Recent content by squareric

Alas, I smelled the magic but did not get the satisfaction of witnessing from whence it came.

Ahhh... appreciate the explanation. It doesn't look like its 40 years old - I suppose it could have been an NOS replacement or incredibly new-looking for its age. I also thought after the magic smoke incident that the FR might test open but it's still 68 ohms.

The installed resistor is a white brick type and doesn't look like the cylindrical 68 ohm fusible model depicted on your site or on arcadeshop.com.

While attempting to fix a lifted pad on a G07 at FR401, I accidentally jumpered to the emitter of X401 instead of the collector, resulting in the smell of an unknown burning component. I then noticed the installed FR401 is not a fusible-type resistor which may have contributed to the burn...

I'm experiencing practically the same issue with my G07 not syncing with my PiPosition. Confirmed sync is composited and have continuity on the sync line from the PCB harness to the G07 sync header. I don't have an original PP board to compare but a 60n1 syncs perfectly on the same monitor and...

My HV cage is on its way to Andy for refurbishing. Thank you all for your assistance!

I've replaced ZD902 and checked some but not all components mentioned in that FAQ, but I can check the others. My HV is not low and my brightness is not particularly weak as that FAQ section seems to suggest is tied to blooming issues. I'm measuring 20kV on average with it going down only to...

I'm considering sending it in or exchanging for a working/refurbished HV cage. Please let me know your price for either.

Lifted R925 and it measured 100 ohms. However I could not get a DMM reading on R925's pads on the solder side. Also, R925 had cracked with the movement so I replaced it. I then measured 102 ohms across R925 points including the solder side. Unfortunately the slight blooming issue and high...

Received the repro unpopulated P316 board and there is no continuity between B & E pads where Q905 would be. So either my original populated P316 has this continuity due to an abnormal short or the result of conductivity though neighboring components.

Apologies for the 6 year later reply ;-) I working through reducing the blooming on this thread: https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/6100-blooming-low-hv.487266/#post-4317064

Good to know ;-) To further confirm I read the guide, I also verified the 6 frame transistors are good, zip-tied the solid core neck board wires for added strain relief and now remove the neck board whenever I work on the chassis. I should note that I removed the IPC daughter board from P314...

Turns out the game board wasn't getting +5 power (doh!) Re-seated ARII/edge connectors and power returned. X-OUT levels from the PCB in acceptable range per guide but the Y-OUT SURGES over 5VDC at the TEMPEST attract screen! So now it appears the problem is in the analog section and evidently...

Thank you for creating and providing the guide. There's a lot of useful information in there - I'll review, test and report back.