by rvalkenburg »
Thu Nov 27, 2014 2:53 pm
I do have to say something about all these changes described in Tony's book. I can not imaging that every single unit globally has had all, if any of these changes and are still in properly working condition. There is a very large difference between changes to make something safer and more reliable. I have restored Pinball machines for 20 years and it was very rare that a coil, cap or resistor was substituted to make something safer or more reliable and I am having a difficult time understanding why the first thing people say is "You have to do what Tony said".
Next I know I will hear that I asked for help and people are sharing their knowledge as to how to resolve an issue, yes and I do appreciate peoples time and knowledge, we all do, but I just find it odd that Tony's book is the end all be all.
Why would you need to replace 4 560 1/2w resistors with 100 1w replacement? A resistor change is overkill, its not a capacitor.
Moving C46 seems to me a bit odd as there is no change from an electrical aspect.
The jumper wires I can understand to a point but makes future maintenance on the amp a pain as now the driver board is hard wired into the unit.
Like I said, I greatly appreciate everyones help and opinions but I have a good working knowledge of electrical infrastructures from computers to pinball machines... Please no jumping on me either for questioning the suggestions as I am not trashing anyone, just questioning changes that a lot of others may have the same hesitance about. I know of at least 5 SHP-1 amps now that are original, that have not had any of these changes and have been working for years and continue to work, even in a commercial environment.
Ron Valkenburg