Re: Amplifone replacement is here!!

Hi,

I just wonder what the cost is, after my Wintron discount I am in for 4
for 225 each, how much cheaper are these?

Mark Capps

John Robertson wrote:

> 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 <mailto:pinball@telus.net>
>>
>> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org <mailto: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 :-#)#
>>
>> --
>>
>> John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9
>> Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, VideoGames)
>> www.flippers.com
>> "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out"
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Received on Tue Aug 22 15:02:52 2006