Re: Battlezone Help (game fixed)

For the manual go to:

http://www.gamearchive.com/video/manufacturer/atari/vector/html/battlezone.html

Scott

Eddie Pettit wrote:

> >Flip the "test mode" switch on the inside of the coin door (top, but the
> >hinge) and see what that says. I'll be you'll see an "M" (or is it an
> >"L" or "H"?) to the right of center of the screen-- this says the
> >mathbox is having problems...
>
> It has an L.
>
> >Ahhh, sounds like the dreaded "mathbox cold solder joints" problem to
> >me. The Battlezone main board and "mathbox" board are joined by a
> >kind-of primative ribbon cable. Remove the boards and resolder all the
> >pins on the boards that the cable connects to. Should fix the problem,
> >if it doesn't you might need to go through and remove/replace the
> >socketed chips on the mathbox board.
>
> OK...it's fixed....I removed the cable connecting the 2 boards and made sure
> all of the wires were still connected. And then reseated the connectors and
> 'viola' it works!
>
> Thanks for all the responses...my game is now working again!
>
> BTW, does anyone know where I can get a manual and schematics? Are there
> any posted on the web?
>
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Received on Tue Feb 3 20:16:08 1998