Sinistar issues

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Picked up a Sinistar that was hacked to hell, burnt connectors hacked PS.

When I picked up the game it worked once, the other times just a blank screen. When I got it home got it to play once then went to blank screen.
The Rom board showed no errors. It read 0 then u.

I replaced the harness, PS and Power brick. with working parts.
Fired it up same thing Ram board reads 0 then u. I reseated the roms on the Rom board. It read 2-5-0. I checked rom 5 and reseated it. Now Reads 0 then u.

any suggestions where to start??
 
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Put the main board and rom board in my other sinistar. They work perfect.
unknown monitor issue. Monitor comes on but is just a light yellow color. Its like its not getting video siginal. just noticed the arcing behind the anoid cap:001_ssuprised:
 
Picked up a Sinistar that was hacked to hell, burnt connectors hacked PS.

When I picked up the game it worked once, the other times just a blank screen. When I got it home got it to play once then went to blank screen.
The Rom board showed no errors. It read 0 then u.

I replaced the harness, PS and Power brick. with working parts.
Fired it up same thing Ram board reads 0 then u. I reseated the roms on the Rom board. It read 2-5-0. I checked rom 5 and reseated it. Now Reads 0 then u.

any suggestions where to start??


Sinistar should show a "c" on the LED display if everything is working correctly.

Sounds like a monitor problem.
 
Put the main board and rom board in my other sinistar. They work perfect.
unknown monitor issue. Monitor comes on but is just a light yellow color. Its like its not getting video siginal. just noticed the arcing behind the anoid cap:001_ssuprised:

Two Sinistars!!! Damn I am insanely jealous.

BTW, if the CPU works in your other Sinistar, it's the monitor.

ken

two sinistars, mumble, mumble mumble.....
 
Maybe!!!:D Boards are all working in my other machine. just need to fix monitor.

It is fun to think about, but the truth is my soon to be X-wife has her fingernails all over that Joust; she seems to believe I have a fortune in arcade gear.

Maybe after this nightmare is over...

Saltbreez
 
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