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NPs Star Wars
RetroACTIVE:
--- Quote from: Neverending Project on May 17, 2009, 12:44:12 am ---I was hoping my next post would be after it's all assembled and I had played a few games.
Well, it is! I did all of the upgrades, re-flowed the solder on all the header pins, replaces the chassis caps and got it all back together. I put the monitor back in and fired it up. That 4 or 5 seconds before the screen comes on seemed like an eternity, but there it was - my working Star Wars.
The top of the screen was very dim, and it seemed to be missing some colors. I was a little worried, but a simple twist of the brightness dial and all was wonderful.
I still have to do some adjustments on the monitor and rebuild the yoke (already have the kit), but it is just as fun as I remember, I was so happy that I took the rest of the night off to relax and enjoy a cocktail, and perhaps even play a few more games. :cheers:
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That's great news! A happy ending to one of the many Star Wars sagas in this restorations forum. :cheers:
Level42:
--- Quote from: Neverending Project on May 17, 2009, 12:44:12 am ---That 4 or 5 seconds before the screen comes on seemed like an eternity, but there it was - my working Star Wars.
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Heh , man, do I know that feeling ! :cheers: :cheers: :applaud: :applaud:
Neverending Project:
Thank you. My 4-year-old was excited too. Every day he would ask, "Did you get the Star Wars working yet? Can I play it?"
What do you recommend for a replacement cabinet cooling fan? The existing fan is NOISY, and I am not a computer builder, so I know next to nothing about what is readily available. I am thinking about bringing it in to FRY's to find a fan of the same size - do they even make 120VAC fans, or they all 12VDC?
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Neverending Project on May 18, 2009, 01:29:40 pm ---do they even make 120VAC fans, or they all 12VDC?
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They sell them by the millions whenever summer rolls around. People put them in their windows. ;D
Level42:
Ha-ha-ha, you keep being funny Chad.....
NP, how noisy is it ? You can't expect a 120VAC fan to be as quite as a 12V fan because it's pushing around loads more of air. I do suggest to replace it though. After so much time and running hours, a new fan will run quieter and very important reliable. There is no monitoring of the fan so if it dies you won't know unless you check it regularly and things will heat up nicely without it.
And while you're ordering a replacement fan (NOT 12V, they are not powerful enough and also would load the 12V supply a lot, making even more heat to deal with) get (at least) one more to cool the monitor chassis. Not really sure what to cool on the WG6100. I guess the best idea is to mount one over the HV board to draw air up from it. The transistors on the WG have really big cooling area's (the frame) so I guess the natural flow of both fans will be sufficient for that. Be sure to aim all airflow upwards (there are arrows indicating that on the fans).
Mind you, mains AC fans are not really cheap. Wire the extra fan parallel to the old one and isolate really well of course !
The best brand in fans is Papst. http://www.papst.us/
The original looks like a very good quality too and the manufacturer still exists and makes the same model still, but I forget the name of the manufacturer.
Whatever you do, look at the label of the original fan and get a new one with the same (or higher) CFM. For the monitor you could choose a somewhat less powerfull equivalent, but I would go with the same physical size. The larger the fan, the quieter it runs.
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