RE: Troubleshooting Cinematronics Sound Cards

Sure connect the 8ohm speaker to J1: 2 (?) to GND.

But also connect a 10K (value escapes me) "pot"entiometer to J1: pins 1, 3
and 8.

Did you do that between smokin' doobies? :-)

  SPW

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Rossiter - Verio Southern California [SMTP:matt@rossiters.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2:51 PM
> To: 'vectorlist@lists.cc.utexas.edu'
> Subject: RE: Troubleshooting Cinematronics Sound Cards
>
> The speaker is connected directly to the sound card with no POT in
> between. - shouldn't be smoking that stuff anyway. -ha, just kidding.
>
>
> Matt
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Simon Whittam wrote:
>
> > What about the sound POT? 10Kohm (I assume)?
> >
> > SPW
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Matt Rossiter - Verio Southern California
> [SMTP:matt@rossiters.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2:24 PM
> > > To: vectorlist@lists.cc.utexas.edu
> > > Subject: Troubleshooting Cinematronics Sound Cards
> > >
> > > I have a bunch of Star Castle sound cards that I'd like to get working
> > > right. I'm using a Kurz Kasch test fixture to do it. Basically, it
> > > supplies +/- 25v and +5v to the sound card and also has a ribbon
> connector
> > > which goes to J2. With the test fixture you can push certain buttons
> to
> > > produce certain sounds like fire, thrust, etc. I guess it just
> inverts
> > > whatever signals turn on or off the various sounds.
> > >
> > > I have an 8 ohm speaker hooked to the board, but what I can't figure
> out
> > > is - I can't get any sound to come out. I do hear a hum, and I
> verified
> > > that the speaker is connected to the right pins. The J2 ribbon
> connector
> > > seems to be on right.
> > >
> > > Has any one ever used the Kurz Kasch test fixture (309AC) to fix
> > > Cinematroncs sound cards?
> > >
> > > thanks...
> > >
> > >
> > > Matt
> > >
> > >
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Received on Tue Nov 30 14:35:27 1999