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New stern pinball MPU system

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jennifer:
      Most coin -ops that I know not only have multiple of the same games (makes it easier to bench one and/or rob parts for the working one) but also carry complete board sets on route for the quick fix.

Sarver Systems:

--- Quote from: Ken Layton on January 12, 2015, 04:25:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: Sarver Systems on January 12, 2015, 03:05:20 pm ---Surface mount components aren't much harder to replace than through-hole.


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Try that on location in a tavern at 8pm on a Friday night.  ::)

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For sure. No way you're gonna be repairing boards in a dimly lit room.

lilshawn:

--- Quote from: Sarver Systems on January 12, 2015, 10:28:21 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ken Layton on January 12, 2015, 04:25:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: Sarver Systems on January 12, 2015, 03:05:20 pm ---Surface mount components aren't much harder to replace than through-hole.


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Try that on location in a tavern at 8pm on a Friday night.  ::)

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For sure. No way you're gonna be repairing boards in a dimly lit room.

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I'd most likely pull the offending part, take it back to the shop, repair it, and bring it back. no big deal. I get paid either way.

Ken Layton:

--- Quote from: pbj on January 12, 2015, 04:32:10 pm ---Other than those large capacitors that warm up and bake themselves off the boards, I'd never really heard any issues with Capcom games and those were all surface mount components weren't they?


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Ah but Capcom games are old enough that they were soldered with normal solder and not that lead-free crap.

Ken Layton:
Ghostbusters was the last game to use the SPIKE 1 hardware system. All games after that are SPIKE 2 hardware.

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