Atari Big Blue Questions

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Can Big Blues go wonky after a move? I have a cab that worked perfectly before I loaded it in my truck, but now it has graphic issues. I know that not getting 5v can cause graphic issues, but had anyone ever had a Big Blue go out after moving a cab?

How do you measure the voltage off one of these. Which peg do you measure 5v?

Who has the cheapest Big Blues? Arcadeshop?
 
Measure AC vs ground on the output of the big blue. If you get more than a trivial amount than your big blue isn't filtering well anymore and needs to be swapped.

Odds are your issue is in the connectors and not anywhere near the big blue. Games go wonky all the time during a move because of jostled connectors - Atari games almost always have wonky connectors - you moved the game.

Reseat all of your connectors. Clean them if they need it. If the issue goes away then you know at least one of them needs replacing for true reliability.
 
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