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Oy. For once, could I get a game in the GD arcade that just works?
Asteriods, with a 38-G05-802-00 monitor, Electrohome, of course.
Power the game up, coin up, the game works just fine for a few games. Go back to fiddling with Space Invaders, I turn back to Asteroids, and the screen is blank.
I figure I have blown a monitor fuse, so I turn the game off, and go back to fixing Space Invaders. Before I leave for the night, I power Asteroids back up, and the monitor is back up and running.
Plans: Reflow the connector pins asap.
The monitor (when it is up) looks great. There is moderate screen burn, but in game play, the asteroids look right, and better yet, the ship, saucers, and shots are nice and bright, like they should be.
Apart from the immediate plans above, does anyone have any other suggestions (other than the Cap Kit, which I'll put off since I have some other games that are dead and in more dire need of immediate help).
If I have to pull the main board, and don't have a HV probe and discharger, is it safe for me to discharge the monitor with a Bob Roberts Super Screwdriver kit, or should I put a resistor in line with the ground? I don't want to roast my HV diode.
Asteriods, with a 38-G05-802-00 monitor, Electrohome, of course.
Power the game up, coin up, the game works just fine for a few games. Go back to fiddling with Space Invaders, I turn back to Asteroids, and the screen is blank.
I figure I have blown a monitor fuse, so I turn the game off, and go back to fixing Space Invaders. Before I leave for the night, I power Asteroids back up, and the monitor is back up and running.
Plans: Reflow the connector pins asap.
The monitor (when it is up) looks great. There is moderate screen burn, but in game play, the asteroids look right, and better yet, the ship, saucers, and shots are nice and bright, like they should be.
Apart from the immediate plans above, does anyone have any other suggestions (other than the Cap Kit, which I'll put off since I have some other games that are dead and in more dire need of immediate help).
If I have to pull the main board, and don't have a HV probe and discharger, is it safe for me to discharge the monitor with a Bob Roberts Super Screwdriver kit, or should I put a resistor in line with the ground? I don't want to roast my HV diode.



