Recent content by Carrman

From my limited experience, I'd start with the brightness and contrast controls on the monitor if you haven't already. Check the monitor harness connections, try the test switch to see if you get any image from the test pattern. Maybe even the X and Y pots on the board. Make small adjustments...

If it were me, I'd still give it to him and explain the situation. I'm sure he'll still love it, and love it even more once you've got it sorted out. No xmas gift like that would be a let down. Just stand behind him and make laser noises when he tries it out!

How much was the Monster Bash? How much would you sell it for? You can answer one or both of these questions :)

No Kidding! I've gotten most of my information from here so I think it's important to add to the record. -Y Axis DAC chip failed causing a dim display and horizontal scan-line lines to appear (found this out by asking and searching here) -while replacing the chip, I broke a glass capacitor at...

Just wanted to say that is was a loose leg on the IC. Pin 3 did not test successfully when I did a continuity check. I re-soldered it, tested it and the video is back to normal! Thanks for the tips!

Huge beer selection, pretty comfortable overall, tables in front, couch in the back. They recently opened a pizza kitchen as well. Opens at 5pm, after 10pm or so, it turns into a meat market for college kids. Extremely busy on weekends. Vids are freeplay and pins are 25 cents. If you're looking...

Ha, yeah I just snapped a couple of quick ones. And it is a Barcade or Beercade knock-off, but that's pretty much what we have as far as modern day arcades go. Trueno92, the place is called Get Well at Dundas and Ossington. TMNT Digdug Frogger Ms. Pacman Super Mario Bros. Star Wars DK Jr...

Just some shots of a Barcade here in Toronto. Decent line up of classics in mostly good condition, for being in a bar anyway.

Great, thanks for that info!

Just a bump, can someone confirm this is how I would test my soldering connections on an IC?

I hope that's it. I'm not the cleanest solderer. With a meter would I just be checking continuity between each leg on the DAC and it's respective trace on the PCB?

And this photo

I just replaced the DAC and broke a glass cap in the process, replaced the cap with a ceramic one as that's what is lister in the manual (at C104) and got a blank screen. I re-did some of my soldering and now have what you see in the pictures attached. Not sure if it's an issue with my solder...

Thanks! I think it mist have been from the past owner. Probably originally ceramics as the manual states.

I broke what looks like a glass capacitor on an asteroids pcb. In the manual it lists the part location as C104 ceramic disc radial lead. Are they interchangeable?