Hi all,
I've got a Star Wars upright that is having issues starting up. The machine was a mess on the inside, so I took everything out and cleaned it out really good. Then I very meticulously put it all back together, ensuring all the connections were right. I spaced on putting the anode back in the monitor on first start (yeah, stupid me), but I powered down quickly and fixed that for subsequent attempts.
Here are the symptoms:
1. Power starts up, marquee light and coin door lights come on.
2. Lights on the boardset all come on, then some of them stay on.
3. Spot killer on the deflection board comes up on startup (expected), then turns off.
4. I hear a soft rattling sound coming from the tube.
5. I don't hear the signature "The Force will be with you" at all.
I disconnected all the wires from the deflection board, but left the one on the main wiring harness connected, for testing purposes. I *believe* this is a way I can get the game to play blind, and if all is well with the AR board and PCB boardset, I should hear "The Force will be with you". But, alas, I don't.
I visually inspected all fuses on the transformer board and the deflection board and they all look good.
Any advice on where to start debugging this would be sincerely appreciated. *OR*, if you're in the Chicago area and know how to do this, please let me know. I've worked my way up to doing a lot of stuff on the raster games, but I'm still fairly new on the vectors. I'd be willing to compensate someone well that is local if they're able to fix this in time for my New Year's Eve party. Oh, and I'd probably throw in a 6-pack of nice bottled beer and/or a couple of bottles of wine out of my cellar...
Thanks,
Greg
I've got a Star Wars upright that is having issues starting up. The machine was a mess on the inside, so I took everything out and cleaned it out really good. Then I very meticulously put it all back together, ensuring all the connections were right. I spaced on putting the anode back in the monitor on first start (yeah, stupid me), but I powered down quickly and fixed that for subsequent attempts.
Here are the symptoms:
1. Power starts up, marquee light and coin door lights come on.
2. Lights on the boardset all come on, then some of them stay on.
3. Spot killer on the deflection board comes up on startup (expected), then turns off.
4. I hear a soft rattling sound coming from the tube.
5. I don't hear the signature "The Force will be with you" at all.
I disconnected all the wires from the deflection board, but left the one on the main wiring harness connected, for testing purposes. I *believe* this is a way I can get the game to play blind, and if all is well with the AR board and PCB boardset, I should hear "The Force will be with you". But, alas, I don't.
I visually inspected all fuses on the transformer board and the deflection board and they all look good.
Any advice on where to start debugging this would be sincerely appreciated. *OR*, if you're in the Chicago area and know how to do this, please let me know. I've worked my way up to doing a lot of stuff on the raster games, but I'm still fairly new on the vectors. I'd be willing to compensate someone well that is local if they're able to fix this in time for my New Year's Eve party. Oh, and I'd probably throw in a 6-pack of nice bottled beer and/or a couple of bottles of wine out of my cellar...
Thanks,
Greg

