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Bally -35 rebuilt MPUs for sale
Added: 2016-02-04 04:03:17 UTC
• Ended: March 25th, 2023
Condition: Used, good condition
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Price
$ 85
Item description
Good evening all:
I'll get a website eventually, but I've been doing board repair on Bally, Williams and Stern stuff since 2000. Submitted for your approval:
I currently have THREE Bally -35 MPU's that WERE battery damaged, but have been completely cleaned up, bench tested, fixture tested, and game played.
These are NOT repaired via the "media blaster cleaning method" that is currently so heavily purported and considered "the best option" by some who call themselves "professional techs" (i.e., the vias have been drilled out and rewired, you can actually see the component values, there's no hidden corrosion in any leads anywhere....), so nothing is going to come back and haunt you. Those guys make a lot of money because they do the "Earl Scheib" fix - the boards I do are truly rebuilt - done properly - and I'm unashamed to say so.
My plan from here on out is to provide boards to those in need NOW - so you don't have to wait for weeks from a typical vendor. And the cost is far less than a new board. PIN sockets are used on large chips; BRAID is used on ground repairs; "AA" battery packs with 9V snaps are provided (I will not ship batteries); all passive/active components are new (except large chips - but again, these boards are well tested), and things that NEED replaced - ARE replaced. Jumpers are all carefully soldered on the solder side of the board. No slop, mess, hacks. I build these as though I would use them myself.
Terms:
EXCHANGE:
1) You send me a fully populated board, including ROMS and all socketed chips. If chips are missing (see below), you'll be charged additionally.
2) I determine whether it is "repair worthy". If it is not (and I WILL repair most rotten stuff that the "board divas" won't touch), YOU tell me to trash it, or YOU pay return shipping. I'm not getting rich off this; I'm providing a service.
3) If it is deemed "repair worthy":
a) You tell me whether you want the same game ROMS on the replacement board. If you don't, or your ROMS are defective, have broken legs, etc., I will restrap and order 2732's from John Wart - Add $15. If your ROMS are GOOD, they will be reused on your exchange board.
b) I will test ALL socketed chips. If you send bad chips on purpose, or don't know they are bad, or they are missing, or I can't use them because the legs are broken, you will be charged an additional:
1) $3.75 per 6821 0r 6810
2) $6.00 per 6800 or 5101
...all other components including chips and battery pack are included in repair cost.
Terms:
OUTRIGHT:
If you need an MPU outright with none to exchange, cost is $110 flat fee plus shipping ($10) and Paypal fees where applicable. I prefer exchange, but will sell outright on a limited basis.
IF I AM OUT OF STOCK - I WILL SAY SO AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN NEW ONES WILL BE READY. I'm building an inventory now.
I am an electronics engineer with many years of board experience, not some guy who picked up a soldering iron one day and knows squat about electronics (but does a nice job of replacing connectors and caps, and using hot glue.....you've seen it).
Need a Bally -35 capable MPU? Get it NOW.
Minimum Flat rate: $85 exchange
Flat rate $10 shipping, priority mail (48 states only)
Additional charge for chips/ROMS as required above
Paypal welcome, but Paypal fee WILL be added
Money orders accepted
I have many references, people I've worked with for years, including Lloyd Olson, John Wart, and many members of the Texas Pinball Festival team. Write me if you need an MPU, or have a question. Orders can be fulfilled immediately UNLESS there is a need for ROMS - or I sell out quickly - add at least one week from receipt of your core/approval of core/or order.
I will slowly be offering solenoid drivers, lamp drivers, sound boards, Williams Sys 3-6 boards, six digit displays, WPC-89 MPU boards (have several cores in process), and some others. I also work on some other stuff (system 11 battery damaged boards, as an example) - ask! I do "non-rebuild" repairs too, not exchanges; please ask if you need something.
Thank you. I have hundreds of PCB's and I'm working to serve your immediate needs, starting with Bally MPU's. Thank you.
Chris Munson
Richardson, Texas
________@_____________ [email removed]
(Photo below of five boards in process prior to complete reassembly)
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