I've had a non-working Robo cab for about 3 years now. I kept poking at it here and there but didn't do any serious work. Mainly because I'm learning all this stuff.
Back in Feb I started focusing on the power supply. One thing I've learned about this hobby of mine is that me and PS don't mix. A few of you's can attest to my incompetence
So I start poking around with my multimeter and end up cross shorting the PS. I actually started a little fire, I had smoke and everything and even fried one of the IC's. It was a real beaut you shoulda seen it!
So I 'cold call' LaserRot out of nowhere and ask him if he could rebuild my PS. Great guy to deal with BTW. He has the thing repaired the same day that he received it and shipped back out. Total time was about two weeks. Thanks again LaserRot!
As soon as I get the PS back I plug it in and sure enough this cabs that's been sitting there for years starts up! I coined up and had a running machine!...well not exactly. The monitor needed adjusting and the controls simply wouldn't work.
I adjusted the monitor the best I could and had a half decent image. VectorCollector's recommended that I rebuild the chassis. I will at some point in the near future (way before the year 2084.)
I adjusted the leaf switches on the controls and got some basic fire/movement. The controls are not perfect but I've been actually playing games these past few weeks and am starting to like the game.
After doing some research I learned that Joust shares most of everything with Robotron. Which is pretty awesome because Joust has been at the top of my short list for a while now. Even awesomer is that I have a spare Joust boardset as well as an additional tested and working Robo boardset.
I actually tested the Joust sound board and is confirmed working. BUT when I was pulling out the connectors for the sound card I yanked out a black wire from one of the connectors.
Can anyone give me a quick tip on how I can reconnect the wire to the connector? Do I use a standard crimping tool? When I look inside the connector it has some alligator teeth, and it looks like I can just slide the wire in between the two teeth.?
Back in Feb I started focusing on the power supply. One thing I've learned about this hobby of mine is that me and PS don't mix. A few of you's can attest to my incompetence
So I 'cold call' LaserRot out of nowhere and ask him if he could rebuild my PS. Great guy to deal with BTW. He has the thing repaired the same day that he received it and shipped back out. Total time was about two weeks. Thanks again LaserRot!
As soon as I get the PS back I plug it in and sure enough this cabs that's been sitting there for years starts up! I coined up and had a running machine!...well not exactly. The monitor needed adjusting and the controls simply wouldn't work.
I adjusted the monitor the best I could and had a half decent image. VectorCollector's recommended that I rebuild the chassis. I will at some point in the near future (way before the year 2084.)
I adjusted the leaf switches on the controls and got some basic fire/movement. The controls are not perfect but I've been actually playing games these past few weeks and am starting to like the game.
After doing some research I learned that Joust shares most of everything with Robotron. Which is pretty awesome because Joust has been at the top of my short list for a while now. Even awesomer is that I have a spare Joust boardset as well as an additional tested and working Robo boardset.
I actually tested the Joust sound board and is confirmed working. BUT when I was pulling out the connectors for the sound card I yanked out a black wire from one of the connectors.
Can anyone give me a quick tip on how I can reconnect the wire to the connector? Do I use a standard crimping tool? When I look inside the connector it has some alligator teeth, and it looks like I can just slide the wire in between the two teeth.?

