RE: New working Electrohome

Good to hear, it looked like a sync problem to me.

James H.

--- Dustin Holden <discuspro@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Everyone, I would like to say it is working!!!!
>
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2053188705_dd3c8dc315_b.jpg
>
> Thanks everybody! I cleaned the bottom of the pcb in
> case of any shorts and I also switched the sync switch
> on the board to 1. I must have switched it to 0 when
> I was working on it previously. Don't I feel stupid.
>
> -Dustin
>
> --- Dustin Holden <discuspro@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > No sadly I do not have another board that would work
> > with the monitor. I'm going to check everything on
> > the pcb.
> >
> > -Dustin
> >
> >
> > --- "James R. Twine" <jtwine@jrtwine.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If the turret is consistently split during game
> > > play, e.g. the base
> > > and the gun are always the same distance apart
> > from
> > > each other even as
> > > they move around the playfield, I would think a
> > > board problem. I take
> > > it you have no other boards to test the monitor
> > > with? :)
> > >
> > > Peace!
> > >
> > > -=- James R. Twine, (spam@jrtwine.com)
> > > http://www.jrtwine.com
> > > http://www.deletefxpfiles.com
> > > http://www.checkfavorites.com
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-rasterlist@vectorlist.org
> > > [mailto:owner-
> > > > rasterlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Dustin
> > > Holden
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:44 AM
> > > > To: rasterlist@vectorlist.org
> > > > Subject: RE: RASTER: New working Electrohome
> > > >
> > > > I will get a video later tonight. As for a
> > broken
> > > > neck board, this monitor was working perfectly
> > > before
> > > > I moved it to Zaxxon but, like I said, the game
> > it
> > > was
> > > > tested on was a horizontal side scroller game.
> > > >
> > > > As for a sync dip switch, I'll have to look and
> > > see
> > > > but right now I don't know if it has one or
> > where
> > > it
> > > > may be. I know where the two sets of dip
> > switches
> > > are
> > > > on the top pcb board.
> > > >
> > > > I noticed something that may make its behavior
> > > more
> > > > clear. When the game is playing it seems like
> > > items
> > > > are split. For example, in Zaxxon there is a
> > > tank/gun
> > > > looking thing that shoots at you. The top and
> > > bottom
> > > > parts a split apart and in different location
> > > onthe
> > > > screen. I know video would help describe this.
> > I
> > > > will make one later.
> > > >
> > > > -Dustin
> > > >
> > > > --- "James R. Twine" <jtwine@jrtwine.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Not sure if that is a +/- sync issue. When
> > I
> > > > > have had those kinds of
> > > > > issues (like with older Nintendo boards),
> > while
> > > the
> > > > > screen is drawn oddly,
> > > > > the colors were also futzed up as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > Dustin, can you get a video of the display?
> >
> > > A
> > > > > static picture does not
> > > > > tell us much... Also, everything else in the
> > > game
> > > > > seems to be correct
> > > > > (controls, sounds, etc.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Note that I think I have seen broken neck
> > > boards
> > > > > produce a similar kind
> > > > > of image before.
> > > > >
> > > > > Peace!
> > > > >
> > > > > -=- James R. Twine, (spam@jrtwine.com)
> > > > > http://www.jrtwine.com
> > > > > http://www.deletefxpfiles.com
> > > > > http://www.checkfavorites.com
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: owner-rasterlist@vectorlist.org
> > > > > [mailto:owner-
> > > > > > rasterlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of
> > James
> > > > > Hagen
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4:39 AM
> > > > > > To: rasterlist@vectorlist.org
> > > > > > Cc: Dustin Holden
> > > > > > Subject: Re: RASTER: New working Electrohome
> > > > > >
> > > > > > hmm, doesnt Zaxxon has a lone dip switch
> > > > > (separate from the 2
> > > > > > banks) for + vs - sync? I'm wondering if
> > > the
> > > > > wrong sync is your
> > > > > > problem...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > James H.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ---- Dustin Holden <discuspro@yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > Bought a complete working Electrohome G07.
> >
> > > The
> > > > > guys I
> > > > > > > bought it from showed me a perfect picture
> > > when
> > > > > they
> > > > > > > were testing it on a game of theirs, but
> > it
> > > was
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > horizontally running game.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I recently connected the monitor up to my
> > > Zaxxon
> > > > > > > putting the monitor in a vertical
> > position.
> > > The
> > > > > video
> > > > > > > is not upside down but it looks split
> > > somehow.
> > > > > Here
> > > > > > > is a picture:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2051809462_dad61a1b96_b.jpg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Something that is a little fishy is that
> > my
> > > > > previous
> > > > > > > monitor that I thought I messed a cap kit
> > on
> > > did
> > > > > > > something very similar only on 3/4 of the
> > > > > screen.
> > > > > > > Here's a pic of the previous one:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/1844170619_c62b78e191_b.jpg
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Both pictures look kinda split. Is this
> > > > > possibly a
> > > > > > > problem on the game pcb board or some
> > cable?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -Dustin
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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Received on Thu Nov 22 20:55:14 2007