Re: who repairs tempests (d/fw area)? not sure if this got sent the first time!

Roger,

Have you checked your power on the Tempest PCB itself? Measured +5V on
the EPROMs? Does your monitor power up?

tom

Roger Smith wrote:
>
> I've been trying to troubleshoot my dang Tempest upright for waaaaay too
> long now, and I think it's finally time for me to call it quits and get
> someone who knows what the heck they're doing!
>
> the player select button LEDs aren't on, the game is dead, and the reset
> line functions from the reset button up to pin 1 of the inverter chip at E6,
> but is completely dead throughout the rest of the reset circuit. I've gotten
> help from RGVACers, replaced chips, studied the hell out of the schems, and
> checked everything I know to check with no luck. I'm wondering if the
> problem is just power related, but I can't seem to find what could be wrong
> there either. i'm trying to learn to do this repair stuff myself, but I'm in
> over my head at this point it seems.
>
> instead of going through the pain of removing the wiring harness and
> everything, is there anyone who would be interested in coming over to my
> place and taking a look at it for a reasonable fee? Or, I guess I could haul
> the whole machine to someone elses place. Whichever. If you are familiar
> with Tempest or good at repairing these games in general, let me know!
>
> Thanks,
> Roger
>
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Received on Fri Feb 20 17:37:13 2004