(Topic ID: 236653)

“Best” AS-2518-54 Rectifier Board - EBD

By Calipindave

5 years ago



Topic Stats

  • 4 posts
  • 3 Pinsiders participating
  • Latest reply 5 years ago by jibmums
  • Topic is favorited by 1 Pinsider

You

Linked Games

You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider calipindave.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.

#1 5 years ago

Hey guys.

I’m going to replace the rectifier board in my EBD and see at least two different types out there.

The Rottendog board

https://ksarcade.net/rottendog-as-2518-54-power-module-bps054.html

And this one.

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/AS-2518-54

Sorry if this has been brought up previously. I see the Rottendog one is redesigned with only one bridge. The other one looks like a clone of the original..

Are these the only two choices. Is there a clear reason why one is better then the other. One is available new off eBay for 80 plus 6 in shipping

Thanks

Dave

#3 5 years ago
Quoted from Quench:

What's the reason you want to replace it?
If I had to choose between the two, I'd go with the Marcos unit.
It has an extra fuse for the General Illumination circuit so there are two - one fuse for the playfield, the other for the backbox.
The 620 ohm resistor used is rated to 15 watts compared to the 10 watt part on the Rottendog.
It's using two 35 amp bridge rectifiers as per Bally spec. With any luck they might be positioned in the original location Bally designed them to and maybe they can be mounted underneath the PCB to take advantage of the large metal baseplate as a heatsink. The bridge rectifier running the switched illumination circuit will otherwise get quite hot if you're running incandescent lamps.

Thank you quench. Sounds like the Marco is a better choice.

I am trying to decide if I will rebuild the existing. At least I know which direction to go with a new one if I do.

Dave

Promoted items from Pinside Marketplace and Pinside Shops!
$ 30.00
Lighting - Led
Pinballrom
 
From: $ 150.00
11,500 (OBO)
Machine - For Sale
Homer Glen, IL
$ 29.99
Cabinet - Shooter Rods
Pinball Shark
 
$ 69.00
Gameroom - Decorations
Pinball Pimp
 
Wanted
Machine - Wanted
Forest City, PA
4,500
Machine - For Sale
Mesa, AZ
$ 149.95
Boards
Allteksystems
 
$ 69.00
Gameroom - Decorations
Pinball Pimp
 
$ 859.00
Flipper Parts
Mircoplayfields
 
$ 179.00
$ 15.00
Hardware
Volcano Pinball
 
From: £ 22.00
Electronics
Retro Electro Designs
 
$ 18.00
Electronics
Yorktown Arcade Supply
 
Great pinball charity
Pinball Edu

You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider calipindave.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.

Reply

Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.

Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!

Donate to Pinside

Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!


This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/best-as-2518-54-rectifier-board-ebd?tu=calipindave and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.

Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.