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Where to get parts now that Bob Roberts is closed

By E_N_3

7 years ago


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    #1 7 years ago

    Hi all,
    With Bob Roberts no longer selling stuff, I don't know where to get many of the things I would have just gone to his site and grabbed.
    The thing I am looking for now is the "horizontal width kit" that he used to offer on his site.

    Here is the link to the item I am referring to: http://www.therealbobroberts.net/width.html

    I had sent him a message before his site closed, and never got a reply. At first I thought the close would be temporary, so I waited, but at this point, I think I should try and find what I need elsewhere.
    Can anyone help me out?
    I am attaching a pic of my monitor's info.
    Thanks,
    --ed

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    #2 7 years ago

    If you know the values you need, you can probably find them.

    I set up a filter for 0.1 uF caps:

    http://www.mouser.com/Passive-Components/Capacitors/Film-Capacitors/_/N-9x371?P=1z0wqusZ1z0z7l5Z1yznbzsZ1ywtgm3

    Digikey probably carries them too.

    #3 7 years ago

    Drop Ian Kellogg an email and let him know what you need.

    https://iankellogg.com/

    #4 7 years ago

    Also these guys are great:

    https://www.arcadepartsandrepair.com/

    https://www.twistywristarcade.com/

    http://www.twistedquarter.com/

    http://www.arcadeshop.com/parts.htm

    Bob Roberts has been closed for 5 months now and with ZERO updates. I don't think he's coming back.

    #5 7 years ago

    Been a while since I ordered from Bob. Very sad to hear his site has closed though....

    #6 7 years ago

    Link to an archived copy of his site if it eventually goes offline. There's still lots of good reference material on there...

    https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showpost.php?p=3535668&postcount=270

    #7 7 years ago
    Quoted from pacmanretro:

    Been a while since I ordered from Bob. Very sad to hear his site has closed though....

    It isn't the first time he's shut down for an extended period.

    #8 7 years ago

    I always loved ordering from Bob and the little extras he seemed to always throw in. I will miss him but hope he enjoys his well deserved retirement... he is retiring right? Nothing bad?

    #9 7 years ago

    sucks bob is no longer selling parts.

    You can still use his list of parts to shop elsewhere. HV power supplies from newish office copy machines are packed full of caps like those, so they are common enough to find from suppliers like digi key etc... over voltage rating is always OK as long as it will still physically fit.

    #10 7 years ago

    Sounds like he may just be taking an extended break even.

    ForceFlow thank you very much for linking to the archive! So much great info there!!

    #11 7 years ago
    Quoted from KenLayton:

    Also these guys are great:
    https://www.arcadepartsandrepair.com/
    https://www.twistywristarcade.com/
    http://www.twistedquarter.com/
    http://www.arcadeshop.com/parts.htm
    Bob Roberts has been closed for 5 months now and with ZERO updates. I don't think he's coming back.

    thanks Ken. yes i have a ton of stuff and i also will be putting all my pinball cap kits on the site next month. if anyone doesn't see anything please ask because i stock about 2 million kits/components/parts. i constantly add new parts/kits and in the last year i added over 600 new parts and continue weekly adding more.

    #12 7 years ago

    Thank you, everyone, for all the great info and links!
    I'm glad to see there are places to use, since Bob Roberts isn't doing it (long or short term).

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