Gorgar, Rottendog or fix my boards?

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My Gorgar was acting funny, lights not working correctly, sometimes I could not credit up, sometimes scoreboard was goofy.. so tonight I replaced my 40 pin interconectors. First initial power on, the attract lights lights dont work but all others do and I can actually credit up and play, but the score is all screwed up, showing a number every other space like 4 2 0... not 43,240. Powered it off and then on again and attract mode still doesnt work and now I cannot credit up.. UGGG!!

Anyways should I keep trying to fix this myself, have someone on here fix it, or just give in and get a Rottendog board because it "seems" like an easy way. And are my boards worth anything to maybe make some money back from the Rottendog? Any advice would be great since I am completely new to the pinball world. Thanks
 
Coin op cauldron

Clive at coin op cauldron can repair the boards for you. I think around $60 with shipping. The nice thing is he will troubleshoot them and do any necessary upgrades. The bad thing is, you are still working with a thirty year old piece of electronics. I have gone to rottendog boards in two of my machines and they have worked I well. Probably not going to make much back on the boards by selling if you have Clive fix them. I think they sell for around $90 on eBay.
 
Thanks for the advice Boo32, I will probably contact him and go from there unless I decide to bite the bullet and buy a rottendog board. I have been suffering not being able to play the game, it got really attached to it since its my first pin and my friends and I get very competitive now that we know how to play it.. lol And now I got a chance to get a working in mint condition "Buck Rogers" pinball for $200 which I assume is almost the same as gorgar since the years are close.

Clive at coin op cauldron can repair the boards for you. I think around $60 with shipping. The nice thing is he will troubleshoot them and do any necessary upgrades. The bad thing is, you are still working with a thirty year old piece of electronics. I have gone to rottendog boards in two of my machines and they have worked I well. Probably not going to make much back on the boards by selling if you have Clive fix them. I think they sell for around $90 on eBay.
 
If you have any questions on that eprom adapter, just let me know! I'm actually looking for suggestions on the next generation, I'm down to just a few in stock in my own supply... not sure how many BAA has left.

-Hans
 
If you have any questions on that eprom adapter, just let me know! I'm actually looking for suggestions on the next generation, I'm down to just a few in stock in my own supply... not sure how many BAA has left.

-Hans

Hans, The adaptor rules, thanks so much for making them. Is it possible to add system 7 games?
 
I hadn't really looked much into the system 7's to be honest, as it would need a separate design from the system 3-6 version. Issue number one is that it needs double the rom space on it in order to handle a few of the larger games that used 3 of the 2532's in it. There's also a dimensional issue with the timing crystal being so close to the CPU socket.

It's something that could be done, none of it would be difficult to deal with. I just don't see enough demand to justify churning out the 50-100 of them that would make it affordable.

-Hans
 
Sounds like a power supply problem. My quicksilver only had gi lights and no feature lights.

I tested the power supply and the bridge rectifier board was bad.

While I could have rebuilt it by the time I bought the parts and triflucon connectors it made more sense to buy a replacement from Great plains electronics.

It was $60 is a better design and comes with connectors and fuses etc.

I don't know if GPE makes a replacement for your game, but it is a better deal and seems better than rottendog's produces.

First thing, test your voltages!
 
Its funny you mentioned the power supply.. I was actually watching this auction.. but I would probably rather buy new from rottendog.. been burned on ebay to much. But last night I read on some google site that sometimes you can do a fast flick on the power switch.. no idea why it works and Im sure its probably not good for the pinball.. so I tried it. Flicked the pinball power switch on and off twice as fast as I could with the coin door open.. AND IT WORKED! but only for a few minutes.. All my lights and game worked and then not working again. So, this also makes me think power supply.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rottendog-S...318?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4abe780fd6

Looks like GPE doesn't sell a replacement, here is rottendog's

http://rottendog.us/WPS346.html
 
...Flicked the pinball power switch on and off twice as fast as I could with the coin door open.. AND IT WORKED! but only for a few minutes.. All my lights and game worked and then not working again. So, this also makes me think power supply.

If this brings the game up temporarily, check the backup batteries and the battery holder on the MPU board. If both check out, you may have an issue with the 5101 on the board, or perhaps the blocking diode (if this makes no sense, just understand your issues may not be power board related, and MPU board related).
 
I'm not against replacement power supplies at all, but from what I've seen of them I think that X-Pin/Pinscore are by far the superior product on the market right now.

-Hans
 
Everything GPE makes is very nice, but he only has power supplies for Gottlieb's, and he's just so busy that it's rare for him to find the time for even those.

-Hans
 
Everything GPE makes is very nice, but he only has power supplies for Gottlieb's, and he's just so busy that it's rare for him to find the time for even those.

-Hans

Sad... but true.
I have sooo many ideas for other boards but just never find the time to get anywhere with them. I'm hoping that in a few years time (when I can retire from the other job) - I'll be able to ramp things up considerably.

But, without pointing to anybody in particular ... here's some light reading about power supply boards with high voltage sections.
http://www.greatplainselectronics.com/tech_hv_regulation.asp
This may help in making up minds - fix or replace.

Ed (GPE)
 
Sad... but true.
I have sooo many ideas for other boards but just never find the time to get anywhere with them. I'm hoping that in a few years time (when I can retire from the other job) - I'll be able to ramp things up considerably.

Ed (GPE)

You and me both, Ed. Being out of work right now thankfully is giving me time to get caught up and assemble inventory. Sure beats having to fire up the iron every time I get an order.

-Hans
 
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