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AlanS17:


--- Quote from: IntruderAlert on May 18, 2005, 12:18:32 am ---I read somewhere that you should check the 10 UF electrolytic capacitors on the main
board, right beside where the daughter board plugs in

There's like 4 of them or something

If that's all it is it'll be a cheap fix

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Really! Hmmm... and what would be the symptoms of bad caps? Would it be total system shutdown? I might just have to look into that...

How do I test a capacitor, though?

IntruderAlert:

I'm no expert but here's a helpful page:
http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/captest.htm

IntruderAlert:

It was on one of the newsgroups


--- Quote ---Rick Adair wrote in message <3859d...@news.desupernet.net>...
>Need some info on vid problem with SID. The video started getting garbled as
>if it was losing sync. Then all of a sudden the vid just stop. I cleaned all
>connectors and replaced all the fuses. No Luck. It almost seems like the
>video isn't getting power. the game works other wise. I can coin up and get
>sound and control just no video. Any help would be greatly appreciated..

Sounds like you've lost the 10uF cap near the edge connector
on the motherboard.

Alex
http://home.neo.lrun.com/ayeckle/
ayeck...@neo.lrun.com (Play)
yeck...@diebold.com (Work)
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The guy replaced the caps but it didn't fix his problem. :(
Worth a try though I guess.
Just be careful and don't shock yourself ;)

AlanS17:

Well it looks like that guy still had sound. I don't think I'm getting sound.

IntruderAlert:

You don't suppose it could simply be that someone flipped the dipswitches when "cleaning" do ya'?

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