Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Asteroids Deluxe resurrection
RayB:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 20, 2004, 10:11:24 am ---I just noticed that the ground prong is cut off the plug. I assume I should replace the cord. Anythin special about this one, or can I just replace it with a standard 3 prong grounded?
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Pretty standard other than the white molex plug that goes into the power block. You could always cut the old plug off and attach it to your new wire. Bob Roberts sells power cords already hooked up to a brand new molex connector (if you want that shiney new look ;D or want to be sure that you don't get the wiring mixed up )
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: RayB on October 20, 2004, 10:33:28 am ---Pretty standard other than the white molex plug that goes into the power block. You could always cut the old plug off and attach it to your new wire. Bob Roberts sells power cords already hooked up to a brand new molex connector (if you want that shiney new look ;D or want to be sure that you don't get the wiring mixed up )
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I'll take a look at Bob Roberts' prices. If it's within a small amount of a regular cord I can do myself, I'll grab one. If it's substantially more I am confident I can do the mod myself.
DarkKobold:
--- Quote from: mindofone on October 20, 2004, 08:31:07 am ---It almost painfs me to see all the inaccurate information people are posting! The Asteroids Deluxe PCB is different than the Asteroids PCB.
Also, the Atari 'power supply' is the Audio Reg II board which does fail and usually provides over-voltages to the PCB. The transformer assembly in the bottom of the game feeds voltages to the monitor, Audio Reg II and the lights.
You will need to check the fuses with a continuity meter to make sure they are good.
Download the Asteroids Deluxe manual and schematics from:
http://www.ionpool.net/
The tones you hear indicate either bad RAM or bad ROM.
tm
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Actually, the power supply is in the bottom of the cab, the voltage regulator is on the ARI board. BTW, asteroids used an ARI, not an ARII.
ChadTower:
http://www.gis.net/~tower/arcade/asteroidsdeluxe/
ChadTower:
Okay, I just took the board out, reseated all of the socketed eproms. I did it very carefully, no bent pins. Now I don't get any RAM tones, but I don't get much else either. The light on the board is still on, but I'm not getting sound or picture. I get the red light on the board, and there is a small amount of light in the back of the monitor tube. There is a small amount of light in the marquee tube. The LEDs in the control panel and the bulbs in the coin door are fully lit.
I'm guessing the next thing I need to do is get that multimeter and learn to use it to check the power supply?
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