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TheShanMan's Defender restoration - New repro wiring harnesses!!!
Mauzy:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on October 06, 2008, 11:51:37 am ---As you can imagine, I'm super excited about progress! I didn't buy it to have it collect dust in the garage. ;)
Ordered a new rom set from hobbyroms.com this morning. $40 shipped is a much better price than I was fearing it would be. :cheers:
Got a little advice from Retro on what to look for in an oscilloscope. I want to get one so I can graduate to diagnosing board problems myself since I'll definitely be buying more arcade games. Back in the day, I was an embedded systems guy (hardware and software), but last time I did that was over 10 years ago so I'm quite rusty on this stuff, and haven't been sure what to look for in an o-scope. I'm excited to get the scope and get my next game (and almost WANT it to not be working!) so I can get busy with some hardware troubleshooting. :) I'm happy as a windows software engineer, but I do miss hardware, and this is a good opportunity to satisfy some of that craving.
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Is this shareable information? Im also wanting to get into board work (gonna go to college to be an Electrical Engineer. Might as well star a little early...)
TheShanMan:
Awesome! I loved my EE college program. It wasn't a dislike for hardware that caused my career shift. It was just liking windows software development more. So I hope it goes well for you. Stay focused!
And of course it's shareable:
--- Quote from: RetroACTIVE ---25MHz or better 2 channel Tektronics.... can't go wrong. I borrow a portable LCD digital nice for debug in cab... but the good old fashioned CRT Tek is great for the bench. Ebay or Craigs is fine 200 bucks tops with probes.
Hope this helps
Jim
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Mauzy:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on October 06, 2008, 08:04:16 pm ---Awesome! I loved my EE college program. It wasn't a dislike for hardware that caused my career shift. It was just liking windows software development more. So I hope it goes well for you. Stay focused!
And of course it's shareable:
--- Quote from: RetroACTIVE ---25MHz or better 2 channel Tektronics.... can't go wrong. I borrow a portable LCD digital nice for debug in cab... but the good old fashioned CRT Tek is great for the bench. Ebay or Craigs is fine 200 bucks tops with probes.
Hope this helps
Jim
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Cool. Ill keep my eyes out for something along those lines. I've tried my hand at software. Granted it wasn't anything sophisticated, but I seem to prefer something I can hold in my hands. That and all that text was hell on my eyes. Definitely can't have one without the other though!
Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on October 06, 2008, 11:51:37 am ---...I'm excited to get the scope and get my next game (and almost WANT it to not be working!) so I can get busy with some hardware troubleshooting. :) I'm happy as a windows software engineer, but I do miss hardware, and this is a good opportunity to satisfy some of that craving.
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Well, it just so happens that I have a System II cabinet with some video PCB problems that are just begging for some "probing". It's a win-win situation... you get to buy a scope, learn how to use it, and get practical experience on debugging an actual PCB - I get my game working. ;)
TheShanMan:
Have a cab you want to trade me for my services? ;)
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