Battlezone is resetting when I hit start

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Hey guys I have a battle zone I just recently got and the game boots but when you hit start the game makes funky noises then reboots any ideas on where to start for debugging?
 
Hey guys I have a battle zone I just recently got and the game boots but when you hit start the game makes funky noises then reboots any ideas on where to start for debugging?

trace the start button to where it goes then verify the connector is not backwards or touching something it is not supposed to. I would say that button is putting a ground on something is is NOT supposed to. Check all wiring from control panel and look for bare wires and backward connectors. Make certain the connector to pcb is not on wrong.
 
I just had pretty much the same issue with a cab and this help from kb0jjn was spot on for it. I had a power cable making contact with a joystick post. Only happened when i moved the joystick one way.
 
Hey guys I have a battle zone I just recently got and the game boots but when you hit start the game makes funky noises then reboots any ideas on where to start for debugging?

First step on Atari boards with that interconnect cable is to re-flow the solder on the pins on both boards.
 
could also be a bad rom. what does the screen look like when you put it into test mode? (flip the toggle switch next to the volume control).

Bill
 
Thank you all for all the response, I have not had a chance to look at the boards yet, or trace any wires, but just from a quick inspection I don't see anything on the wiring harness that looks out of place.

I'm getting my desoldering iron in today, so I actually have quite a bit of work to do on multiple boards, going to start on some Berzerk/Frenzy interconnect boards, they are simple and I have a slew of them, if I mess one up I won't be heart broken over it!

When the game starts it looks normal, I'm not sure what the test mode is suppose to do but I can't get anything to happen in test mode, none changes when I moved the joysticks or hit the buttons.
 
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