Street Fighter II will not turn on :(

zasteeg

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My favorite game in my collection, Street Fighter II will not turn on. When I do turn it on, I do see lights on the cab, but nothing on screen, and no sound. I'm hoping this is just a power issue and not something with the screen. What are some testing I can do to figure out where the culprit is?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!
zasteeg
 
SF2 is a JAMMA board.

So, here is a quick test:

1) You can try a known good JAMMA board in the cab. and see if it's a cab problem or a SF2 board problem. Or,

2) You can try the SF2 board in a known good JAMMA cab. and see if it's a SF2 board problem or a cab problem.
 
SF2 is a JAMMA board.

So, here is a quick test:

1) You can try a known good JAMMA board in the cab. and see if it's a cab problem or a SF2 board problem. Or,

2) You can try the SF2 board in a known good JAMMA cab. and see if it's a SF2 board problem or a cab problem.


  1. Got any faults in the "powerlines" and you toast another of your games.
    Don't do this!
  2. This would be ok.
But I got to hand it to Mitsurugi-w for the better solution.
Go find your multimeter and go to work. That way you don't fudge-up any more of your good boards.
 
Yes, test your power supply. I had the same problem with my Ninja Warriors cab. Had to replace the power supply and all was well.

Test the fuses also, with power off and low ohm reading/setting on the meter. Make sure the power is off and game is unplugged. I bet it is just a fuse that is bad.
 
  1. Got any faults in the "powerlines" and you toast another of your games.
    Don't do this!
  2. This would be ok.
But I got to hand it to Mitsurugi-w for the better solution.
Go find your multimeter and go to work. That way you don't fudge-up any more of your good boards.

I use a Known, Good Tester PCB for this--one that I got for a $1.

I keep it around just for this purpose. And I don't mind loosing it if something ever did go wrong.

It helps a lot when I need to just check out a cab and see what's happening.

The good thing about JAMMA is that it is not VECTOR. :D
 
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I use a Known, Good Tester PCB for this--one that I got for a $1.

I keep it around just for this purpose. And I don't mind loosing it if something ever did go wrong.

It helps a lot when I need to just check out a cab and see what's happening.

The good thing about JAMMA is that it is not VECTOR. :D

Thats smart.
Bet we all have done stupid shit in our hobby, like fry a few boards from bad psu's.. Hehe
 
But there is no good reason to fry even a $1 pcb if you can test with a multimeter first.

Hey Jer,

It's a tester board: It supposed to assumes all risks when troubleshooting a cab. That is it's role. It's doesn't matter the state or the condition of the cab. and whether the fault is known or unknown.

The boot cycle is about 10 seconds or less; so, imho, if all he needs to do is see some signes of life, then he should be ok--unless his PSU is putting out enfough power to revive Frankenstien's Monster. :p

Anyway's, your right. Checking the +5V power lines with a MM--First--is good idea, as this can not hurt anything and can provide some valuable info about the operating conditon of the PSU in the cab.

^^^^ This.

What the new guys need is one of those jamma cabinet diagnostic tester.

With the voltmeter built in.

Sup T,

I never knew they made these with a built in MM tester.

I've only seen the ones that came without a MM tester, for about $60.
 
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