This page contains information on the power supply components of Exidy Venture:
The power supply consists of the following components:
Condor model C5-6.0/OVP - provides +5v d/c supply to game boards @6 amps
Power supply board - provides -5v, +12v, -12v d/c to game boards
Triad F-341X transformer - step down transformer from 120v to 25.2v to give 25.2v a/c to power supply board
The Condor power supply is available used on Ebay or new from various suppliers. New ones are very expensive $175-$350. Can be bought used on Ebay for ~$30.
The Triad F-341X transformer is available new from various suppliers such as Mouser for about $20
Power supply board consists of standard off the shelf components and can be rebuilt with parts from various suppliers (Mouser, Newark, Digikey, Jameco, etc.)
Pics of original Condor +5V supply:
Ordered a new Condor power supply on ebay for about $30. Same model number but newer production date (and much cleaner!). The large cap value is 16,000uf @16v if you're wondering what's behind the wire in the picture.
Also has a separate power board that supplies the -5v, +12v, -12v:
Power Supply Board Parts List:
2 x Tantalum caps 33uf 25v
5 x Tantalum Caps 6.8uf 25v
4 x 4700uf 50V electrolytic axial
1 x 2N3055
1 x 2N3791
1 x 7912C -12v regulator
1 x 7812C +12v regulator
1 x 7905 -5v regulator
1 x MDA970A1 Motorola 4A 50v single wave bridge rectifier (xref to RS401L (50v), NTE5318 (200v))
2 x Diodes - 60S1 per schematic 6A 100V rectifier diodes (xref to NTE5812)
Overview pic of the entire power supply section:
Voltage regulators 7912, 7905, 7812:
Power Supply Wiring:
Triad Transformer Input:
Black w/green stripe to black a/c input (120v)
Yellow w/black stripe to black a/c input (120v)
Red w/black stripe to white a/c input (common)
Black to white a/c input (common)
Condor Wiring:
1&3 jumpered - input on 1 = white a/c input (common)
2&4 jumpered - input on 4 = black a/c input (120v)
Condor PCB:
Yellow = ground goes to connection point closest to the large capacitor
Red = +5v goes to connection point closest to +5v regulator
Here's an overview picture on the test bench - hopefully explains it along with the write up above. Note the large red wires at the bottom connected to the wire nuts are the test bench a/c 120v input normally connected in the game through the 3 pin Molex connector shown top right (black,white,yellow).
Here's a pic of the new Condor 5v power supply installed in Venture:
6/29/15 Replaced the 4x4700uf 50v axial caps on the power supply board for preventive maintenance. Here's the before pic:
And after the replacement: