It's time... to wake... Godzilla!
I just picked up this super clean Sega Godzilla machine 2 days ago.
Played a couple test games at the guys house and it seemed fine.
Was very careful moving it. No major bumps getting it into my basement.
Set it up today and played for about 20-30 minutes and now it's freaking out.
In the middle of a game, just after the ball drops the screen went blank, all the table lights start flashing and I there's a relay clicking in time with the lights. None of the controls respond, not even the buttons inside the coin door. The fluorescent light stays on steady during all of this.
Cycle the power switch and it reset OK, came back up and started another game. Few minutes later it goes out again, only this time cycling the power switch doesn't reset it.
I dropped the back glass to peek at the fuses and boards, re-seat connectors etc... Don't see anything obvious, a little evidence of old corrosion on the battery pack but that's it. I did find the weight from the tilt switch rolling around in the bottom of the cabinet. Don't think that would have caused any problems while in transit.
Turned the power on and the 4 power supply LEDS all light up. There's another LED located on the I/O Power Driver Board labeled 'Blanking' that flashes with the relay and everything else. Sometimes the relay stops making sound but the lights continue to flash. It sounds like a short or a power supply problem so I don't leave it on for more than 1-2 minutes, just in case.
I am totally out of my league with these newer computerized machines and have no manual for it. Is there anything simple I should check before I call this guy this guy out?
I just picked up this super clean Sega Godzilla machine 2 days ago.
Played a couple test games at the guys house and it seemed fine.
Was very careful moving it. No major bumps getting it into my basement.
Set it up today and played for about 20-30 minutes and now it's freaking out.
In the middle of a game, just after the ball drops the screen went blank, all the table lights start flashing and I there's a relay clicking in time with the lights. None of the controls respond, not even the buttons inside the coin door. The fluorescent light stays on steady during all of this.
Cycle the power switch and it reset OK, came back up and started another game. Few minutes later it goes out again, only this time cycling the power switch doesn't reset it.
I dropped the back glass to peek at the fuses and boards, re-seat connectors etc... Don't see anything obvious, a little evidence of old corrosion on the battery pack but that's it. I did find the weight from the tilt switch rolling around in the bottom of the cabinet. Don't think that would have caused any problems while in transit.
Turned the power on and the 4 power supply LEDS all light up. There's another LED located on the I/O Power Driver Board labeled 'Blanking' that flashes with the relay and everything else. Sometimes the relay stops making sound but the lights continue to flash. It sounds like a short or a power supply problem so I don't leave it on for more than 1-2 minutes, just in case.
I am totally out of my league with these newer computerized machines and have no manual for it. Is there anything simple I should check before I call this guy this guy out?
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