Upgraded Fidelity Champion

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:46 am

http://www.ebay.de/itm/110909482443?_tr ... 97.c0.m619

Apparently in Fidelity's heyday you could send your machine to
them and for a price they would upgrade it. You pay shipping both
ways, of course.
I think you will find it is a simple push-fit ROM change. The mhz
is the same, although the upgrade boasts an 80elo strength hike.
I have'nt contacted the seller, but I'm betting this one speaks....

German regards,
Larry

Post by **Steve B** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:53 am

Larry wrote:http://www.ebay.de/itm/110909482443?_tr ... 97.c0.m619

Apparently in Fidelity's heyday you could send your machine to
them and for a price they would upgrade it. You pay shipping both
ways, of course.
I think you will find it is a simple push-fit ROM change. The mhz
is the same, although the upgrade boasts an 80elo strength hike.
I have'nt contacted the seller, but I'm betting this one speaks....

German regards,
Larry

Seller is Jose from Elpeon site
Computer is not the Elite Champion you are thinking about
if it is ..the manual is not quite right...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N ... 922170604/

this looks like that home mod of the Super 9 Deluxe which appeared a few times on Ebay a few months ago

Been There Done That Regards
Steve

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:00 am

Yeah, you're right... I should have looked closer. The Super 9 playing
mat is green and buff, this thing is the normal Champion brown and buff.
The control panel, it seems, is a home made strip cut out and pasted over
the original surface. Looking closely, it's not even the same color as the
rest of the playing surface.
I don't doubt the integrity of Jose, however, and who knows, one of the
$1450 deranged bidders might be taken in...
Larry

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:22 am

Hi Larry,

this is a normal upgraded Champion (CSC) by Fidelity. This upgrade is a Super Nine Upgrade with US Voice. I bought it some years ago in US.

Like this from Steve: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N ... 0922170604

I love all wooden Chess Challengers. So i have much double.
So i keep now the nice onces...

This one i sell is also very beautiful, but only on line "A" i must press "sometimes" stronger...

Best José

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:59 pm

Jose wrote:Hi Larry,

this is a normal upgraded Champion (CSC) by Fidelity. This upgrade is a Super Nine Upgrade with US Voice. I bought it some years ago in US.

Like this from Steve: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N ... 0922170604

I love all wooden Chess Challengers. So i have much double.
So i keep now the nice onces...

This one i sell is also very beautiful, but only on line "A" i must press "sometimes" stronger...

Best José

Ok, thanks, Jose. I dropped a bid on it last night, but by this morning
I am outbid. I also have a love affair with wooden Fidelity machines.
Unfortunately, many others do too, so the prices get pushed high. Hope
you get a good price...
regards,
Larry

Post by **Steve B** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:16 am

Larry wrote:
Jose wrote:Hi Larry,

this is a normal upgraded Champion (CSC) by Fidelity. This upgrade is a Super Nine Upgrade with US Voice. I bought it some years ago in US.

Like this from Steve: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N ... 0922170604

I love all wooden Chess Challengers. So i have much double.
So i keep now the nice onces...

This one i sell is also very beautiful, but only on line "A" i must press "sometimes" stronger...

Best José
Ok, thanks, Jose. I dropped a bid on it last night, but by this morning
I am outbid.

You were already outbid??
the bidding is at an anemic 15 Euro
Big Spender Regards
Steve

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:40 pm

Steve B wrote:

You were already outbid??
the bidding is at an anemic 15 Euro

Steve, careful, I don't want you to blow my cover. I'm hoping to sneak
in under the radar and grab this thing for ~30 euro. I'm also planning on
talking Jose into paying the shipping...this means he will get about
minus 20 euro in his pocket

Larry

Post by **Steve B** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:58 pm

Larry wrote:
Steve B wrote:

You were already outbid??
the bidding is at an anemic 15 Euro

Steve, careful, I don't want you to blow my cover. I'm hoping to sneak
in under the radar and grab this thing for ~30 euro. I'm also planning on
talking Jose into paying the shipping...this means he will get about
minus 20 euro in his pocket
Larry

Well that manual Jose is selling with it is really not the right one
although the difference between it and the proper manual is insignificant
Still....there should be some sort of aggravation discount of say..
75-80% Regards
Steve

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:16 pm

HI Steve,

please tell me where are the differents with the manual?
I have also a "Champion Upgrade manual", but i see no difference?

Champion is now a Super Nine and the manual is also a Super Nine, so you can work with it.

Many thanks José

Post by **Steve B** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:10 pm

Jose wrote:HI Steve,

please tell me where are the differents with the manual?
I have also a "Champion Upgrade manual", but i see no difference?

Champion is now a Super Nine and the manual is also a Super Nine, so you can work with it.

Many thanks José

i think the difference is only the cover page
you are selling the manual for the Super 9/Deluxe Super 9
Picky Regards
Steve

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