Twilight Zone clock boards

[robm]

I was struggling with my Twilight Zone clock optos big time, plus trying to find the original optos was a real pain

I got in contact with Ingo from germany who has made a replacement board that from what i can see is far superior to others out there.  Installation is very easy, and instantly had my clock back working.

It is a single layer design, using a different (readily available) opto and driver system, as well as good LEDs to get rid of all the problems that come with the original boards.

I grabbed a few so have a couple of extra for sale

Ingo also made me a test bench where i can test the new boards before sending them out to ensure they work 100%, as well, it can test the old boards.  My old board had 1 out of the 8 optos that tested reliably!

At the moment they come standard with warm white LEDs (which mimic the original bulbs very well) but i also have one set each of the following colours

Cool White
Green
Yellow
Red

These are $5 each for a set (4)

There is an option to get colour changing ones, but i would have to wait a few weeks to get some more of these - they are about an extra $15 (for set of 4)

The board itself is $125 including registered post anywhere in Australia

See below for pics






Testing the old board



Testing the new board with warm white LEDs


Testing new board with different LED options

[pinball god]

Look great, but how do they seat into the clck housing? Any mods to be done there?

[robm]

No mods required - its put straight into the housing, connect the plugs and you are away.

Here is a link that shows the process really well http://www.garrett-jess.com/tz/ikclockinstall/Clock_Installation

The front optos are mounted with a spacer to make them the same height as the originals on the double board

[ghali]

+1 for this board.   I bought one of these direct from Ingo.  FAR better than any other repo clock boards on the market.  The last one you'll ever need to buy for your TZ

[robm]

Just a quick bump as i am getting some boards sent in the next day or so, please PM me fairly quickly if you are interested in a clock board.

Price is $140 for rainbow colour changers or $125 for warm white or $130 for a different single colour (cool white, yellow, blue, green, red) - prices include trackable postage within Australia

[robm]

I'm thinking of putting another order in shortly - anyone chasing any of these boards - not sure on price with USD changes and postage increase, but shouldn't be too much more than listed in the first post.

[robm]

Just a bump as i may consider doing another order of these boards, can't be 100% sure on price as it depends on paypal exchange rate, but suspect it will be around $150, with no more than $10 difference either way, this price will include postage.  Alternatively, Ingo sells them direct for $148 USD plus postage.  This also includes the rainbow LEDs.

Let me know if anyone is interested