What is your "Outburst of Joy" when you fix a game that has haunted you?
I recently fixed the distorted sound on my Star Trek audio amp. It was NOT a fun process. I ran to the radioshack/ other local electricians store several times throughout the day. I was getting VERY frustrated VERY quickly. I changed the caps, nothing. I changed the diodes, nothing. I even changed the fuses for the hell of it. Nothing. As a couple of you may know, sometimes I get short tempered when it comes to replacing part after part after part with no results. Its emotionally and sometimes financially exhausting.
But when I looked at the schematics one last time, I saw that there were 2 power transistors for the audio amp, a TIP120 and TIP125. *Ding!* went the lightbulb that appeared over my head. I booked it to the electronics store as fast as I could and made it JUST as they were closing their doors for the weekend. I got the parts I needed, ran back home, installed the new transistors, and before I turned the game on one last time, prayed a quick "please....PLEASE work!!!" to the arcade gods above. I was greeted with a crystal clear Star Trek theme and a very warming "Welcome aboard, Captain!" as I coined her up. I let out a loud "OH HELL YES!!!" and jumped in the air spread eagle. Then clapped my hands in a dance of sorts. I probably looked retarded to the kids that were walking by the driveway at that moment.
So that got me thinking.....Do you let out any sort of "battlecry" or sigh of relief as you finally repair a game that has thrown you curveballs left and right? Or am I just taking this hobby a tad too seriously?
I recently fixed the distorted sound on my Star Trek audio amp. It was NOT a fun process. I ran to the radioshack/ other local electricians store several times throughout the day. I was getting VERY frustrated VERY quickly. I changed the caps, nothing. I changed the diodes, nothing. I even changed the fuses for the hell of it. Nothing. As a couple of you may know, sometimes I get short tempered when it comes to replacing part after part after part with no results. Its emotionally and sometimes financially exhausting.
But when I looked at the schematics one last time, I saw that there were 2 power transistors for the audio amp, a TIP120 and TIP125. *Ding!* went the lightbulb that appeared over my head. I booked it to the electronics store as fast as I could and made it JUST as they were closing their doors for the weekend. I got the parts I needed, ran back home, installed the new transistors, and before I turned the game on one last time, prayed a quick "please....PLEASE work!!!" to the arcade gods above. I was greeted with a crystal clear Star Trek theme and a very warming "Welcome aboard, Captain!" as I coined her up. I let out a loud "OH HELL YES!!!" and jumped in the air spread eagle. Then clapped my hands in a dance of sorts. I probably looked retarded to the kids that were walking by the driveway at that moment.
So that got me thinking.....Do you let out any sort of "battlecry" or sigh of relief as you finally repair a game that has thrown you curveballs left and right? Or am I just taking this hobby a tad too seriously?
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