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My star wars is the same, and all my spare AR2's Hmm
Sorry for that
Sorry for that
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My star wars is the same, and all my spare AR2's Hmm
Sorry for that
No worries. I'm back to the harness either way — I'm losing 1v between the AR2 and the +5v test loop on the game PCB.
Can I just pull the +5v wires right out of the edge connector to measure resistance and possibly replace?
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5% (0.25V) is typical acceptable loss, and more may indicate a short
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Have any tips for tracking that down?
Ratty harness or not, it is getting the voltage there. With the game PCB unplugged, I get +5.2v (on the +5REG line) all the way to the pin of the edge connector. When I plug the game PCB in, I get +4.27v, measured either on the trace on the game PCB or on the molex on the AR2.
So something seems whacked in the game PCB.
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Start with the easy stuff, like new pins on the the molex plugs in the circuit.
Some molex plugs are designed to handle 27 unplugs. That's it! So about 1 per year
Might also be time to fit a new edge connector/s on the PCB. I did this to my Asteroids and Lunar Lander for reliability, using heat shrink
Could be a simple thing like that, a high resistive joint.
Also, if you haven't already, re-flow the solder to the molex plugs on the PCBs
Maybe other guys have other ideas?
