BozoTheClown
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So I picked this machine up a few weeks ago at auction and finally had some time to dig into it this past weekend. I knew the grenade button wasn't working and that the recoil action was failing. First thing I do is remove the gun from the game and tear into it. Finding a broken wire for the grenade, problem #1 fixed. There were a couple of other wires with the shielding worn through so I put some liquid electrical tape on them.
Next up was the recoil so I removed the assembly, cleaned it, lubed it, and re-installed it. Went to test it in the game. So I put everything mostly back together and sure enough the grenade button now works and the recoil is working as expected. What I do notice however is that there is no sound. A little more poking around at connectors and stuff, now the gun recoil isn't working at all.
So my current issue is a lack of sound and no power to the gun recoil or light sensor (the trigger functions). I've played with it some more and replaced some minor parts that I bought as spares, but nothing changes. I need some direction here. Do I have a power failure or PCB failure? I know the top board is dedicated to sound, and I did try to connect the speaker to amp #2 with some jumpers I have, but it didn't seem to help at all. There appears to have been some mouse activity at some time as there were droppings in the box and what I can only assume is dried urine on the sound board, thus the board could use some cleaning, but the sound and recoil were both definitely working previously, even if it wasn't at the same time. I'm hesitant to start randomly replacing anything else without some expert input
Next up was the recoil so I removed the assembly, cleaned it, lubed it, and re-installed it. Went to test it in the game. So I put everything mostly back together and sure enough the grenade button now works and the recoil is working as expected. What I do notice however is that there is no sound. A little more poking around at connectors and stuff, now the gun recoil isn't working at all.
So my current issue is a lack of sound and no power to the gun recoil or light sensor (the trigger functions). I've played with it some more and replaced some minor parts that I bought as spares, but nothing changes. I need some direction here. Do I have a power failure or PCB failure? I know the top board is dedicated to sound, and I did try to connect the speaker to amp #2 with some jumpers I have, but it didn't seem to help at all. There appears to have been some mouse activity at some time as there were droppings in the box and what I can only assume is dried urine on the sound board, thus the board could use some cleaning, but the sound and recoil were both definitely working previously, even if it wasn't at the same time. I'm hesitant to start randomly replacing anything else without some expert input
