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| Neverending Project:
I found a Paperboy on my local Craigslist. At first I tried to ignore it - I mean I don't need any more projects at the moment... I already have 1 unfinished MAME cabinet, 2 non-working pinballs, and 1 non-working pachinko machine all trying to get my attention. But after a couple of days the ad started calling to me from the back of my mind. I decided for $75 I needed to take a look. A relatively short drive and $65 later, I have yet another project to add to my unfinished board. The machine is in need of restoration, but it is one of those situations where the guy said that it worked fine except some of the sprites (like the race car) were invisible. Then after someone came out to take a look at it, it never worked again. I don't really buy it, cause after I tool a look at the hack job on the power suply, I think someone attempted to do more than just fix it. Here is the cabinet: It is in decent shape, but needs some internal reinforcing. The sides will need some bondo, new paint and artwork. Here is the CP: It is a little loose, but not from loose bolts. I think the metal frame that holds the pots is broken. Maybe I can have someone weld it back together. More in a bit... |
| Neverending Project:
So someone did a hack job to try to bypass the original power supply. There is no switching power supply as I might think, but instead a duct-tape job splicing two wires (the white and pink) to a female AC power cord! My guess is they used a computer power supply somehow, but it is now missing. There is no way this thing was recently working. But I have a question. Where is a good place to find a manual showing voltages and such? Also, does anyone know what voltages should be supplied here (on the top connector? Also, notice connectors J16 and J103 are missing - is this normal? I have a switching power supply that I may be able to use, depending on what voltages this thing needs. Frizzle - I will be looking to you for advice. Please pave the way so my job might be easier! Also, see attached for a dude that came along for the ride. |
| Q*Bert_OP:
Here's a manual: http://www.crazykong.com/manuals/Paperboy.man.pdf :cheers: |
| Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: Q*Bert_24/7 on September 03, 2008, 12:07:17 am ---Here's a manual: http://www.crazykong.com/manuals/Paperboy.man.pdf :cheers: --- End quote --- Great, thank you! Browsing through the manual I noticed first off that the 5V supply is missing (that explains what was on the wood mounting strips in the above picture). So best I can tell, either the brown or red wires (or both) 5V. I see that someone is offering a Paperboy schematic package on eBay - does anyone know of an online source for these also? Right now it seems the easiest fix will be to add a switching power supply (easier than rebuilding the power supplies and voltage regulator). |
| Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: Neverending Project on September 03, 2008, 10:59:36 am ---I see that someone is offering a Paperboy schematic package on eBay - does anyone know of an online source for these also? --- End quote --- Found it online here. Now to try to track some of this info down... |
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