Re: Troubleshooting Star Wars

Awesome, thank you!

On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Franklin Bowen <Franklin@franklinbowen.net
> wrote:

> http://www.twistywristarcade.com/39-buttons-switches
>
> --
> My generic signature
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> On Oct 11, 2013, at 11:18, Joel Griffin Dodd <griffindodd@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> anyone know where I can get replacement dipswitches, mine are pretty
> smashed on my SW CPU board, I should replace them...
>
> http://forums.arcade-museum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=157221
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Joel Griffin Dodd <griffindodd@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Also I double checked and compared both the upright and sit down
>> harnesses. All the critical plugs and connectors have identical pins and
>> voltages, just the physical size of the harnesses and the number of
>> speakers is different.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Joel Griffin Dodd <
>> griffindodd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Aye it's still a mystery.
>>>
>>> I can get Diag #1 for Game PCB Microprocessor and RAM to work by
>>> grounding the self test tab on the main board, grounding the diag tab and
>>> then turning on the power.
>>>
>>> The weird thing is that the the LEDs at CR4,5,6 do not stay on for 10
>>> secs, they stay on for about 2 seconds and the 5 and 6 extinguish while 4
>>> remains on flashing once a second. This only works if the AVG board is
>>> disconnected from the wiring harness, otherwise all three lights go out
>>> after about 2 seconds.
>>>
>>> Tried the sound board Diagnostic test and got no beeps or sound from the
>>> speakers after reset.
>>>
>>> No matter what tests I perform I cannot seem to get the LEDs to stay on
>>> the the 10 seconds they are supposed to during diagnosis.
>>>
>>> Other observations.
>>>
>>> With just the main board and sound board hooked up. Power on with no
>>> test or diag grounded and all DIPs set to zero at 10D, the three LEDs light
>>> for 2 seconds and then all go out. Reset on pin 37 is perm high at the CPU
>>> and goes low when the reset tab is grounded. However IRQ is permanently low.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Douglas Gauck <douglas@gauck.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please double check:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gauck.com/arcade/SW/cockpitwiring.pdf
>>>> http://www.gauck.com/arcade/SW/uprightwiring.pdf
>>>>
>>>> I'd have just the brick, the AR2 and the main board hooked up for now.
>>>> How's reset?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 10, 2013, at 11:05 PM, Joel Griffin Dodd <griffindodd@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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