Area 51 / Maximum Force Upgrade

Is there any way to upgrade the single layer Area 51 PCB?

Yes,I see them on epay from time to time. I don't see any right now.
You just need to read the info to be sure you get the right one.
I think arcade mojo makes them,you might try to contact them and see if you can get one.
They sell on epay.
 
Does he have the single layer upgrade kit,I only seen him advertise the kit for the dual layer one.
I guess cascadecomic can pm him and ask.

At one time he had 2 different kits for 2 different boardsets. I say yes, he has it for both boardsets :)

Kevin
 
i got one, the last one, from ebay awhile ago.... sorry...


keep hunting, im sure one will pop up soonewr or later.

Other then some problems with not holding settings in test mode, i LOVE my kit..

it was definately worth it
 
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Does anyone know if you can upgrade a maximum force pcb with this kit? I have seen some ebay auctions that have been unclear in saying "(area 51/max force)" after a description of what pcb it works on.
 
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Does anyone know if you can upgrade a maximum force pcb with this kit? I have seen some ebay auctions that have been unclear in saying "(area 51/max force)" after a description of what pcb it works on.

Not sure if you can upgrade the Max Force board,but I would email the Ebay seller and ask him.
 
Yes you can upgrade the single layer max force into the combo Area51 / Max Force,
the problem is the security chip is very expensive, Atari only sells them in bulks of like 25 for over a 100 each now, so I wont be selling anymore. I have tons of the Dual layer board upgrade kits though. So unless you get lucky and someone just happens to be selling one on ebay your best bet is to just buy a dual layer board and upgrade it and then sell your single max force board if you can.
 
Yes you can upgrade the single layer max force into the combo Area51 / Max Force,
the problem is the security chip is very expensive, Atari only sells them in bulks of like 25 for over a 100 each now, so I wont be selling anymore. I have tons of the Dual layer board upgrade kits though. So unless you get lucky and someone just happens to be selling one on ebay your best bet is to just buy a dual layer board and upgrade it and then sell your single max force board if you can.

ahh was afraid of that lol, got a deal on a max board otherwise i would have bought an area 51
 
theboard i switchedwas originally a single layer max force

now its both


i cant get coin settings to save so its constantly 2 coins per play but i love the game besides so it was worth the $$ and effort to upgrade.
 
hey top, theres no way to make new chips yourself? on the single board the security chip looks just like the ones on the midway boards,and i know somebody here is good at remaking those :D
 
The chip for the single layer board is an A1010b, which to my knowledge hasn't ever been cracked, and blanks are 40-60 each in the US and around 10 each from HK. So it's just to expensive, even if I could crack it.(which I can't ) But if your friend knows how then I have a couple left. My plan was to try to figure out how to use a different chip and make an adapter. I have the PIC code for the dual leyer board but it's a different chip and the most of the code is just setting up input and output pins for that chip which only has 8 legs, while the A1010b has 44!
 
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