Baby Pac repair advice needed plz

drewster98

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Alright, I found a Baby Pac for sale on CL that says the following:

"baby Pac Man for $400 that boots up but will not go in to video maze mode"

I emailed the guy and he says The game boots up and just when it is getting ready to go to the maze it just stops and does not switch?? It does not appear to freeze just does not want to move to the maze. Can somebody tell me what could be wrong with this machine before I plunk down money for it. Is it an expensive fix or an easy one? Thanks
 
expensive if you can't do it yourself. If he's willing to, have him count the flashes on both the vidiot and mpu board when it boots. That'll give you a better idea of what's wrong.
 
Most problems with baby pacs are related to connection issues. The MPU board is very prone to acid damage if the original battery is still on it.
I had an issue pop up on mine the other day and it turned out to be two bad sockets. One had corroded pins and the other had a pin fall completely off when I removed the plastic cage. I replaced all the sockets on the board and she is working great again.
 
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