Gravitar machine frying my boards..

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Hi All.

Need some help.

Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
haywire.

I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
wrong with my board.

I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
sounds.

Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
gone.

I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.

In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
the bad chip.

Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
it is a bad power supply.

Tnx all!!

 

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Check your AR board.

<ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
news9i9i1d2pph25do1nfctd04hrgkc45qvq8@4ax.com...
> Hi All.
>
> Need some help.
>
> Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
> click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
> haywire.
>
> I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
> wrong with my board.
>
> I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
> my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
> sounds.
>
> Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
> gone.
>
> I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
> have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.
>
> In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
> boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
> the bad chip.
>
> Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
> it is a bad power supply.
>
> Tnx all!!

 

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Done..

all voltsages seem to be correct..

next??

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:40:04 -0400, "Chuk" <chuk@ourcade.com> wrote:

>Check your AR board.
>
><ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>news9i9i1d2pph25do1nfctd04hrgkc45qvq8@4ax.com...
>> Hi All.
>>
>> Need some help.
>>
>> Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
>> click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
>> haywire.
>>
>> I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
>> wrong with my board.
>>
>> I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
>> my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
>> sounds.
>>
>> Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
>> gone.
>>
>> I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
>> have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.
>>
>> In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
>> boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
>> the bad chip.
>>
>> Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
>> it is a bad power supply.
>>
>> Tnx all!!
>
>

 

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do you have a scope? can you check the power for ripple?

<ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Done..
>
> all voltsages seem to be correct..
>
> next??
>
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:40:04 -0400, "Chuk" <chuk@ourcade.com> wrote:
>
>>Check your AR board.
>>
>><ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>>news9i9i1d2pph25do1nfctd04hrgkc45qvq8@4ax.com...
>>> Hi All.
>>>
>>> Need some help.
>>>
>>> Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
>>> click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
>>> haywire.
>>>
>>> I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
>>> wrong with my board.
>>>
>>> I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
>>> my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
>>> sounds.
>>>
>>> Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
>>> gone.
>>>
>>> I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
>>> have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.
>>>
>>> In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
>>> boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
>>> the bad chip.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
>>> it is a bad power supply.
>>>
>>> Tnx all!!
>>
>>
>

 

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Hi,

Have you tried changing the big blue?

Mark Capps

Steve Muccione wrote:
> do you have a scope? can you check the power for ripple?
>
> <ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:v9s9i158lj9spa9tok8q6d83aemc2h9hhp@4ax.com...
>
>>Done..
>>
>>all voltsages seem to be correct..
>>
>>next??
>>
>>On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:40:04 -0400, "Chuk" <chuk@ourcade.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Check your AR board.
>>>
>>><ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>>>news9i9i1d2pph25do1nfctd04hrgkc45qvq8@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>>Hi All.
>>>>
>>>>Need some help.
>>>>
>>>>Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
>>>>click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
>>>>haywire.
>>>>
>>>>I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
>>>>wrong with my board.
>>>>
>>>>I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
>>>>my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
>>>>sounds.
>>>>
>>>>Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
>>>>gone.
>>>>
>>>>I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
>>>>have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.
>>>>
>>>>In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
>>>>boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
>>>>the bad chip.
>>>>
>>>>Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
>>>>it is a bad power supply.
>>>>
>>>>Tnx all!!
>>>
>>>
>
>

 

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Thnaks mark..

I was waiting for someone to bring that up.

Ordered the big blue a few days ago.,,its a 29000yf 15v cap. Should
be here later this week.

I am sure this HAS to be the reason its grying my boards.

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:22:16 -0700, big dog <catfishh@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Have you tried changing the big blue?
>
>Mark Capps
>
>Steve Muccione wrote:
>> do you have a scope? can you check the power for ripple?
>>
>> <ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:v9s9i158lj9spa9tok8q6d83aemc2h9hhp@4ax.com...
>>
>>>Done..
>>>
>>>all voltsages seem to be correct..
>>>
>>>next??
>>>
>>>On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:40:04 -0400, "Chuk" <chuk@ourcade.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Check your AR board.
>>>>
>>>><ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>>>>news9i9i1d2pph25do1nfctd04hrgkc45qvq8@4ax.com...
>>>>
>>>>>Hi All.
>>>>>
>>>>>Need some help.
>>>>>
>>>>>Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
>>>>>click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
>>>>>haywire.
>>>>>
>>>>>I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
>>>>>wrong with my board.
>>>>>
>>>>>I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
>>>>>my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
>>>>>sounds.
>>>>>
>>>>>Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
>>>>>gone.
>>>>>
>>>>>I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
>>>>>have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.
>>>>>
>>>>>In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
>>>>>boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
>>>>>the bad chip.
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
>>>>>it is a bad power supply.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tnx all!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>

 

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that'll cause ripple for sure...

<ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:j62ci1tncqsgfunt21vmpsfnvp5jf8bgdd@4ax.com...
> Thnaks mark..
>
> I was waiting for someone to bring that up.
>
> Ordered the big blue a few days ago.,,its a 29000yf 15v cap. Should
> be here later this week.
>
> I am sure this HAS to be the reason its grying my boards.
>
> On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:22:16 -0700, big dog <catfishh@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Have you tried changing the big blue?
>>
>>Mark Capps
>>
>>Steve Muccione wrote:
>>> do you have a scope? can you check the power for ripple?
>>>
>>> <ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:v9s9i158lj9spa9tok8q6d83aemc2h9hhp@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>>Done..
>>>>
>>>>all voltsages seem to be correct..
>>>>
>>>>next??
>>>>
>>>>On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:40:04 -0400, "Chuk" <chuk@ourcade.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Check your AR board.
>>>>>
>>>>><ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>news9i9i1d2pph25do1nfctd04hrgkc45qvq8@4ax.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi All.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Need some help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
>>>>>>click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
>>>>>>haywire.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
>>>>>>wrong with my board.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
>>>>>>my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
>>>>>>sounds.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
>>>>>>gone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
>>>>>>have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
>>>>>>boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
>>>>>>the bad chip.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
>>>>>>it is a bad power supply.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tnx all!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>

 

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I would put some Bacon and eggs on it.That way you can have breakfast while
it's doing all that frying.
<ArcadeNO@SPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
news9i9i1d2pph25do1nfctd04hrgkc45qvq8@4ax.com...
> Hi All.
>
> Need some help.
>
> Previously working gravitar..I turned it on one day, and I hear this
> click-click-click sound. Turned out to be the coin mechs going
> haywire.
>
> I removed the board, put it into my space duel..same thing. Something
> wrong with my board.
>
> I won a working gravitar boardset on Ebay...got it and installed it in
> my space duel...ran perfectly. Installed it into my gravitar, weird
> sounds.
>
> Removed it, put it back into my space duel, same sounds. Board #2 is
> gone.
>
> I suspect it could be a bad power supply./...maybe the big blue???? I
> have a new cap on order..should be here in a week.
>
> In the meantime, I will be swapping all roms, etc with my black widow
> boardset and plug it into my space duel to see if I can narrow down
> the bad chip.
>
> Anyone have any suggerstion on why these boards blew? AGain..I think
> it is a bad power supply.
>
> Tnx all!!