Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: dieseldogpi on June 26, 2009, 02:34:52 pm
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New to all of this arcade stuff and I have a question. Bought a complete setup for Golden Tee Fore. Includes all the wiring, pcb, hard drive, power supply, etc. After I purchased it from the dude, he sent me an e-mail saying:
"please check and re-check before powering up.
keep hand on power switch till you know there is no smoke.
once you let the smoke out of a chip it`s no good."
What is he talking about? I am new to this so excuse my noobiness. Before I do anything I want to have a good understanding of what I'm dealing with. I was hoping to get it all hooked up tonight so I can test the monitor I got for free to troubleshoot. Any info would be appreciated.
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He's talking about the magic smoke that makes games work. If you let it out, it won't work. ;)