need Centipede help

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I opened the control panel on my Centipede upright and the 6 wire plugs from the 2-player start button came unplugged. (One of them may have been from the 1-player start.) I don't know how they are supposed to plug back in. There is no color-coding. I looked in the manual and there are no instructions for how the wires go. Does anyone know?

Also, would these wires coming unplugged cause the game to not be playable? (The monitor comes on, but has no picture, the coin mechs don't recognize a coin. The marquee and coin insert lights are the only things that work. I thought there was something wrong with one of the PCBs that caused these problems, but then I noticed the unplugged wires... Thanks.
 
The folded schematics will show you the wiring for the cabinet including control panel with wire colors. If no power, don't forget that there are white AC safety interlock switches for the coin door and the back door.

Bill
 
I found that the manual does have illustrations of how the wiring connects to the start buttons, but the drawings are not very clear, and I still feel like I am guessing. Also, the interlock switches were removed since before I got the game. Any other ideas? Thanks.
 
Are you looking at the folded schematics and not the manual pages?

Bill

I found that the manual does have illustrations of how the wiring connects to the start buttons, but the drawings are not very clear, and I still feel like I am guessing. Also, the interlock switches were removed since before I got the game. Any other ideas? Thanks.
 
Yesterday I looked and found the schematics. In the illustrations, the 1- and 2-player start button look the same; they both have 5 posts to connect the wires to. The 2-player start button on mine has 6 posts and they are not labeled as well as the 1-player start button posts. I had to guess where some of the wires went. Anyway, the game is still not playable after replacing the R/A PCB. I may have to get a new game PCB. At least if I can get the game to be playable again, I can keep rearranging the wires until the button works correctly, and hopefully, not damage something else!
 
I checked all voltages with a multimeter and my many conversations with arcade game owners led to believing that I needed a new RA PCB. I got a new one, but the game is still not playable. The +5V on the game PCB reads 0.14V using my original RA PCB and 0.10V using the new one. Maybe the problem is with the power supply. ?? It is really tough to figure this out.
 
Try these pinouts

http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/spies.cgi?action=url&type=pinout&page=Centipede.html

OR

http://www.coinop.org/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/centipede tech.html

You trace the wire from the PCB plug with a continuity test with your meter.

I made a jamma connector for one once, but I had to build the amp for the sound. Now you can buy a centipede adapter for Jamma and just change out all that linear P/S stuff with a new 15A switchable. I am sure there is one of those adapters on ebay for less than $20.
 
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Rebuilt it

Buy an AR rebuild kit from arcadeshop, it's not to hard to install. Or have your AR rebuilt/replaced by a Klov member.. There are a few that offer the service.. Me being one of them :)
 
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