Arcade PCB Irony

[Phetishboy]

So I finally got my Nintendo test rig set up and began testing boards. Boards that I have purchased over a 2 year period. Namely 3 DKJR's, 2 DK's and a DK3. Now I had 2 of the DKJR PCB's sitting naked and uncovered out in the shop collecting dust and these were purchased untested. Both fired up with no issues. Bonus! Then I un-boxed and unwrapped the DKJR PCB I bought 'tested and working great' from a KLOVer. Mind you it has remained safely packed away in the original packaging, box still taped up etc. Fire it up, it is covered in graphic glitches, flipped text, missing background sprites, etc. Nice. Look at the board, it is a bit dusty, chip legs rusty, etc. Enuff to piss a guy off.

 

[rcproam]

Goes to show you never know what your getting until it's hooked up. Who's the KLOVer or do you not want to bash him just yet? I just bouhgt a WCB board on ebay said tested and working.Got it and the trackball didn't work, through help here I got it working.Emailed the guy and he said oh sorry I must have sent you the parts board I'll send the other out right away.It's been 27 days and this assmunch keeps dicking me around. I say drop his name he said it was tested and working so he knew it was fucked unless he accidently sent you the wrong board.Just a thought!

 

[Phetishboy]

Goes to show you never know what your getting until it's hooked up. Who's the KLOVer or do you not want to bash him just yet? I just bouhgt a WCB board on ebay said tested and working.Got it and the trackball didn't work, through help here I got it working.Emailed the guy and he said oh sorry I must have sent you the parts board I'll send the other out right away.It's been 27 days and this assmunch keeps dicking me around. I say drop his name he said it was tested and working so he knew it was fucked unless he accidently sent you the wrong board.Just a thought!

It's been over a year, so I don't remember who the hell it was. I don't even think he posts anymore. I guess I could get his real name from the return address label. It's just funny that the 2 boards that were sold to me, untested, stored with no protection whatsoever actually work, and the one that was sold 'working' and was safely wrapped up and packed away has all the issues. Tonight I get to test the untested and tested working DK's. We'll see how my luck is with those 2. My problem is I buy things I think I'll need, then get them and throw them in the project pile. I may never even get to them for a year or 2. hard to file a claim against someone after all that time passes.

 

[YODAinMN]

2 outta 3 ain't so bad though, is it?

 

[Phetishboy]

2 outta 3 ain't so bad though, is it?

Actually, Mr. Meatloaf, it is bad when the 1 out of 3 is the supposed 'KLOV Special' tested working board.

 

[ScumBum]

Maybe it did work when he sold it but it was on the verge of not working and the shipping did it in .

 

[Phetishboy]

Maybe it did work when he sold it but it was on the verge of not working and the shipping did it in .

The thing is, it was well packed in an oversized box. Plenty of packing material, and the PCB was wrapped in 3 miles of saran wrap.

 

[gorfchampion]

I hate that kind of shit. A guy gets all pumped up for a "working" board and the damn thing has issues right off the bat. I've had that happen a time or two.

 

[mhkohne]

The thing is, it was well packed in an oversized box. Plenty of packing material, and the PCB was wrapped in 3 miles of saran wrap.

There was, I hope, an ESD bag in there somewhere? At least a pink plastic bag? If not, then it's no real surprise it didn't work - regular plastic wrap can build up static charges, especially when rubbing up against packing peanuts and such like.

Too bad, but at least you've got some working boards.

 

[Phetishboy]

There was, I hope, an ESD bag in there somewhere? At least a pink plastic bag? If not, then it's no real surprise it didn't work - regular plastic wrap can build up static charges, especially when rubbing up against packing peanuts and such like.

Too bad, but at least you've got some working boards.

Yeah, not my choice of packing material, and I think keeping it wrapped up like that for over a year probably trapped moisture inside contributing to the rusty chip legs. Who knows. But yeah, 2 working boards that were untested is nice.

 

[YellowDog]

I hope the "tested working" board was packed in an anti static bag. Packing a board with regular bubble wrap with peanuts is a recipe for disaster. If I am out of anti-stat bags, I at least wrap the board in aluminum foil.

You might want to pull the ROMS & clean the legs. I have had boards I put away for a while go south because of ROMS with dirty legs. That can happen in a short period of time as it is an accelerating degenerative failure.

ken

Edit: rats ya beat me to it.

 

[FullThrottle]

One thing I've personally witnessed about working boards is even moving the thing COULD make it not work. We've got a local repair guy who does good work... I've brought a board down to him, watched him fix it and play on his test rig, set it on the seat of my truck and drove straight home, plugged it in and its geeking. Drive back down, geeks on his bench, he repairs it, I get home without touching or bumping the board and its dead again!!

Not to make excuses for the "tested" boardset, but haven't you moved a cabinet across the room and had it stop working? Its happened to me a half dozen times or more now, so I tend to give the seller the benefit of the doubt unless its obviously damaged or missing parts.

Hell, at least the 2 untested's worked, you're still ahead!

 

[_jmfr]

But yeah, 2 working boards that were untested is nic

Always look on the bright side!