Re: Guess What?

You just send an e-mail to vectorlist@synthcom.com and it posts it to the list.

The other thing I thought might have happened is the big power transistors
might be flaky. You could unplug the two sets of power transistors from
the monitor board and see if you get a picture. Don't leave it running
this way for too long, but it those are at fault, you should get a little
3"x3" picture in the center of the screen.

Here's a link to the Cinematronics Repair FAQ:

http://www.flippers.com/cinm-tip.html

-Werner

At 10:53 PM 9/23/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>How do I post to it? (It apparently doesn't work like the NC list...no
>"post" button.)
>
>Werner Sharp wrote:
>><http://www.arlo.net/vectorlist/>http://www.arlo.net/vectorlist/
>>
>>You can also search the archives there.
>>
>>At 07:50 PM 9/23/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>> >I'll check it out next time I open it up. Meanwhile, how do I subscribe to
>> >the vectorlist?
>> >
>> >Werner Sharp wrote:
>> >>The only other thing I would suggest is trying to see if the +5
>> voltage is
>> >>working reliably. You would need a multimeter to test this on the game
>> >>board itself. I don't know if there's a way to adjust this at all on a
>> >>Cinematronics game, but you can on other games. Usually there's a
>> >>potentiometer on the power supply to fiddle with.
>> >>
>> >>-Werner
>> >>
>> >>At 07:37 PM 9/23/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>> >> >Yeah. The board cleaning and the different power cord didn't change a
>> >> >thing. The game does seem to settle down after it's been on for a
>> while,
>> >> >and sometimes it lets you play--then it fritzes out and resets the game
>> >> >state. I'm starting to think bad circuit board myself...
>> >> >
>> >> >I did get the light working, though. Looks cool! Just kinda hard to
>> play
>> >> >reliably...
>> >> >
>> >> >Werner Sharp wrote:
>> >> >>You should probably be on the lookout for a spare boardset. One just
>> >> went
>> >> >>on ebay for only $22.50...
>> >> >>
>> >> >><<<http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1188182340
>> >http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1188182340>htt
>> >>
>> p://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1188182340><http://>h
>> ttp://
>> >> >>cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1188182340
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Untested but it might have worked.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>-Werner
>> >> >>
>> >> >>At 04:47 PM 9/23/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>> >> >> >Thanks for the tips...I'll let you know if it works. I actually have
>> >> >> the game
>> >> >> >plugged into a new powerstrip--just bought it today. I'll plug it
>> >> directly
>> >> >> >into
>> >> >> >the extension cord and see if that makes a difference.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Thanks for posting the board on the vector list. Let me know how it
>> >> >> goes. I'll
>> >> >> >have to get on that list myself and check it out...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >The turbo cheap squeak definitely won't work. It was used in some
>> >> pinball
>> >> >> >machines and (I'm pretty sure) in Spy Hunter II.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >-Dave
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Werner Sharp wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > > Hmm. Well, it was fun while it lasted. :-(
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > I'd check the interconnect cables. Unplug each one from the main
>> >> >> PCB and
>> >> >> > > plug them back in again. Same for the ribbon cable to the
>> >> >> monitor. Do you
>> >> >> > > have it plugged into your surge suppressor or that extension
>> >> >> cord? You
>> >> >> > > might want to take off the main board and clean it to see if that
>> >> >> helps. I
>> >> >> > > use an old paintbrush to wipe away the dust carefully.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > I thought I had found you a cheap squeak board in my stash of
>> parts
>> >> >> but in
>> >> >> > > fact I have a "turbo cheap squeak". It looks very similar
>> but it
>> >> >> has a
>> >> >> > > different part number.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > I posted on the vector list about a trade for your Space Wars
>> audio
>> >> >> board,
>> >> >> > > but I didn't hear anything back yet.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > -Werner
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > At 04:19 PM 9/23/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>> >> >> > > >Howdy.
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > >Space Wars has stopped working again. :-(
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > >I installed a new light fixture in the bottom today and
>> turned the
>> >> >> machine
>> >> >> > > >on to test it. The light didn't work (but the machine did). I
>> >> turned
>> >> >> > it back
>> >> >> > > >off, made some adjustments on the light, and turned it back
>> on. The
>> >> >> light
>> >> >> > > >still didn't work, but this time, neither did the game, The
>> monitor
>> >> >> turned
>> >> >> > > >on but, instead of a stable picture, there are jittering
>> lines that
>> >> >> flash
>> >> >> > > >all over the place in random patterns, and a bunch of other
>> garbage
>> >> >> (the
>> >> >> > > >actual game screen itself is still visible, though...).
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > >I unhooked the light entirely (in a vain hope that it might be
>> >> the new
>> >> >> > > >fixture that was somehow causing the problem) but to no
>> avail. Any
>> >> >> > thoughts?
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > >-Dave

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