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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: myntik1 on March 06, 2007, 04:19:57 pm

Title: game plays blind
Post by: myntik1 on March 06, 2007, 04:19:57 pm

I just picked up this game and the wires were cut. I've got it to play blind, but I'm not sure where this last wire goes -it's the beige (sp?) one.  Thanks

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e34/chase5805/Picture001-2.jpg)

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: ChadTower on March 06, 2007, 04:31:44 pm

WOW that's so not enough details.

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: myntik1 on March 06, 2007, 04:36:06 pm

The other 2 wires connect to the monitor power supply.  I just need to know should I look on the chassis, the neck board, or wherever else for a missing wire.  i don't want to have the pull the monitor and or chassis out unless I have to.

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: ChadTower on March 06, 2007, 04:38:13 pm

<Ad Rock>MMMMMMMMMMM ground!</Ad Rock>

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Licensed_to_ill.jpg)

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: myntik1 on March 06, 2007, 04:44:36 pm

Thank you. I grounded the cab and I know I will redo the wire connections.  I assumed all ground wires were black.  But I the operator I bought this from decided to use beige (on one end) and green (on the other).

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: shardian on March 06, 2007, 04:47:00 pm

Your picture doesn't show what you are talking about.

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: ChadTower on March 06, 2007, 04:48:32 pm

That was just a best guess with the info given... let us know if it actually works.

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: myntik1 on March 06, 2007, 04:53:02 pm

I have a visual.  For some reason the guy cut most of the wires. I can't understand why. So in my attempt to quickly tape wires and figure out if the game worked or not one of the wires came loose.  the wire I took a pic of is actually the ground.  Thanks again.

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on March 08, 2007, 12:02:41 am

all of our cabinets have beige grounding wires :dunno

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: RayB on March 08, 2007, 09:41:36 am

Quote from: myntik1 on March 06, 2007, 04:44:36 pm

Thank you. I grounded the cab and I know I will redo the wire connections.  I assumed all ground wires were black.  But I the operator I bought this from decided to use beige (on one end) and green (on the other).

Power wires usually come in white, black and green...
But these color standards are not carried through to the rest of the wiring... every manufacturer had variations.

Title: Re: game plays blind
Post by: modessitt on March 08, 2007, 07:09:12 pm

In the future, the easiest way to find out where a wire is supposed to go is to trace it to it's other end and see where it's connected.

If it goes into a wiring bundle, track the bundle until you see a similar colored wire coming out or hitting a connector and do a continuity check to see if it's the right one.  If it hits a connector, you can usually check schematics or pinout sites to find out what it does, then go connect the loose end appropriately.

Since you solved your problem, you probably already know this, but this may help some less experienced or knowledgeable people who come up with similar problems.