Aftermarket boards - XPin, Rottendog, others?

[Dinsdale]

Hi all

Looking to possibly replace my DE PSB after I took it off and got a shock at some previous hacks that had been done. Think it may be best to replace for best performance. There is a slight issue with GI and previous owner said he had experienced some resets (admittedly this has only happened to me once).

Have been researching and the general consensus is Xpin do the best boards. Rottendog seem well... rotten.

Are there any others people recommend/don't recommend?

 

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Power supply boards or just aftermarket boards in general?

Homepin makes some aftermarket boards
There is a new Aussie guy making some, no idea if they are good or not https://coin-uppinball.com/

PJ-520-5047-02 - Power supply board DE 520-5047-00, 01, 02

<p> Pin-Tek PTK-5047 Power supply board for Data East pinball machines with standard or small dot matrix displays. </p> <p> Features: <ul><li>Increased efficiency over original power supplies. </li><li>New switching regulator technology for efficiency and reliability. </li><li>Through hole...

www.marcospecialties.com

 

[Dinsdale]

Both, really! I may need a new CPU for example in the future - just want to take advantage of others experiences.

I know PinSound do the CPU's which is a fairly new product.

Will take a look at Homepin and the Aussie! Cheers!

 

[Fantazia2]

If you want to get super DIY for the Cpu there is the Arduino Pinball Controller, depends which model of DE though, only tested on v3 according to the info at the moment.

https://github.com/AmokSolderer/APC

 

[Calimori]

I did a page on boards

Replacement Boards Options

Working my way through issues with Tommy's DMD being fully lit and I keep finding more board horrors. I am trying to find out who is currently supplying boards and if they are considered to be good replacements. I have an XPin Power Supply Board coming as the original one looks like a horror...

www.pinballinfo.com

Hacked DE PSB’s are common, I replaced mine with an Rottendog and it didn’t solve the issue I was chasing but has been fine.
EDIT: It is an Xpin board. Rottendog were going through issues at the time.

 

[Crewey]

I have an Xpin PSB in my Robocop, and there was also one in my DESW I had briefly. Both fine, however.. I've tried two Xpin PPBs in Robocop and neither worked correctly, they were not helpful in coming up with a resolution either. Therefore I've had to keep the original in use.

 

[Dinsdale]

I have an Xpin PSB in my Robocop, and there was also one in my DESW I had briefly. Both fine, however.. I've tried two Xpin PPBs in Robocop and neither worked correctly, they were not helpful in coming up with a resolution either. Therefore I've had to keep the original in use.

Good info, thanks!

I did a page on boards

Replacement Boards Options

Working my way through issues with Tommy's DMD being fully lit and I keep finding more board horrors. I am trying to find out who is currently supplying boards and if they are considered to be good replacements. I have an XPin Power Supply Board coming as the original one looks like a horror...

www.pinballinfo.com

Hacked DE PSB’s are common, I replaced mine with an Rottendog and it didn’t solve the issue I was chasing but has been fine.
EDIT: It is an Xpin board. Rottendog were going through issues at the time.

Ah this is a good resource you put together. Thanks.