Re: Troubleshooting Star Wars

From: Joel Griffin Dodd <griffindodd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu Oct 10 2013 - 23:05:25 EDT

Ok mystery solved I had a plug out in the center of the harness.

I have 11.9v on my 10.3v.

Leds are randomly going on and off clciking the coin counter
On Oct 10, 2013 7:57 PM, "Joel Griffin Dodd" <griffindodd@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok. So the black and orange go to the center pin of 15 brick. On the
> female side they turn into two white and orange leads. Each one goes to a
> three pin plug where only two pins are used and the wires are bridged with
> what looks like a diode. One plug goes to the coin counter the other one is
> empty
> On Oct 10, 2013 7:53 PM, "Rodger Boots" <rlboots2@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That would be J40. It plugs into P40 (on a loose connector that goes to
>> power supply in bottom of cabinet).
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Joel Griffin Dodd <griffindodd@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I have nothing on e and 18 dead as a dead dodo that died. That orange
>>> and black wire looks like it goes to a 9 pin connector block with no home.
>>> On Oct 10, 2013 7:42 PM, "Rodger Boots" <rlboots2@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Comes to game board on connector pins E & 18.
>>>>
>>>> I have GOT to find a better scan of the schematics, what I have is
>>>> nearly unreadable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 9:34 PM, Joel Griffin Dodd <
>>>> griffindodd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So.... I have no 10.3vun at the test tab on the game board. Does that
>>>>> come from the ar2 via the edge connector or is it stepped down from one of
>>>>> the higher voltage feeds on the board?
>>>>> On Oct 10, 2013 6:17 AM, "Joel Griffin Dodd" <griffindodd@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The trouble shooting guide says you can remove the soundboard to do
>>>>>> these tests
>>>>>> On Oct 10, 2013 4:25 AM, "Douglas Gauck" <douglas@gauck.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Really? I had my main board on the bench all by itself. What it did
>>>>>>> need was the 10.3 (in fact I hooked up all voltages -5, +5, +10.3 and +12)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Oct 10, 2013, at 12:32 AM, Rodger Boots <rlboots2@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reset not going to work without sound board.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Joel Griffin Dodd <
>>>>>>> griffindodd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Interconnects are good. No I didn't have the sound board installed
>>>>>>>> during these tests.
>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2013 9:25 PM, "Rodger Boots" <rlboots2@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Reset comes indirectly through sound board. Do you have a sound
>>>>>>>>> board installed and are interconnect cables in good shape?
>>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2013 11:07 PM, "Joel Griffin Dodd" <
>>>>>>>>> griffindodd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> All my clocks test good on my oscilloscope the only one I haven't
>>>>>>>>>> found a test point for is 1.5mhz where is that point.? Got a solid 1.5mhz
>>>>>>>>>> at E and Q though at the cpu
>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2013 9:05 PM, "Rodger Boots" <rlboots2@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Start looking for where these come from and work your way back.
>>>>>>>>>>> You did check for missing/broken crystal, right?
>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2013 11:00 PM, "Joel Griffin Dodd" <
>>>>>>>>>>> griffindodd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep both still low with CPU removed
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2013 8:55 PM, "Rodger Boots" <rlboots2@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could be, remove the CPU and see if they are still low. That
>>>>>>>>>>>>> will tell you if it is the CPU or the board.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2013 10:50 PM, "Joel Griffin Dodd" <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> griffindodd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey guys. Troubleshooting my non booting star wars board
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> set.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Checked all my voltages and clicks they look good.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Firq, NMI and halt are all high
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However reset is permanently low as is Irq at the CPU.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any ideas where to go from here? Bad CPU?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm following the star wars troubleshooting guide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>

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