I think I know the answer to this but thought I would ask...These boards are out of stock...I see there are several games that use them...I wanted to test one out of an Indy Jones...I see they are in diff games but the part no are diff. Can these be tested in other games with similar board? Does the part no need to be exact in order to do a test?
The following games all use an identical (electrically) 10 opto board:
Bram Stokers Dracula
Dr. Who
Indiana Jones
Pinball Circus
Popeye
Cactus Canyon
Corvette
Monster Bash
Medieval Madness
Revenge From Mars
Safe Cracker
Star Wars Episode 1 (Pinball 2000)
Shadow
World Cup Soccer
Different part numbers are used BUT this only relates to the way the board is mounted.
This is a coincidence. I have my Popeye on loan to The Sanctum in CT. It has an opto out that I am pretty sure is going to be an LM339 on the opto board. But before replacing the chip I figured I would pull a board from a different game to test. When I told them I was going to pull it from an IJ I have in storage I got a couple of comments.
Why do you have a Popeye setup and your IJ in storage? You know you will probably be the first person in history to take parts from an IJ to fix a Popeye.
Thanks for the list above. I knew BSD and DW had the exact same board by number. I did not know Corvette, MB and WCS. One of those might be easier to get to, definitely MB since it is setup. I'll have to look to see what you mean be mounting is different. Are the holes the same just position? Are all the keys pins on the headers the same . . .
Quoted from Taxman:This is a coincidence. I have my Popeye on loan to The Sanctum in CT. It has an opto out that I am pretty sure is going to be an LM339 on the opto board. But before replacing the chip I figured I would pull a board from a different game to test. When I told them I was going to pull it from an IJ I have in storage I got a couple of comments.
Why do you have a Popeye setup and your IJ in storage? You know you will probably be the first person in history to take parts from an IJ to fix a Popeye.
Thanks for the list above. I knew BSD and DW had the exact same board by number. I did not know Corvette, MB and WCS. One of those might be easier to get to, definitely MB since it is setup. I'll have to look to see what you mean be mounting is different. Are the holes the same just position? Are all the keys pins on the headers the same . . .
The boards themselves and the placement of the connectors is identical but some machines mounted them vertically and added some "wings" to enable this.
The Homepin replacement includes the wings but they are able to be snapped off if required.
Shown here (Johns-Arcade will have ample stocks when the ship arrives):
http://www.johns-arcade.com/#!product-page/c1cs/f117326f-8adb-bdbc-8b59-ad7db2bb9711
This pic also shows the added wings BUT the actual boards are identical.
Quoted from Homepin:The boards themselves and the placement of the connectors is identical but some machines mounted them vertically and added some "wings" to enable this.
The Homepin replacement includes the wings but they are able to be snapped off if required.
Shown here (Johns-Arcade will have ample stocks when the ship arrives):
http://www.johns-arcade.com/#!product-page/c1cs/f117326f-8adb-bdbc-8b59-ad7db2bb9711
This pic also shows the added wings BUT the actual boards are identical.
Very cool thanks. Since the Popeye did not have the "wings" I will be able to pop the spacers off and try any of the other boards to test.
And since I have at least 5 games that use them I will probably get a spare from John's Arcade for the shelf. Great guy, been to his house, great collection. But I can't connect to your link or the main website itself. Could be blocked where I am.
Quoted from Taxman:Very cool thanks. Since the Popeye did not have the "wings" I will be able to pop the spacers off and try any of the other boards to test.
And since I have at least 5 games that use them I will probably get a spare from John's Arcade for the shelf. Great guy, been to his house, great collection. But I can't connect to your link or the main website itself. Could be blocked where I am.
Hahaha - Yes, John is a great guy and he will do you right. You can't possibly be in a more "blocked" place than me (I am currently in China).
In any case I'm sure you will be able to connect to John's site when you are in a "more reasonable country". LOL
This pic shows the Homepin board and the rows of snap off holes if you don't need the wings.
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