Hi all,
As per my previous thread, i now have a fairly comprehensive suite of Dumbass (Victors) boards avaialble to purchase.
I am working my way through getting boards available to "ship on the day", however initially these will be available on a 2-3 week lead time. Over time i will build up stock to be able to ship immediately, but until that time it is what it is
These boards are as close to the originals as available out there, however improvements have been implemented where known issues may have been idnetified.
Support is naturally Via myself, however if it's something i havent seen before then I will be (Thankfully) calling on Victors knowledge (as the creator of these) to assist where needed. He knows these like the back of his hand, and whilst i have a good working knowledge, you can never know enough!
Historically, I have an OND in Electronics and Computing which was gained around 30 years ago, so am in a position where i can read and "Translate" into practical boards
Admittedly these are not the CHEAPEST on the market. If you want cheap, buy a rottendog board if you can find one (i will say that they have a multitude of known issues and compatability problems though - the only rotten dog board I had was new and didnt work!!).
I would argue though that these are the BEST that are available. Victor has a massive backlog of boards to be built, and this is testament to the esteem people give to his creations.
Boards available :
Every board is new, bespoke and built by hand. They are made with new components (where possible - see below!). Each board is tested in either a real machine, or on a test fixture, or ideally on both if i get the time! So you know it is fully working on arrival.
Boards are supplied with PIA's and Processors (most of these supplied by other companies arent!) - Just add Roms (if a CPU) and away you go - or those can be supplied too!
As well as final testing, Individual components such as PIA's and Processors are all individually tested prior to touching the board to ensure funtionality. As you can appreciate, things like 6821 PIA's and 68B09 Processors along with some of the custom sound chips such as the YM3012 and YM2151 chips found on the sound boards are not produced anymore, hence why these are sourced where possible and tested where possible prior to use. Anything that cannot be tested prior to use will of course be tested as part of the final testing, so you can have confidence that you should get a fully working board out of the box.
With regards to ordering, please drop me a PM (https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/conversations/add) and let me know what you are after. I will be initially operating a "waitlist" for any boards I dont currently have already ready to go (I'm just starting out, so will take a couple of months to get to the stage where things are ready to ship same day).
I am currently "building to order" - which means there may be between 2 and 6 weeks between ordering and delivery - When you enquire i can let you know the approx lead time in advance. This will ultimately depend on how many orders are ahead of you and also availability of parts.
Examples
WPC89 Power Driver Board
WPC95 Power Driver Board
Stand Alone One Shot Logic board (Protects your "special solenoids" in System 3-11 games). I predominently supply the modular ones, since they are connected with rj45 cables, keeps things neater!
(see here for a really good explanation on these from Chris Hibbler :
)
Williams System 11 (in this case, System 11B, complete with plugin One Shot board top right) using FET Transistors - Final pic under test in my Big Guns machine.
As an aside from the above, I can now carry out repairs on all original WPC boards - However no CPU please since they are cheap to replace and invariably have Battery Damage.
I can fully test WPC89 boards (be it one or a set) on my test fixture, so if you have a set that you want to be tested prior to installing.
I will buy original WPC boards if you have any for sale at a resonable price - please remember though that the price non-working will be substantially different to that of a working board (i am not interested in working boards at this time).
Any questions, please ask here, or drop me a PM - i will be aiming to get back to everyone within 24 hours (some will say that makes a nice change!)
Thanks
Paul
As per my previous thread, i now have a fairly comprehensive suite of Dumbass (Victors) boards avaialble to purchase.
I am working my way through getting boards available to "ship on the day", however initially these will be available on a 2-3 week lead time. Over time i will build up stock to be able to ship immediately, but until that time it is what it is
These boards are as close to the originals as available out there, however improvements have been implemented where known issues may have been idnetified.
Support is naturally Via myself, however if it's something i havent seen before then I will be (Thankfully) calling on Victors knowledge (as the creator of these) to assist where needed. He knows these like the back of his hand, and whilst i have a good working knowledge, you can never know enough!
Historically, I have an OND in Electronics and Computing which was gained around 30 years ago, so am in a position where i can read and "Translate" into practical boards
Admittedly these are not the CHEAPEST on the market. If you want cheap, buy a rottendog board if you can find one (i will say that they have a multitude of known issues and compatability problems though - the only rotten dog board I had was new and didnt work!!).
I would argue though that these are the BEST that are available. Victor has a massive backlog of boards to be built, and this is testament to the esteem people give to his creations.
Boards available :
- Bally/Williams WPC89 Power Driver
- Bally/Williams WPC89 Sound (Pre-DCS)
- Bally/Williams WPC89 Sound (DCS)
- Bally/Williams WPC89 DMD Driver
- Bally Williams WPC95 Power Driver
- Bally Williams WPC95 AV Board
- Bally Williams WPC95 CPU - Available Inc Processor, NVRam and Eproms for your game (Exc Asic which can be moved from your old board). or Without, the choice is yours!
- System 11 MPU
- System 11 A MPU
- System 11 B MPU
- System 11 C MPU
- System 11 MPU one-shot board add-on
- Bally Williams System 3-11 One Shot board - stand alone (See below)
Every board is new, bespoke and built by hand. They are made with new components (where possible - see below!). Each board is tested in either a real machine, or on a test fixture, or ideally on both if i get the time! So you know it is fully working on arrival.
Boards are supplied with PIA's and Processors (most of these supplied by other companies arent!) - Just add Roms (if a CPU) and away you go - or those can be supplied too!
As well as final testing, Individual components such as PIA's and Processors are all individually tested prior to touching the board to ensure funtionality. As you can appreciate, things like 6821 PIA's and 68B09 Processors along with some of the custom sound chips such as the YM3012 and YM2151 chips found on the sound boards are not produced anymore, hence why these are sourced where possible and tested where possible prior to use. Anything that cannot be tested prior to use will of course be tested as part of the final testing, so you can have confidence that you should get a fully working board out of the box.
With regards to ordering, please drop me a PM (https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/conversations/add) and let me know what you are after. I will be initially operating a "waitlist" for any boards I dont currently have already ready to go (I'm just starting out, so will take a couple of months to get to the stage where things are ready to ship same day).
I am currently "building to order" - which means there may be between 2 and 6 weeks between ordering and delivery - When you enquire i can let you know the approx lead time in advance. This will ultimately depend on how many orders are ahead of you and also availability of parts.
Examples
WPC89 Power Driver Board
WPC95 Power Driver Board
Stand Alone One Shot Logic board (Protects your "special solenoids" in System 3-11 games). I predominently supply the modular ones, since they are connected with rj45 cables, keeps things neater!
(see here for a really good explanation on these from Chris Hibbler :
Williams System 11 (in this case, System 11B, complete with plugin One Shot board top right) using FET Transistors - Final pic under test in my Big Guns machine.
As an aside from the above, I can now carry out repairs on all original WPC boards - However no CPU please since they are cheap to replace and invariably have Battery Damage.
I can fully test WPC89 boards (be it one or a set) on my test fixture, so if you have a set that you want to be tested prior to installing.
I will buy original WPC boards if you have any for sale at a resonable price - please remember though that the price non-working will be substantially different to that of a working board (i am not interested in working boards at this time).
Any questions, please ask here, or drop me a PM - i will be aiming to get back to everyone within 24 hours (some will say that makes a nice change!)
Thanks
Paul
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