RE: TECH: Tempest +5v line

He's probably referring to this sort of mod:

http://tech.quarterarcade.com/tech/KB.aspx?g=1775&kb=2

JB

--James Bright
www.QuarterArcade.com
Restored Arcade Games for your Home

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [mailto:owner-
> vectorlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Roger Smith
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 4:58 PM
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: TECH: Tempest +5v line
>
> Peter Jones wrote:
> "you should replace the edge connectors and "lock" the AR2 to disable
it's
> feedback circuit before doing anything else."
>
> I don't understand what is meant by"lock the AR2 to disable it's
feedback
> circuit". Thanks.
>
> Roger
>
>
> >From: "peter jones" <highwayman2000@mail.ru>
> >Reply-To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> >To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> >Subject: Re: VECTOR: TECH: Tempest +5v line
> >Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 20:28:56 +0400
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: "Roger Smith" <whooshdoo@hotmail.com>
> >To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> >Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 15:02:52 -0500
> >Subject: VECTOR: TECH: Tempest +5v line
> >
> > >
> > > On my non-working Tempest UR there is 5.77v at J7 on the A/R II
board
> >and
> > > 5.62v at the edge connector of the main board. Is this ok?
> > >
> > > Rog
> > >
> >
> >you should replace the edge connectors and "lock" the AR2 to disable
it's
> >feedback circuit before doing anything else.
> >
> >otherwise you could end up with burned pcb's and a lot of dead chips
> >eventually.
> >you are allready getting voltdrop from the edge connector and it's
going
> to
> >get worse.
> >
>
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