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project update trivia whiz read!!

I got a 1985 trivia whiz that is not working.the guy i got it from said that it might need a new fuse so i looked into that and found that the game was missing a fuse.i hope that it is the only problem it probably wont be though :(.one of the buttons is not moving like it should be and it is missing the key to the coin mec but when i went to the back i found a penny,dime and a quarter.this needs a lot of work pic to come soon!I also found that it has a rom thing that said sex trivia?! and there were more rom things that said other things on it not sure what the game is that is on them but read this page completely...?
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10198
pics at the bottom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
G12
 
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I got a 1985 trivia whiz that is not working.the guy i got it from said that it might need a new fuse so i looked into that and found that the game was missing a fuse.i hope that it is the only problem it probably wont be though :(.one of the buttons is not moving like it should be and it is missing the key to the coin mec but when i went to the back i found a penny,dime and a quarter.this needs a lot of work pic to come soon!I also found that it has a rom thing that said sex trivia?! and there were more rom things that said other things on it not sure what the game is that is on them but read this page completely...?
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10198
G12

Sex Trivia... yep... I was right.

My Dragon's Lair was converted to a Trivia Whiz at one point in it's life and the burn in is still there. Right in the middle of my screen is has burn in that looks like it says "Adult Sex 5" ... "Adult" and "5" are hit or miss... not 100% on them, but the "Sex" part stands out like a sore thumb. ... giggity.
 
Sex Trivia... yep... I was right.

My Dragon's Lair was converted to a Trivia Whiz at one point in it's life and the burn in is still there. Right in the middle of my screen is has burn in that looks like it says "Adult Sex 5" ... "Adult" and "5" are hit or miss... not 100% on them, but the "Sex" part stands out like a sore thumb. ... giggity.

i want to take mine out and have it a trivia whiz...
G12
 
Sex Trivia is part of Trivia Whiz. There should be a dip switch setting that will allow you to turn it on or off. They all had sex trivia with them.

There are other CRT205 boards out there that will allow you to change the questions around. Heck, find the chips and you can easily convert that to a Tic Tac Trivia, Phraze Craze, Pit Boss (which will need two buttons added) and other games that were built on the CRT200 boardset. Heck, if you add the two buttons, you can also just slap in a CRT250 boardset which supported the Superstar 30 and other Pit Boss games. Then you can have Trivia Whiz, but also poker, Space Invaders clone, Arkanoid clone, Phraze Craze, etc. The same harness was used for the CRT200 and CRT250 boardsets. Even the first Megatouchs which used the CRT260 had almost the exact same harness because the first Megatouchs were based on the CRT250 hardware and were called Supertouch 30. I had one of the Supertouch 30 boardsets once and it plugged right in to my Megatouch machine and worked fine. They just didn't have the wiring for the buttons, but all the rest was pretty much the same.

If you look at your button harness, you should see the wires hanging there for the two buttons needed by other boardsets (as long as it's a Merit harness, which it should be). They're easy as sin to install.
 
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I have some extra Merit boards around the shop. If you want, I'll look for them and see what I have. There should be Trivia whiz and Pit Boss out there.
 
I have Trivia Whiz cocktale that i'm parting out. The boardset is 100% tested working. If you are interested PM me.
 
I have some extra Merit boards around the shop. If you want, I'll look for them and see what I have. There should be Trivia whiz and Pit Boss out there.

I have Trivia Whiz cocktale that i'm parting out. The boardset is 100% tested working. If you are interested PM me.

guys i dont need a board! well once i get the fuses we can see if i do need a new board or not i dont think i do though...but we will see!

G12
 
here are pic...pic 2 is the roms read them!pic 3 is the pcb you can see the kit/board and were the roms are missing.pic 4 is the place were i need to put the fuses!
G12
 

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That cabinet is a Taito Trimline. If you want to sell it, please let me know. I have been looking for one for a while. I also live in Northern Illinois.
 
I still want sex trivia gone...
EDIT...I pulled the ^^^out and hope that the kit still works!
G12

I never tested one doing that, but I'm pretty certain that it will not work.

As I stated before, turning off the sex questions should just be a dip switch. It is on the older Pit Boss games.
 
If you really like Trivia Whiz..then you should buy my cocktail. It is a dedicated two player.
 
I got a the fuses tested and they all work! but i still have to put them in the slot and turn the game on...?
G12




PS...Bump!!!
 
Okay i fixed the power cord and now i need to put it back on the game.i also need to clean the thing out!

more to come!and pics to come!

G12
 
I just checked my documentation, and there is not a dip switch setting to turn off the sex questions on a Trivia Whiz. I was probably thinking of the Pit Boss/Superstar 30/Megastar-style machines.
 
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