Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Asteroids Deluxe resurrection
ChadTower:
Sigh. So I am sitting here putting in the replacement HV diode... damn thing is too long! I have no idea how you're supposed to get this thing in properly. It's a good inch or more longer than the original. If you put it in line with the anode wire then there isn't enough slack to put it back properly into the HV cage. :banghead: :banghead:
SirPeale:
Put it in standing up.
ChadTower:
It's not PCB mounted. It's in line with the anode wire in a socket. I can get it done but it's a bit of a pain in the behind and I have to find something that can insulate around the new connections and stand up to the HV.
Like this (this pic isn't mine):
ChadTower:
Didn't like his method as shown above so I spliced in some extra wire between the transformer and the diode. 110v lamp cord and two layers of heat shrink on the joints.
Cleaned up power block + new big blue.
ChadTower:
Just remembered this thread... so for the sake of closure...
BTW, that diode fix shown above did not work. The shrinkwrap isn't nearly enough insulation so it arcs visibly to the cage shield. I put in a different HV cage and need to find a better insulating solution for that one.
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