Incidental note...
The machine died after running for an hour. I have ordered one of
Clay's replacement boards.
Happy Holidays everyone!
Al
Al Warner wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone!
>
> Well, that was it, the AVG (137179) was bad. I swapped the AVG between
> my boards and got similar results.
>
> I went looking for a new one on the net and found out just how valuable
> these are. I did see that Clay has a replacement for $35.00 (+
> Shipping), but he's in the Christmas rush for shipping. I borrowed one
> from a dead Star Wars set I've been saving and the game came right up!
> The monitor has a nice picture too!
>
> Seeing how valuable they are, does anyone have a couple of spares they
> would sell me at a decent price?
>
> Thanks for the pointers!
>
> -Al-
>
> someotherguy wrote:
> >
> > I have no idea what would cause that particular symptom...but I can give you
> > a suggestion on the other "more dead" board. Try replacing the AVG chip
> > with a known good one. Every Space Duel, Gravitar, and Black Widow PCB I've
> > had that was *totally* dead, the AVG was bad.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Al Warner
> > Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 11:33 AM
> > To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > Subject: VECTOR: Space Duel Problems - Anyone know the "Next Step"?
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I got a nice Space Duel but it has problems. When I turn it on in self
> > test mode, it does nothing. After a minute or so, this appears on the
> > screen:
> >
> > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/al-warner/pics/DSC00016.JPG (Ignore the
> > red light on the side, it's a reflection from my camera).
> >
> > I have already swapped out the ROMs, Replaced two RAM chips, and swapped
> > out the Pokeys.
> >
> > If I switch it to game mode, I get some random Space Duel stuff on the
> > screen, but it will not coin up and play. I have two PCBs - the other
> > one is more dead.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Al
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