Fark! Quick rundown of whats up:
Battlezone... has been "iffy" since I bought it... I kept losing video (it would go a little haywire with vectors going all over then the spot protection circuit would kick in and the monitor would go out). Tapping on the interconnect would bring the video back...
...so I re-flow both interconnect headers. No help. Still worked fine but would wig-out after a bit of use and eventually go blank.
...so I buy a new interconnect. It worked GREAT! I actually played the game for 2 hour straight without any issue... (before it would usually freak out about 30 minutes in or so). I figured all was well...
...until last night I go to play... no screen. >ARGH!< Tapping on the mainboard interconnect again fixed the issue and I was able to play I few games.
Now, I've re-flowed BOTH interconnect headers not once, but twice... yet I still have an issue. My guess is another cold solder joint somewhere...
...anyone have any suggestions on where I should start looking?
Battlezone... has been "iffy" since I bought it... I kept losing video (it would go a little haywire with vectors going all over then the spot protection circuit would kick in and the monitor would go out). Tapping on the interconnect would bring the video back...
...so I re-flow both interconnect headers. No help. Still worked fine but would wig-out after a bit of use and eventually go blank.
...so I buy a new interconnect. It worked GREAT! I actually played the game for 2 hour straight without any issue... (before it would usually freak out about 30 minutes in or so). I figured all was well...
...until last night I go to play... no screen. >ARGH!< Tapping on the mainboard interconnect again fixed the issue and I was able to play I few games.
Now, I've re-flowed BOTH interconnect headers not once, but twice... yet I still have an issue. My guess is another cold solder joint somewhere...
...anyone have any suggestions on where I should start looking?


