Zwarcade
Active member
I bought a 100% working Tempest yesterday, my first vector. Cosmetically, a solid 9/10.
Dragged it out of the sellers basement, loaded it in my truck, drove 45 miles, unloaded it, wheeled it into my garage. Played 23 games, it worked 100% perfect. Game was on about 2 1/2 hours. Today, Math box failure error. I did all the basic recommended things, cleaned all contacts, reseated boards and connectors many times, etc, etc etc the simple fix stuff. No avail. Screen is scrambled, doesn't show the blue tube lines. Tempest logo Attract screen and high score screen all show 100%. The demo gameplay screens are scrambled. I just want my game to work. I don't solder and I have no test equipment.
What is the recommended course of repair here? Im ok with just sending the boards out for repair, even better finding someone in the NY area that I can bring them to. I guess my question is, how much troubleshooting can I actually do without any test equipment and minimal knowledge?
Who can Help me please! Thanks in advance.
Mike Z
Dragged it out of the sellers basement, loaded it in my truck, drove 45 miles, unloaded it, wheeled it into my garage. Played 23 games, it worked 100% perfect. Game was on about 2 1/2 hours. Today, Math box failure error. I did all the basic recommended things, cleaned all contacts, reseated boards and connectors many times, etc, etc etc the simple fix stuff. No avail. Screen is scrambled, doesn't show the blue tube lines. Tempest logo Attract screen and high score screen all show 100%. The demo gameplay screens are scrambled. I just want my game to work. I don't solder and I have no test equipment.
What is the recommended course of repair here? Im ok with just sending the boards out for repair, even better finding someone in the NY area that I can bring them to. I guess my question is, how much troubleshooting can I actually do without any test equipment and minimal knowledge?
Who can Help me please! Thanks in advance.
Mike Z
