Zoma
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Post cap kit, something in my original Asteroids explodes...
Hey all.
I recapped my Asteroids board in an attempt to fix a problem with the Y axis. I had done all but two caps (I had extra caps but none of the 470uf 25v caps) so it had been sitting idle for approx. 2 weeks. I had tested the thing but nothing had been affected. However, yesterday (after 2 weeks of not testing) I went in and replaced the two caps. On booting up something exploded and there was lots of smoke coming out of the back. The monitor still comes on fine and the game is okay too (the y axis problem still persists, I guess it was the monitor after all) but now there is a loud screeching sound coming from the speakers. I'm hoping this is just a coincidence and that my repairs didn't cause this problem, but it's really looking unlikely at this point. Where do I go from here, and does anyone know what I possibly could've done to cause this? Thanks.
Hey all.
I recapped my Asteroids board in an attempt to fix a problem with the Y axis. I had done all but two caps (I had extra caps but none of the 470uf 25v caps) so it had been sitting idle for approx. 2 weeks. I had tested the thing but nothing had been affected. However, yesterday (after 2 weeks of not testing) I went in and replaced the two caps. On booting up something exploded and there was lots of smoke coming out of the back. The monitor still comes on fine and the game is okay too (the y axis problem still persists, I guess it was the monitor after all) but now there is a loud screeching sound coming from the speakers. I'm hoping this is just a coincidence and that my repairs didn't cause this problem, but it's really looking unlikely at this point. Where do I go from here, and does anyone know what I possibly could've done to cause this? Thanks.

