jkoolpe
Well-known member
Hey all!
Well, I had my Halloween party and it was another fun-filled success (I'll be posting pictures shortly on the main arcade board), but as it apt to happen, I did have a game failure.
My Star Trek developed an annoying problem...I turn it on and it boots up fine, but within 10-15 seconds, the screen goes dark and sometimes it also emits pure static for sound. Sometimes it switches to Space Fury, too (I have Clay's multikit installed), but usually it just goes dark. The marquee is still lit, but the game does not play blind so I know it's not the infamous G08 monitor
.
I only had time to try to reseat the main cage board, but that didn't solve the problem...didn't have time to do anything else last night as there was a ton of folks enjoying the games
.
I'm thinking that the power supply is unhappy? I bought replacement caps awhile back, but never installed them. I was a little worried when I got the new caps as they have the same ratings as the originals, but they are significantly smaller in size than the originals. Does that matter at all? I'll also shore up the solder at the connectors when I pull out the PS (when I get a chance), and reseat connectors and chips.
Any other ideas/clues? Anyone else have a similar issue?
Thanks for any help in advance, as always!
Jon
Well, I had my Halloween party and it was another fun-filled success (I'll be posting pictures shortly on the main arcade board), but as it apt to happen, I did have a game failure.
My Star Trek developed an annoying problem...I turn it on and it boots up fine, but within 10-15 seconds, the screen goes dark and sometimes it also emits pure static for sound. Sometimes it switches to Space Fury, too (I have Clay's multikit installed), but usually it just goes dark. The marquee is still lit, but the game does not play blind so I know it's not the infamous G08 monitor
I only had time to try to reseat the main cage board, but that didn't solve the problem...didn't have time to do anything else last night as there was a ton of folks enjoying the games
I'm thinking that the power supply is unhappy? I bought replacement caps awhile back, but never installed them. I was a little worried when I got the new caps as they have the same ratings as the originals, but they are significantly smaller in size than the originals. Does that matter at all? I'll also shore up the solder at the connectors when I pull out the PS (when I get a chance), and reseat connectors and chips.
Any other ideas/clues? Anyone else have a similar issue?
Thanks for any help in advance, as always!
Jon
