SterlingRush
Well-known member
So I just received parts from Bob Roberts(6100 deluxe rebuild kit, AR II rebuild kit, Atari PS rebuild kit, ect...) and took out the ps to refresh it. Took out and replaced everything exactly how it was before I started.
I should start off by saying that this has been converted to the WG k6100, and game was working(audio/video) before I started this. At the place I purchased this from(trailer house), the game was resetting after about 10 minutes of being on, seemed to get caught in a loop of this after it started up. Figured a couple of things, bad power in the trailer home, and possibly the ps needed to be rebuilt. Then again, I'm not exactly fluent with these machines and how to trouble shoot.
Anyway, so I make sure the game is unplugged from the wall, undo any connectors or grounds that would prevent the ps from being removed from the cab. I took the Atari PS rebuild kit and swap in the new components, also plugged in a new AC power cord from Bob Roberts, as the old one was thrashed and missing the ground prong.
Now here's where I'm getting worried, without thinking, I fired up the game after I had everything reconnected. I didn't here anything, I didn't smell anything burning, no signs of any distress that caught my attention, but now I have no audio or video. The more I read about checking levels, did I f* up and just let clean power surge to the board? Is it possible, that I just need to readjust something since those items were replaced? I'm hoping that if I fried something, that I'm lucky enough for it to have not reached the board, but possibly something else.
I have the manual and schematics for the game, I'll be honest, I might as well be reading sand scrit. For someone who's not overly familiar with test points and my plain jane multi meter, where should I start to trouble shoot and how?
Thanks in advance to all of you SW pros who have been here/done that, that may be of assistance.
SR
I should start off by saying that this has been converted to the WG k6100, and game was working(audio/video) before I started this. At the place I purchased this from(trailer house), the game was resetting after about 10 minutes of being on, seemed to get caught in a loop of this after it started up. Figured a couple of things, bad power in the trailer home, and possibly the ps needed to be rebuilt. Then again, I'm not exactly fluent with these machines and how to trouble shoot.
Anyway, so I make sure the game is unplugged from the wall, undo any connectors or grounds that would prevent the ps from being removed from the cab. I took the Atari PS rebuild kit and swap in the new components, also plugged in a new AC power cord from Bob Roberts, as the old one was thrashed and missing the ground prong.
Now here's where I'm getting worried, without thinking, I fired up the game after I had everything reconnected. I didn't here anything, I didn't smell anything burning, no signs of any distress that caught my attention, but now I have no audio or video. The more I read about checking levels, did I f* up and just let clean power surge to the board? Is it possible, that I just need to readjust something since those items were replaced? I'm hoping that if I fried something, that I'm lucky enough for it to have not reached the board, but possibly something else.
I have the manual and schematics for the game, I'll be honest, I might as well be reading sand scrit. For someone who's not overly familiar with test points and my plain jane multi meter, where should I start to trouble shoot and how?
Thanks in advance to all of you SW pros who have been here/done that, that may be of assistance.
SR
