Hello All:
I've been thinking about delving into board repair for the last 5 years so I can start fixing some of the non-working boards I get in bulk buys, off Ebay, etc. I currently have several sets of Ms Pac's and regular Pacs (Midway's and bootlegs), Galaxians, Mr. Do's, Rally X's, Centipedes, Bally Midway MCR's, Nintendo's, probably a total of 125 or more desirable boards that show signs of life and may be worth fixing. From what I've been reading over the last several months, most problems in boards that produce incorrect or corrupted video and some that don't involve RAM chips (although I have cleaned and re-seated the chips and replaced CPU's and got some to work). And it seems the most popular are 2114's, 6116's, and an SL46-Something or other. Any experts out there that can give tips to guide me in the right direction? I'm going to start by ordering some 2114's off the net to see if I can get some of the Pac boards, (Midway and bootleg) running. Then if succesful, I'm going to the Galaxian's, and so on. I probably have a long road ahead of me, so any useful suggestions, advice, comments, or other input appreciated.
I've been thinking about delving into board repair for the last 5 years so I can start fixing some of the non-working boards I get in bulk buys, off Ebay, etc. I currently have several sets of Ms Pac's and regular Pacs (Midway's and bootlegs), Galaxians, Mr. Do's, Rally X's, Centipedes, Bally Midway MCR's, Nintendo's, probably a total of 125 or more desirable boards that show signs of life and may be worth fixing. From what I've been reading over the last several months, most problems in boards that produce incorrect or corrupted video and some that don't involve RAM chips (although I have cleaned and re-seated the chips and replaced CPU's and got some to work). And it seems the most popular are 2114's, 6116's, and an SL46-Something or other. Any experts out there that can give tips to guide me in the right direction? I'm going to start by ordering some 2114's off the net to see if I can get some of the Pac boards, (Midway and bootleg) running. Then if succesful, I'm going to the Galaxian's, and so on. I probably have a long road ahead of me, so any useful suggestions, advice, comments, or other input appreciated.
