SaminVA
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I completely built my Asteroids about 10 years ago from parts I obtained from different people. If you haven't read the story on my web site here's a link.
http://members.cox.net/sverlander/asteroids.html
It's been in my garage for the last 5 or 6 years but with Scott's new kit soon to be released I decided it was time to bring my Asteroids back into the game room. After a good cleaning, sure can get dirty in a garage under a tarp, everything was looking good. The game was looking and playing great. Played about 20 or so games and turned it off.
The next day as soon as I turned it on their was no picture. The game had a blank screen and player 1 and 2 buttons were flashing. I put it in test mode and the game was watchdoging and a distorted test screen was flashing on and off with a hi pitched beeping. I tested all the voltages and they were correct so I pulled the board out and reseated all the socketed chips cleaning the chips legs and reinstalled the board with no change.
The next day the game was back to normal for a wile but would reset every now and then. The next day it came up with a graphics glitch which is shown in this video. Test screen was messed up too. The next day it was back to normal for a wile but started back with the random resets and the ship would disappear for a second and reappear. All voltages were tested and correct. Everything in the game was rebuilt, even a new Big Blue installed before I put the game in storage in the garage. It looks to be a board problem. Any idea's on where to start trouble shooting?
Thanks
http://members.cox.net/sverlander/asteroids.html
It's been in my garage for the last 5 or 6 years but with Scott's new kit soon to be released I decided it was time to bring my Asteroids back into the game room. After a good cleaning, sure can get dirty in a garage under a tarp, everything was looking good. The game was looking and playing great. Played about 20 or so games and turned it off.
The next day as soon as I turned it on their was no picture. The game had a blank screen and player 1 and 2 buttons were flashing. I put it in test mode and the game was watchdoging and a distorted test screen was flashing on and off with a hi pitched beeping. I tested all the voltages and they were correct so I pulled the board out and reseated all the socketed chips cleaning the chips legs and reinstalled the board with no change.
The next day the game was back to normal for a wile but would reset every now and then. The next day it came up with a graphics glitch which is shown in this video. Test screen was messed up too. The next day it was back to normal for a wile but started back with the random resets and the ship would disappear for a second and reappear. All voltages were tested and correct. Everything in the game was rebuilt, even a new Big Blue installed before I put the game in storage in the garage. It looks to be a board problem. Any idea's on where to start trouble shooting?
Thanks
