jonathan1138
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Hello again - For Spy Hunter, I read all sorts of horror stories about the battery leaking on the boards - if i install this switcher from Arcade shop, would this protect me from "leakage"?
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Demogo,
Thanks. The switcher is installed - not much of a hum (although a jumper was needed on the cheap squeak). Although - i will switch back to see if there is a difference and report back. As said, not much of a hum, but its there, I am sure at some point it will drive me crazy (if the alternative is hum free). I see myself playing this game more than the others that i have - its really that good. The enemy AI is well ahead of its time - they chase you, try and sandwich you, its a thrill to play.
What i am having an intermittent issue with is the PG theme is "scratchy" at the high levels - when it gets around channel 5-6 (high notes) the speaker sounds like its virbrating / sounds scratchy. It comes and goes. I reseated all chips last night and grounded the Cheap Squeak board, but no change. I think i am going to order a full (5) serial cable set to see if this improves it. While i am on that order, i will get the battery.
Besides that, the lamp driver board seems to be dead (have one on its way) and the left control stick is loose (not sure why yet).
Not too bad - think it can be fully working in a few more days, pending shipping!
Demogo - thanks for the followup. Just got in (working on a Dragons Lair dipswitch problem that took up all my time, and i didnt even fix it).
Played the Spy Hunter - and believe its vibration or grounding as you note. Even though it does happen at low sound levels, if I "knock" the head - it doesnt pitch at all and is crystal clear. After a few minutes, it goes back. Considering its the cockpit, and the speakers are behind me and away from the boards, i can (For now) safely assume this is a speaker issue (since i know i am not jarring the boards when knocking).
Of course, i wont know for sure until i get back in there. Just a few screws. I will check out the speakers Bob has to offer this week.
Whats next to get it 100 percent:
-- Need to re disassemble the steering - the left handlebar is loose - need to find out where its loose and tighten it up. Man i dread taking those grips apart - getting them back together without crimping the wires upon resealing it was a little tight.
-- Awaiting an untested lamp board from quarter arcade - hopefully it works and fixes no lights on the dashboard. The board i have now doesnt seem to distribute 12 volts at J5 when it should (board gets 12 volts but doesnt dish it out to the dashboard).
I think thats it. Played a few games today. I am blown away at how good a game it is. When i was younger, i was fascinated by it, but it was always very difficult (i was 8 -9, so most games were). Years later, replayed it on Mame, does it NO justice at all, i guess that goes for any steering / multi button / pedal game, so i never thought about it much. But wow am i glad i took a chance - ive never taken to an arcade ive bought in like this one (ive had quite a few so far). The enemy AI is so ahead of its time, smart, and quite funny at times - how they try and sandwich you, chase you down and outsmart. Its quite a game.
(sorry - repeated my other post!!). Long day. Will update with pics when it is working fully.
By the way - Star Trek Sega - man that was another game i loved when i was a kid and still do. I remember the captains chair well.
Demogo,
Thanks. The switcher is installed - not much of a hum (although a jumper was needed on the cheap squeak). Although - i will switch back to see if there is a difference and report back. As said, not much of a hum, but its there, I am sure at some point it will drive me crazy (if the alternative is hum free). I see myself playing this game more than the others that i have - its really that good. The enemy AI is well ahead of its time - they chase you, try and sandwich you, its a thrill to play.
What i am having an intermittent issue with is the PG theme is "scratchy" at the high levels - when it gets around channel 5-6 (high notes) the speaker sounds like its virbrating / sounds scratchy. It comes and goes. I reseated all chips last night and grounded the Cheap Squeak board, but no change. I think i am going to order a full (5) serial cable set to see if this improves it. While i am on that order, i will get the battery.
Besides that, the lamp driver board seems to be dead (have one on its way) and the left control stick is loose (not sure why yet).
Not too bad - think it can be fully working in a few more days, pending shipping!
Lamp boards are cheap and plentiful -- you won't have a problem finding one of those.
Sounds like you just need a new speaker or need to put something around the existing one to stop the resonating.
My favorite thing the AI does is accidentally kill one of its own cars immediately in front of you. And of course when they die they immediately stop and you crash into them with no time to dodge them.
There's so many crazy things you can do in that game... lately I've been killing the spiked wheel guys by knocking my weapons van or bullet proof bullies into them. And even if it doesn't kill them, the game is smart enough to disable their spiked wheels on the damaged side which makes them a sitting duck...
You just never know what's going to happen next in that game...