Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
CHICKEN RESTORE LIKE A ROBOT (Berzerk) *IT LIVES*
menace:
Very neat! another fav of mine as well (even though I mamed the last one :dizzy:) Anyways, there is a guy on www.cgcc.ca named wyswig that is great with board repairs--if you run into dead ends I'm sure he could help you.
Also regarding the bezel--there does not exist a decent one yet that I know of. Someone was going to vector from a scan and got sidetracked then sidetracked again and here we are years later with no bezel repro done (and no scan cause it wasn't released either). If nothing else, scan yours into rough and dump it to the artwork site so others can vector it if they want.
just a thought...
froggerman:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 24, 2009, 08:47:00 am ---
WTCPS, actually... so you're saying it could be a bad element even though it's still heating? How could I tell a bad one? I did take it apart and saw nothing failed looking.
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Hi Chad,
I just had a look at the exploded parts diagram and it would be more likely that it is the switch inside that has failed. This makes sense if your problem is that the iron is too hot. Have a look at this illustration and the instructions for replacing switch SW60.
http://www.action-electronics.com/pdf/wtcpstechsheet.pdf
Those Weller irons are made for a lifetime of use and parts are pretty easy to find. You can even buy a whole new pencil if you want, and that is much less expensive than the whole station.
I know that the WTCPS is quieter than my WTCPN but you should still be able to hear the switch click on and off while the iron is in operation. I would assume that yours is not making this sound at the moment.
ChadTower:
Thanks for the advice... I found a couple web pages on this and you're right, it's likely the switch. I'll check that soon. In the meantime I found someone selling a temp controlled WES that has barely any use on it for a very low price. So that should be here in a couple of days. Worst case scenario here is that I end up with a working WTCPS and a new WES. What a crime that would be! :cheers:
I have never actually heard the old one click. I definitely understand the concept of the Curie Point style iron now but it's odd that this one has been so silent.
ChadTower:
Took it apart again last night and found the spring... definitely old and a bit rusty. I cleaned it all up a bit and turned the iron on for about 15 minutes. It seemed to hold temp properly (though really how can you tell visually other than the tip). So maybe the switch was just jammed. I didn't get a visual on the switch because I'd have had to start clipping wires to get that far into it. Once the new one shows up I'll end up with three stations - I definitely won't want the 20/40 station so maybe I'll give that sucker away as a contest prize or something.
slasherman:
--- Quote from: javeryh on February 23, 2009, 12:54:25 pm ---I just watched Chasing Ghosts last night and the two guys couldn't get their Berzerk working - hopefully you have better luck than they did!
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