Cliff Clavin
Well-known member
I just picked up a converted tetris and have an issue or two. The seller said they spilled some liquid on the control panel and ever since, the rotate button has not worked properly. As soon as a game starts up, the player 1 blocks keep rotating.
I disconnected the wires from the rotate button and the blocks still continuously rotate. I then disconnected the molex connector that connects the control panel and yes you guessed it, the blocks are still rotating. Also, it appears that the player one start button does not want to work.
I first thought maybe a grounding issue but after disconnecting the control panel wiring completely, the blocks were still rotating.
Does this sound like a tetris pcb issues or a cabinet wiring issue? I haven't had a chance to try a different jamma board as the game is in a friends garage right now. I am hoping to turn it into a joust machine so I would rather the issue be with the board than the cabinet.
One other issue I discovered is the horizontal width adjustment does not seem to work. All other monitor adjustments work great but the horiz width. And as luck would have it, the image is too wide right now. Is this an issue that would be solved by a cap kit?
Thanks all for any comments.
C.
I disconnected the wires from the rotate button and the blocks still continuously rotate. I then disconnected the molex connector that connects the control panel and yes you guessed it, the blocks are still rotating. Also, it appears that the player one start button does not want to work.
I first thought maybe a grounding issue but after disconnecting the control panel wiring completely, the blocks were still rotating.
Does this sound like a tetris pcb issues or a cabinet wiring issue? I haven't had a chance to try a different jamma board as the game is in a friends garage right now. I am hoping to turn it into a joust machine so I would rather the issue be with the board than the cabinet.
One other issue I discovered is the horizontal width adjustment does not seem to work. All other monitor adjustments work great but the horiz width. And as luck would have it, the image is too wide right now. Is this an issue that would be solved by a cap kit?
Thanks all for any comments.
C.
