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Think I've fried a SEGA Model 1 Virtua Fighter

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ChadTower:

Now you know why you found it in a junkyard.   :)

Good job, though, rescuing it and being dedicated to bringing it back. 

Go here and read as much as you can handle.  The content will include all of the info you need to get this thing working again.  I would heartily recommend his vids, too, if you're inclined to buy any of them.

daplino:
Thanks !

RayB:

--- Quote from: daplino on July 19, 2005, 10:18:28 am ---The original PSU wasn't working, I checked it with a multimeter. And I first readed on many places around the net that it wasn't worth to repair.

--- End quote ---

You know, a switching power supply will give readings of 0v if there is a short....


88mph:
Well, if you fried the board, I would check fuses, voltage regs, etc and see if it is repairable.  If it is extra crispy  :o I would probably just pick up another boardset on Ebay.  That was a pretty common game, and many of them have long been convertered.  I just did a search on ebay and found a virtua fighter 2 boardset and a virtua fighter model 1 sound board and amplifier.  One auction was at about $20 and the other was about $5.  Otherwise, check rgvam on dejanews.. I'm sure there are a bunch of guys on there who would be willing to sell you a working boardset for cheap.  What I'm trying to say is this--it would probably be cheaper (and less time intensive) for you to buy another boardset than to shotgun repair the board you have (unless the problem is something minor like has been mentioned above). 

When you first start out in the arcade hobby, it's pretty common to get excited about bringing something back to life, get a little careless with a hookup and fry something.  Consider it a right of passage.. I've certainly fried my share of components in my day!  No matter how hard I have tried, I have never gotten the magic black smoke that makes an IC work back into the chip.  You'll be more careful the next time.   

Good luck,

88mph

AlanS17:
Virtua Fighter boards are pretty cheap, but if the cab is in good condition, I bet you could find a better use than putting Virtua Fighter back in there. It really wasn't a very good game. The best part about it was the big monitor. The cabinet has so much more potential than just a simple Virtua Fighter.

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