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Eric:
Good luck, hope you sell it and get what you want. I guess it's obvious
that people REALLY look at the game pics and read the descriptions.
Chris
"Eric A." <eavedesian@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1124327441.655158.289560@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Wow! I really need to chime in here!
>
> Chris Munson wrote:
>> Since we're going to pick at this auction:
>>
>> 1) If boards have been gone through to insure years of reliability, then
>> why:
>>
>> a) ...does the driver board have the original carbon resistors?
> First, If it ain't broke don't fix it right? I learned my lesson on the
> High Speed.
>> b)... are all the caps on the sound board stock?
> Yes they are but there is no hum on the sound so why mess with it? I've
> had this in my collection for about a year now and have not had one
> problem. Again if it ain't broke...
>> c) ..is the big 5V filter cap on the PS board stock?
> Nope, replaced with a new one when I went through the boards. Chris,
> this was the game I got that I asked you about a board set for and then
> came across my own set. All of the caps on the PS were replaced
>> d) ..is one of the fuses missing in the PS board?
> No, those are fuses that were removed durring a system upgrade via
> williams.
>>
>> 2) Also, WHY would you mount the remote battery pack up on the side of
>> the
>> head? It seems that gravity would be a factor here - especially during
>> shipping. Mounting it to the head floor makes much more sense.
> Hey I thought it looked clean there. I did try to locate it on the
> floor but thought it looked messy.
>>
>> 3) Finally, the score showing a value of 2.5 million indicates default
>> memory reset. Hopefully this is due to a recent battery change, or 5101
>> change, and not a persistant problem relating to either.
> Nope it is due to a KOZ problem. It occurs when you look at an 8.5
> million score and know your dad or any of the kids wont ever be able to
> touch that score. Hey open the door and hold down a button for a few
> seconds and poof no more KOZ there! LOL!
>>
>> I guess if someone is going to say "boards have been gone over to insure
>> reliability", I would expect at minimum a fresh recap on everything, if
>> not
>> an upgrade of resistors and interboard connects. THAT would certainly
>> increase longevity/reliability. Working boards that have stock parts
>> should
>> be represented as such.
> The CPU has brand new header pins and I checked out the female side
> before I put it in the basement. I flexed the boards while they were
> powering up the game and it never skipped a beat.
>>
>> Chris
> In addition, The Lower left power supply connector was replaced with a
> 4 sided pin. I tried this out on the BK to see if it made any
> difference in heat against the trifericon (sp?) connectors and it
> didn't. It cost more but hey it was worth a try.
>
> Hope this answers all of your questions.
>
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