trouble since I rebuilt them (3-5 years
>now).

        The other mods are primarily concerned with updating the original 1st-
and 2nd-generation revs of the deflection and HV boards to the final
3rd-generation rev. Supposedly, Wells-Gardner changed a few things to make
the boards more reliable ("reliable" being a relative term in this case :D
) .

        Whether or not they _need_ to be done is a matter of opinion, to be
sure... but if you're doing a Zanen Get-Well and LV-2000 job _anyway_, I
figure you may as well do the mods as long as you've got it on the bench...
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Received on Thu May 8 17:02:15 2003