I picked up a dead Moon Patrol today. Monitor is dead, and no signs of life from the game; the power supply has lights, though.
What I know so far:
The monitor is getting power. It had a blown fuse soldered to the board. I replaced it with a good fuse in an inline fuse holder. Monitor is still dead. No neck glow. I'm getting 130v to the monitor on the output side of the transformer.
The board is making no game sounds. The power supply LEDs are all lit. The input connector is broken; half of it is missing, and a green wire is soldered to a header pin. All of the power supply fuses are good. I haven't checked the output voltage from the power supply or at the board, yet. I'll dig through the manual and do that tomorrow evening.
So... the big question is, "Where do I start?" Should I tackle the monitor, PCB, power supply? I'm thinking I should test the power supply and address any problems with it, first, then move to the monitor. Address the PCB last.
Suggestions?
By the way, I have a Defender Switching Power supply adapter. Will that work with Moon Patrol?
What I know so far:
The monitor is getting power. It had a blown fuse soldered to the board. I replaced it with a good fuse in an inline fuse holder. Monitor is still dead. No neck glow. I'm getting 130v to the monitor on the output side of the transformer.
The board is making no game sounds. The power supply LEDs are all lit. The input connector is broken; half of it is missing, and a green wire is soldered to a header pin. All of the power supply fuses are good. I haven't checked the output voltage from the power supply or at the board, yet. I'll dig through the manual and do that tomorrow evening.
So... the big question is, "Where do I start?" Should I tackle the monitor, PCB, power supply? I'm thinking I should test the power supply and address any problems with it, first, then move to the monitor. Address the PCB last.
Suggestions?
By the way, I have a Defender Switching Power supply adapter. Will that work with Moon Patrol?


