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| BobA:
You are getting AC to the monitor so fuses and power supply sound like a good place to start. |
| MLew:
Thanks. I will check that out this weekend. (it's at my place up north, so I can only work on it on weekends) |
| MLew:
Ok, so I was up north and had a chance to work on it a bit I got the 1P controller back up in place, jus need to connect a few loose wires from when it fell into the machine. I fired it up to check everything out, the monitor seems fine, getting power/rgb values seem good. The audio pcb that sits under the CP has a red light that lights up as well. The coin mech lights don't light up, as well as the marquee. And on the main pcb, it has a red light (jus like the audio pcb) that does NOT light up. Again, I'm thinking a power supply issue Now, while I'm somewhat new to repairing, I'm confident I'm not an idiot and wouldn't do anything I'm not comfortable with. That being said, how do I check to see if the power supply is bad? I've purchased a multimeter, but I'm nOt sure "where" or "how" to check it. Or if it needs to be turned on or off when checking. I'm learning something new everytime I tinker with it, so any help with this would help an eager learner ;) |
| lilshawn:
--- Quote from: Gogan on October 26, 2011, 11:40:07 am ---I've purchased a multimeter, but I'm nOt sure "where" or "how" to check it. Or if it needs to be turned on or off when checking. --- End quote --- you'd better hold it right there. don't move a muscle. what you are going to want to do first is do some reading. we don't want you poking into things and ending up in a hospital. if you aren't the reading type, better google up some youtube videos at the least. EDIT to add: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68787.0 please read this first. |
| Turnarcades:
I'd never attempt a genuine cabinet repair unless I was an electronics wiz, as with so many original brands of machine, modifications to the JAMMA standard and arcade owner hacks/botch jobs over the years, there's an infinite number of things that could be wrong. I view all of these types of machine as a 'swap it out or forget it' kind of affair as you could end up damaging more stuff, spending loads of money troubleshooting, and too much time researching, before you even identify the problem, only to discover more problems arise once you do. I think that unless you're a dedicated electronics hobbyist, it makes much more sense to replace key components if they're not working and just mess with the simple things like the controls and cosmetics. |
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