WTB: X-Men PCB (working)

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I assume an associate has a bad boardset, since his won't provide sound without a lot of cutting out and static, so anyone have a reasonably priced, working boardset for sale?

If the volume is turned down, then there is no static. However, as the volume is raised the static raises more. The sound will also occassionally cut-down. Even when the volume is full blast, it is still fairly quiet. I am assuming the sound amp is bad on the board, since both speakers probably aren't bad (I tried switching stereo/mono without any change). The game works fine otherwise.

Anyone have one?

Scott C.
 
Good luck. I had the same issue on a customers game, apparently it's a common problem with the hybrid sound chip. It's a black chip with a bunch of caps on it that go bad and leak, eating traces along the way. Eventually the sound will go out alltogether. Some claim it can be repaired if the traces are not too bad, but I heard once the sound is gone, its pretty much a lost cause.

Anyway Ive been on the hunt for awhile now so I guess Ill claim "next in line". So far no one has had anything to offer other than "no sound".
 
Good luck. I had the same issue on a customers game, apparently it's a common problem with the hybrid sound chip. It's a black chip with a bunch of caps on it that go bad and leak, eating traces along the way. Eventually the sound will go out alltogether. Some claim it can be repaired if the traces are not too bad, but I heard once the sound is gone, its pretty much a lost cause.

Anyway Ive been on the hunt for awhile now so I guess Ill claim "next in line". So far no one has had anything to offer other than "no sound".
Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at it and see if the caps are showing those signs. Do you have any details about the caps themselves and their values. Maybe I can get them replaced before it gets too bad.

Scott C.
 
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