Operation Wolf EEPROM UVPROM MAME Board Problems Monitor crt rejuvenator

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Operation Wolf EEPROM UVPROM MAME Board Problems Monitor crt rejuvenator

Wow, am I glad I found you guys.

First question:
Can I use MAME roms to reprogram busted EEPROMS/UVPROMS on Taito Operation Wolf?


Question Number B:
Will a Needham EMP-10 or EMP-20 reprogram any or all PROMS on Operation Wolf main and sound boards? Are there games like galaga, ms pacman, donkey kong jr, berzerk, joust, nintendo popeye, punchout, zaxxon, asteroids, centipede, scramble, lunar lander, chopperlifter, space invaders, front line, congo bongo or space ace that this programmer will reprogram PROMs?

Inquiry Numbero Tres:
If I buy a rejuvenator and apply it in the manner described by the manfacturer, what kind of improvement may I expect to see on a Wells Gardner 7000 series CRT?

Interogative IV: I have a known working operation wolf mosheen, and I have a busted set of boards. When swapping...IN...the non-working board set I get no audio and this F'ed-up screen...Can anyone suggest a chip or chips that might be the culprit?

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Thanks for any information that leads to the solution to any of the afore mentioned questions.

Control^Z
 
I thought it was a good idea, youll spend more time and money fixing it then you would spend to just grab another working one. Dont get me wrong its a good game, i have a operation thunderbolt myself.
 
Yes. You can definitely use MAME ROMs to reprogram the ROM chips on the board. Thanks to MAME, all of the ROM data has been well and truly archived. Just decompress the .zip archive and you'll get all the files for all the chips on the board.

The EMP10 and EMP20 are great programmers. They'll do almost everything you need them to. The only thing they won't do is 16 bit wide ROMs, but most classic games don't use them. I use a Needhams PB-10 (even older), and it's the best programmer I've ever used.

You probably won't need a rejuvinator, that's only for brightening up dim picture tubes. Right now, you have board problems to worry about... But if you're looking for a rejuvinator, the B&K ones are a good buy.

-Ian
 
Eeprom help

RetroHacker: Thanks for the awesome information. When I start this board challenge, would you mind if I PM you if I run into stumbling blocks?


Adamdiz: I apologize for getting snippy with you. I really am interested in trying to fix these boards. Apparently no one fixes them and I thought it would be great if I could learn to fix them and actually help some other people out. I had problems with my original machine and bought many parts that did not fix my problems. People on this forum were great and sent me the parts I thought that I needed. Finally I drove 3 hours and picked up a parts machine and was able to get the part that I needed. Now I have another machine that I would rather try to fix than part out and destroy the cabinet. I have a very fond affection for this particular game. If I learn how to fix boards it may be helpful should I buy a MS Pacman, Galaga, or Donkey Kong in the future. Just like me, these games are not getting any younger.

Control^Z
 
Always glad to help resurrect games. Feel free to PM whenever. Good starting point on a board that boots to garbage is to verify all the ROMs. Read them into your EPROM programmer, and checksum them against the MAME set. There's a handy little program called RomIdent (http://www.cityofberwyn.com/romident/index.htm) that will checksum a ROM image, compare it to a database, and let you know what game it came from. Very handy for verifying that ROMs are good.

-Ian
 
Operation Headache

More thanks Ian. Good stuff to know. I knew when I program or just read the chips that I would get a Checksum value. But I was wondering where I would see the checksum for my mame roms to compare.....more good info.

I just dusted off the programmer that my friend had. Seems my memory is as bad as some of my PROMs. It is a Needham programmer but the model is an EMP-11....now....I wonder where I can get my hands on a Parallel Port? Guess I will have to go use dads PC.

Thanks again,
Control^Z
 
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