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Asteroids Restoration -- Hardware 100% / Starting Cab work...
Level42:
So you solved the dot problem ? We want to know how you solved it :)
mcfreak:
--- Quote from: Level42 on May 21, 2008, 01:03:15 am ---So you solved the dot problem ? We want to know how you solved it :)
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AHHH DAMMIT!!! I was hoping no one would ask. With the amount of dumb mistakes I have made on this machine I am surprised I haven't destroyed it. So remember I said I had all the electronics out of the cabinet and then I installed them all again. Well I made an assumption about certain connections and how they connected. The wiring harness I have has a separator 3 pins in. When re-installing it I looked at the finger board and assumed that the because there was a notch 3 pins in.... Well you know the rest.
I PUT THE F-ING WIRING HARNESS ON BACKWARDS!!!!!
At one point in my chip pulling I must have connected it the correct way and then then still had a small issue... That is where my two week sabbatical started. I went back to the manual/diagram and noticed my mistake almost immediately. Good news is I know exact what an asteroids does with the harness on backwards and that it won't destory the whole thing, nor blow any fuses.
Long story short, mark everything and don't be a jackass like me.
quanlee:
Hmmm... what did it do when you had the harness on backwards? I'm having problems with an Asteroids, ram issues from what I can tell. The board reads +5vdc ok though.
mcfreak:
--- Quote from: quanlee on May 21, 2008, 08:29:50 am ---Hmmm... what did it do when you had the harness on backwards? I'm having problems with an Asteroids, ram issues from what I can tell. The board reads +5vdc ok though.
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It would cycle two dots * * <-- think of those blinking back and forth (similar to a spot killer dot) but would blink... And if you pressed player 1 they would stop. I don't think that is your issue.
mcfreak:
Few shots of my progress. I am working on color matching the artwork I have so that I can print it on the vinyl paper I purchased. It's interesting that the original printed more "red" which I actually think looks really good as it matches the CPO. Anyway, a few shots...
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