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Hi folks,

I've been hoping to get hold of an analogue Musicaid or Simmons Clap Trap for
some time, but missed out on the couple of affordable ones that have been on
eBay in recent years. The two that I've seen for sale this year (the one in
Sweden that Jesper posted a link to and another on eBay UK a few weeks ago)
suggest that they have now moved out of my price range.

So, I'm wondering how easy it would be to clone the analogue Clap Trap. I've
seen mention of the schematics on the Internet, but it's usually in relation to
the lack of an accompanying parts list. If a clone is ethically viable - it
would not be a commercial product, just a personal project - then I'm wondering
whether members of this list would be able to help with pictures of Clap Trap
internals in order to draw up a parts list. I'd also be keen to hear of anyone
with a copy of the schematic, which I assume was part of a service manual.

Chris