barrysfarm
Member
First off - This is my first post on the board. I've taken about a 7 year hiatus from anything arcade, and just very recently gotten back into it. I'm excited!
I got a Double Dragon machine the other day which I knew had a bad PCB — previous owner said that he got a ROM error on startup. I've got a new PCB on the way. However, when I plug it in, the machine doesn't seem to be powering on. Not even a little bit.
When I plug it in, absolutely nothing happens. The monitor doesn't turn on, the marquee light doesn't come one (the bulb itself is fine though - I tested it in another machine), and (as expected) nothing happens to the pcb. Also, the power supply doesn't make a sound, though that could be how it's built - I'm not sure.
I used a multimeter to test voltage, and there is power coming into the cabinet, though i'm not sure it's getting to the power supply.
This could be something really simple that I'm missing. I found 3 switches. One by the PCB and another two in the back. I think one of the ones in the back goes to the marquee light, the other two I'm not sure. Maybe there is a fourth one I'm missing.
A machine without a working board still should do something when it's plugged in, right?
I got a Double Dragon machine the other day which I knew had a bad PCB — previous owner said that he got a ROM error on startup. I've got a new PCB on the way. However, when I plug it in, the machine doesn't seem to be powering on. Not even a little bit.
When I plug it in, absolutely nothing happens. The monitor doesn't turn on, the marquee light doesn't come one (the bulb itself is fine though - I tested it in another machine), and (as expected) nothing happens to the pcb. Also, the power supply doesn't make a sound, though that could be how it's built - I'm not sure.
I used a multimeter to test voltage, and there is power coming into the cabinet, though i'm not sure it's getting to the power supply.
This could be something really simple that I'm missing. I found 3 switches. One by the PCB and another two in the back. I think one of the ones in the back goes to the marquee light, the other two I'm not sure. Maybe there is a fourth one I'm missing.
A machine without a working board still should do something when it's plugged in, right?
