Re: TECH: Tempest & Multigame

I just fixed my Tempest yesterday with a similar problem.

I replaced the IC socket sandwiched between the mult game
PCB and the main socket soldered to the game PCB.

Has anyone found a 20 pin inline connector that can
be soldered to the main PCB that will accept the
header style pins used on the multi game ?

I also have a beta version of the Asteroids score saver
that has intermittent problems caused by this same setup.

Todd

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher X. Candreva" <chris@westnet.com>
To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: TECH: Tempest & Multigame

> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Marlin Bates wrote:
>
> > some problems with it. It comes up fine and selects games without a
> > problem, but when I play for awhile (5-10 minutes) it starts drawing
> > odd vectors, lines become wrong. If I continue to play, the playfield
> > blanks and then re-draws when I die, only to freak out again.
>
> I recall having a similar problem, however I can't for the life of me
> remember what the cause was. I'm guessing some sort of loose wire though.
>
> Let me check the instructions tonight, see if that reminds me.
>
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