Re: Repair pointer (cinematronics, Ripoff)

From: Tom McClintock <tomm_at_bhpllc.com>
Date: Fri Feb 20 2009 - 13:58:19 EST

I never finished this. Anyone want to take a stab?
http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/cine/cine_faq_v096.pdf

The power supplies are easy to rebuild.

tm

Paul Linton wrote:
> I have a Ripoff machine thats been broke for a long while (8 or 9
> years). I need to get on fixing it. Way back then I thought someone(s)
> had put together some fairly detailed instructions for stepping through
> a repair process. I'm pretty confident that something in the monitor
> went out, but I wanted to see if I could debug the PS and the boardset
> first before (probably) paying someone to fix the monitor.
>
> Secondary - what is the best way to definitively ID the monitor/model?
> Did all of these games use the (Keltron?) monitor, I probably have that
> name wrong.
>
> Thirdly - I've seen a few repair blogs (well, at least one) where
> someone rebuilt practically everything on the power supply. I'm not a
> purist when it comes to power supplies - but I vaguely remember some
> oddball voltages on these beasts. Is that true and if so that's going
> to prevent any sort of conversion to a more modern PS, right?
>
> Thanks - Paul
>
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