Main > Main Forum

Just got a free Ms Pacman! Woot!

Pages: << < (2/7) > >>

jennifer:

    Omg AWSOME...And free too, It may not be monitor, if it is usually it will still play blind, (no picture)... I would power it up and take a look at that power supply too, Dont forget to pull to door service interlock while to back is open or you will get no power...A closeup of the board would be cool...
Omg Awsome!!

markronz:

Yeah, I am able to turn it on.  The marquee and coin door lights come on.  The monitor comes on too, but it just shows a blank gray screen.  Looks like this:


There are no sounds either, so I can't play it blind or anything.   I also checked the fuse holders and those look ok, and none of the fuses appear to be burned out.    So I'm not sure where to start looking just yet.   Since it all fires up, seems like I need to start at the board, but I don't know enough about it just yet to know what to try.

There are more pics, of the PCB and everything else on my website:
http://www.markronsman.com/MsPacman/Ms_Pacman_Restoration.htm

But here are a few more links to the pics.  I think you should be able to click on them and it should take you to a higher res photo is you wanted to see bigger pics.











jennifer:

   They were pretty notorious for burning the edge connectors on the boards That big one on top in particular, Wiggle it a bit it may pop on...I like to put a mirror in front of the cab while doing this so I can see the screen,  At her age though, a cap kit isn't going to hurt it.

markronz:


--- Quote from: jennifer on February 22, 2013, 03:43:03 pm ---   They were pretty notorious for burning the edge connectors on the boards That big one on top in particular, Wiggle it a bit it may pop on...I like to put a mirror in front of the cab while doing this so I can see the screen,  At her age though, a cap kit isn't going to hurt it.

--- End quote ---

Unfortunately no dice so far.   I disconnected that part up at the top and reconnected to make sure it sat in there securely and it did.  I had the machine off though. Seems like I shouldn't be touching that stuff in there when the machine is on, is that a correct assumption?

Anyway, I think I will try to replace the fuses, even though they look ok, just to be safe.

jennifer:

    No, the machine needs to be on...Dont worry your dealing with low voltages, Dont remove it, but kinda wiggle tap it...A bad ground is usually the culprit here...This will flicker the pic on and off if thats the trouble.

Pages: << < (2/7) > >>

Go to full version