Re: Battlezone might live, but it needs *your* help!

I had the same problem while repairing a friend's BZ cabaret. The screen
was about 1" too wide, causing the score to be partly invisible, among
other problems. It turned out that the X and Y pots on the deflection
board were worn out. Several people on the newsgroup contested the very
existence of these pots, but lo and behold, they are were. They were
basically open; they would hold an adjustment until you took the tool off
of them. I didn't have anything similar to them sitting around, so I
hacked in (gently) some 2.5K pots that are typically used as black-level
pots on a WG4600 interface board. Presto...problem solved.

We also used some of Tom's replacement centering grommets, and are pretty
pleased with the feel. They're not too tight; just right.

There's also several auctions on eBay right now with some parts you might
want to check out. I saw an NOS pair of joystick handles in one, and a lot
of NOS parts that looked like they included another set (though the picture
was a little hard to see.)

Richard
http://people.atl.mediaone.net/someotherguy

At 03:45 PM 6/19/00 -0400, you wrote:
>So did I scare anyone? This list is pretty quiet right now, so I figured
>I'd throw my most recent problem your way..
>
>I have a Battlezone caberet that I mostly brought back to life
>yesterday. It seems that the x axis is too large for the screen and won't
>resize down enough to fit. I realize that there are two different
>resistor sets for the 13" versus the 19" monitors, but the ones for the
>13" are installed. I suppose the problem could be in the logic board
>(tl082 maybe?), but others have told me they suspect the deflection
>board.. Anyone want to make an educated guess?
>
>I also have a short on my left controller, but I should be able to track
>that down. I guess its probably time to order the bellows from
>Tom. Fwiw, I've heard that if you drill holes in Tom's bellows, you can
>bring the tension down to the original levels.
>
>Jon
>
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