Re: Troubleshooting Star Wars

From: Joel Griffin Dodd <griffindodd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu Oct 10 2013 - 23:06:47 EDT

No idea I pieced together all my parts from junk. Dont know if my harness
is cockpit or upright
On Oct 10, 2013 8:02 PM, "Rodger Boots" <rlboots2@gmail.com> wrote:

> I suppose I should ask which cabinet you have. Schematics are a little
> different depending on cockpit cabinet vs upright.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 9:57 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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