camster
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Newbie guy doing Newbie things..Astro Blaster help req'd
Howdy all
As stated, I'm a "newbie" to this forum and, arcade machines in general... I recently pulled a couple out of my local landfill. One "Monte Carlo" from Allied, an Electro Mechanical set with a maze. It's pretty simply constructed and, is now up n' running (without sound...)
The other is an Astro Blaster (possibly mini-cabinet). It doesn't work...(I'm a "fixer" and just love it when I ask "What's wrong?" and, the reply is "It doesn't work..." Now, I'm doing it...
The machine will "power up" and show a garbled picture on the CRT. You can hear a fan spool up (cabinet cooler?) and, that's pretty much it. There is a "de-magnetize" button and a "service" button inside...pressing either has no effect. If the coin switch is manually toggled the counter will cycle up. I have downloaded a manual but, the pics are not identical to the machine I have. It may just be a "connection" issue (there are stickers on plugs a-f that correspond with stickers a-f where they get plugged in...un-fortunately no "c" to plug in...)
Curious about "trouble shooting" something like this. One member (Fellow Canadian !) has offered some input that'll I'll be following up but, I'm also welcome to other "step by step" things as well. I have a bit 'o' electronics background and, will certainly be cautious near the montitor n' board (High Voltage issue...)
Any replies apreciated and, thanks
camster
MODS: I'm a memembr of other forums and, there's usually a list of "stickies" that prevent newbies like me from asking the same things over n' over...please guide me to such a section, should it exist.
Howdy all
As stated, I'm a "newbie" to this forum and, arcade machines in general... I recently pulled a couple out of my local landfill. One "Monte Carlo" from Allied, an Electro Mechanical set with a maze. It's pretty simply constructed and, is now up n' running (without sound...)
The other is an Astro Blaster (possibly mini-cabinet). It doesn't work...(I'm a "fixer" and just love it when I ask "What's wrong?" and, the reply is "It doesn't work..." Now, I'm doing it...
The machine will "power up" and show a garbled picture on the CRT. You can hear a fan spool up (cabinet cooler?) and, that's pretty much it. There is a "de-magnetize" button and a "service" button inside...pressing either has no effect. If the coin switch is manually toggled the counter will cycle up. I have downloaded a manual but, the pics are not identical to the machine I have. It may just be a "connection" issue (there are stickers on plugs a-f that correspond with stickers a-f where they get plugged in...un-fortunately no "c" to plug in...)
Curious about "trouble shooting" something like this. One member (Fellow Canadian !) has offered some input that'll I'll be following up but, I'm also welcome to other "step by step" things as well. I have a bit 'o' electronics background and, will certainly be cautious near the montitor n' board (High Voltage issue...)
Any replies apreciated and, thanks
camster
MODS: I'm a memembr of other forums and, there's usually a list of "stickies" that prevent newbies like me from asking the same things over n' over...please guide me to such a section, should it exist.