I believe I fixed my Q*Bert losing high scores with power up issue
First off, I am all about high-score saving. It's makes the game that much better for me. I love beating my best or trying to beat a score a bud put on one of my machines. And, well, I have been really bummed that Q*Bert wasn't saving my scores!...
I installed that Q*Bert high-score mod with the NVRAM and new caps. However, I have constantly been losing my scores. Like, non-stop. The only way I could get my high-scores to not go away was to power down Q*Bert on its own before I turned my arcade off. Then, power him on by himself after I turned the arcade on. Otherwise, I would lose my high-scores if I turned the Q*Bert on at the same time and with the rest of the games. It's a major pain and I always forget to turn the game off when I power everything down. So, bam! I lose scores. I even tried to double cap the reset circuit and then the game was resetting all the time and in the middle of a game. So, that didn't work for me.
So... I heard some guys taking about this in the repair forum and one of them mentioned that maybe a voltage regulator would work. So, I went over to Amazon and found one for $48 shipped (Amazon Prime). So, I took a chance and ordered it. Why not? Maybe a little overkill but I have spent more on other junk for this hobby!
I installed it the other day and have yet to lose my scores (knocks on wood).
I wouldn't run out and get one yet. Give me a week to make sure. But, so far so good! I'll report back later. I turn my arcade on daily, so it'll get a good test.
I got this one:
APC LE1200 Line-R 1200VA Automatic Voltage Regulator
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009RA60
First off, I am all about high-score saving. It's makes the game that much better for me. I love beating my best or trying to beat a score a bud put on one of my machines. And, well, I have been really bummed that Q*Bert wasn't saving my scores!...
I installed that Q*Bert high-score mod with the NVRAM and new caps. However, I have constantly been losing my scores. Like, non-stop. The only way I could get my high-scores to not go away was to power down Q*Bert on its own before I turned my arcade off. Then, power him on by himself after I turned the arcade on. Otherwise, I would lose my high-scores if I turned the Q*Bert on at the same time and with the rest of the games. It's a major pain and I always forget to turn the game off when I power everything down. So, bam! I lose scores. I even tried to double cap the reset circuit and then the game was resetting all the time and in the middle of a game. So, that didn't work for me.
So... I heard some guys taking about this in the repair forum and one of them mentioned that maybe a voltage regulator would work. So, I went over to Amazon and found one for $48 shipped (Amazon Prime). So, I took a chance and ordered it. Why not? Maybe a little overkill but I have spent more on other junk for this hobby!
I installed it the other day and have yet to lose my scores (knocks on wood).
I wouldn't run out and get one yet. Give me a week to make sure. But, so far so good! I'll report back later. I turn my arcade on daily, so it'll get a good test.
I got this one:
APC LE1200 Line-R 1200VA Automatic Voltage Regulator
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009RA60


