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  • Who makes the best WPC89 CPU board ? (* replacement )

    From Pin Del@delmail333@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Friday, March 27, 2020 11:22:34
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

    Not interested in a RD board, But I do see 2Bits is selling some on E-bay.

    Are there others making & selling this replacement I do not know about ?

    TIA !

    Pin-Del,
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  • From Pin Del@delmail333@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Friday, March 27, 2020 11:34:54
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 2:22:46 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    Not interested in a RD board, But I do see 2Bits is selling some on E-bay.

    Are there others making & selling this replacement I do not know about ?

    TIA !

    Pin-Del,

    `Or does anyone have a clean original ( no battery damage ) they are willing to sell ?

    TIA !
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  • From John Robertson@spam@flippers.com to rec.games.pinball on Friday, March 27, 2020 12:12:51
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

    On 2020/03/27 11:34 a.m., Pin Del wrote:
    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 2:22:46 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    Not interested in a RD board, But I do see 2Bits is selling some on E-bay. >>
    Are there others making & selling this replacement I do not know about ?

    TIA !

    Pin-Del,

    `Or does anyone have a clean original ( no battery damage ) they are willing to sell ?

    TIA !


    I bought a bunch of the unpopulated 2Bit WPC boards (years ago) and
    they work just fine once assembled, the problem is the traces are TOO
    CLOSE to the screws and short out the Vcc!

    At least on the ones I have. We have to add insulators and a note to the
    PCB so folks would realize it in the future.

    This was years ago, so they may well have fixed that issue - ask them
    first I suppose, and post the results here so I can stop mentioning it
    when people ask...

    John :-#)#

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    John's Jukes Ltd.
    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
    (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
    www.flippers.com
    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
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  • From Pin Del@delmail333@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Friday, March 27, 2020 12:20:50
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:13:02 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
    On 2020/03/27 11:34 a.m., Pin Del wrote:
    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 2:22:46 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    Not interested in a RD board, But I do see 2Bits is selling some on E-bay. >>
    Are there others making & selling this replacement I do not know about ? >>
    TIA !

    Pin-Del,

    `Or does anyone have a clean original ( no battery damage ) they are willing to sell ?

    TIA !


    I bought a bunch of the unpopulated 2Bit WPC boards (years ago) and
    they work just fine once assembled, the problem is the traces are TOO
    CLOSE to the screws and short out the Vcc!

    At least on the ones I have. We have to add insulators and a note to the
    PCB so folks would realize it in the future.

    This was years ago, so they may well have fixed that issue - ask them
    first I suppose, and post the results here so I can stop mentioning it
    when people ask...

    John :-#)#

    --
    (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
    John's Jukes Ltd.
    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
    (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
    www.flippers.com
    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

    Thanks John !,
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  • From Pin Del@delmail333@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Thursday, April 02, 2020 13:19:53
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:21:07 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:13:02 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
    On 2020/03/27 11:34 a.m., Pin Del wrote:
    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 2:22:46 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    Not interested in a RD board, But I do see 2Bits is selling some on E-bay.

    Are there others making & selling this replacement I do not know about ?

    TIA !

    Pin-Del,

    `Or does anyone have a clean original ( no battery damage ) they are willing to sell ?

    TIA !


    I bought a bunch of the unpopulated 2Bit WPC boards (years ago) and
    they work just fine once assembled, the problem is the traces are TOO CLOSE to the screws and short out the Vcc!

    At least on the ones I have. We have to add insulators and a note to the PCB so folks would realize it in the future.

    This was years ago, so they may well have fixed that issue - ask them first I suppose, and post the results here so I can stop mentioning it when people ask...

    John :-#)#

    --
    (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
    John's Jukes Ltd.
    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
    (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
    www.flippers.com
    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

    Thanks John !,

    This is the one from 2Bits that I bought.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/293145975969?ul_noapp=true .


    John,
    I see what you are saying about the thicker traces, But my games do not have the star washers on them & it seems he is putting thick tape by the bottom
    mounting holes & those 2 are not going to ground anyway, So I like what I see here & just might buy another one as a spare .

    To each his own I guess, But this seller was super nice to deal with & went out of his way to help me .

    Pin-Del,
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  • From Pin Del@delmail333@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Thursday, April 02, 2020 13:56:18
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

    On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 4:20:00 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:21:07 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:13:02 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
    On 2020/03/27 11:34 a.m., Pin Del wrote:
    On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 2:22:46 PM UTC-4, Pin Del wrote:
    Not interested in a RD board, But I do see 2Bits is selling some on E-bay.

    Are there others making & selling this replacement I do not know about ?

    TIA !

    Pin-Del,

    `Or does anyone have a clean original ( no battery damage ) they are willing to sell ?

    TIA !


    I bought a bunch of the unpopulated 2Bit WPC boards (years ago) and they work just fine once assembled, the problem is the traces are TOO CLOSE to the screws and short out the Vcc!

    At least on the ones I have. We have to add insulators and a note to the PCB so folks would realize it in the future.

    This was years ago, so they may well have fixed that issue - ask them first I suppose, and post the results here so I can stop mentioning it when people ask...

    John :-#)#

    --
    (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
    John's Jukes Ltd.
    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
    (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
    www.flippers.com
    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

    Thanks John !,

    This is the one from 2Bits that I bought.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/293145975969?ul_noapp=true .


    John,
    I see what you are saying about the thicker traces, But my games do not have the star washers on them & it seems he is putting thick tape by the bottom
    mounting holes & those 2 are not going to ground anyway, So I like what I see here & just might buy another one as a spare .

    To each his own I guess, But this seller was super nice to deal with & went out of his way to help me .

    Pin-Del,

    I also need to mention he stands behind his boards, I was told if it goes bad with in a year just return it for a free exchange !
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