Re: VECTOR: Asteroids with no video
Mark Davidson <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:12:44 -0400
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_luyeMS3NKz49MwrRneQBfw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >> I'll give you an empty Asteroids cabinet if you will just remove the innards from that abomination Yea, I thought the 80s Ops converted vector gams to raster ones, not the other way around :-) -=Mark=- Kirby G wrote: >Dude, I'll give you an empty Asteroids cabinet if you will just remove the >innards from that abomination. What is that, a Bump n' Jump or Journey >conversion? > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sir Poonga" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:31 AM >Subject: VECTOR: Asteroids with no video > > > > >>Hello all. I've been researching this over the last several weeks, I >>finally found this place :) I picked up an asteroids game for free :) >> >> >Just > > >>no video, everything else seems to work. >> >>It's a WG 19V2000 monitor. >>The problem is the F100 fuse blows right away when the monitor is powered >>up. >> >>I've been asking around and apparently this is a common problem with the >>19V2000? And that I'd need a rebuild kit. Looks up prices, bought the >> >> >kit > > >>and a new big blue form Bob Roberts. Even if this doesn't fix the >> >> >problem > > >>it is for the good :) I also hear it might be a bad HV diode?? >> >>Either way this requires dicharging the monitor which is something I don't >>want to do on my own. So I am thinking about calling a local tv repair >>place. Good idea? >>What type of things should I ask? I know that the monitor needs to be >>discharged slowly as to not blow the HV diode. A TV repair person would >>have a good discharging tool, right? >>Do you need to discharge with the chassis pcb still plugged into the HV >>circuit and such? >>I hope the TV repair person would put in the 4 caps of the rebuild kit >> >> >that > > >>go on the HV circuit. I would feel safer for myself then. I can handle >> >> >the > > >>rest. >> >>All I have done so far is take the monitor out of the cabinet and test to >>make sure the voltages going to the monitor are within tolerances. So far >>everything checks out. >> >>The other possibility is could something be wrong with the game PCB to >> >> >cause > > >>this problem? >> >>Pics >>http://photobucket.com/albums/v472/SirPoonga/asteroids/ >> >>Ultimately if I get this going I might try and find a robotron cocktail >>cabinet or make one. I'd rather have a cocktail table as that is less >>intrusive in an apartment. And since I don't have an original cabinet >>anyway I wouldn't feel bad about getting rid of it. >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >- > > >>** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at >> >> >http://www.vectorlist.org > > >>** Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to >> >> >[email protected] > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at http://www.vectorlist.org >** Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to [email protected] > > > > > --Boundary_(ID_luyeMS3NKz49MwrRneQBfw) Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <br> >> I'll give you an empty Asteroids cabinet if you will just remove the innards from that abomination<br> <br> Yea, I thought the 80s Ops converted vector gams to raster ones, not the other way around :-)<br> <br> -=Mark=-<br> <br> <br> Kirby G wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid00a501c58bc0$3488f620$0300a8c0@compaq5714"> <pre wrap="">Dude, I'll give you an empty Asteroids cabinet if you will just remove the innards from that abomination. What is that, a Bump n' Jump or Journey conversion? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sir Poonga" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]"><[email protected]></a> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]"><[email protected]></a> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:31 AM Subject: VECTOR: Asteroids with no video </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hello all. I've been researching this over the last several weeks, I finally found this place :) I picked up an asteroids game for free :) </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->Just </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">no video, everything else seems to work. It's a WG 19V2000 monitor. The problem is the F100 fuse blows right away when the monitor is powered up. I've been asking around and apparently this is a common problem with the 19V2000? And that I'd need a rebuild kit. Looks up prices, bought the </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->kit </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">and a new big blue form Bob Roberts. Even if this doesn't fix the </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->problem </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">it is for the good :) I also hear it might be a bad HV diode?? Either way this requires dicharging the monitor which is something I don't want to do on my own. So I am thinking about calling a local tv repair place. Good idea? What type of things should I ask? I know that the monitor needs to be discharged slowly as to not blow the HV diode. A TV repair person would have a good discharging tool, right? Do you need to discharge with the chassis pcb still plugged into the HV circuit and such? I hope the TV repair person would put in the 4 caps of the rebuild kit </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->that </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">go on the HV circuit. I would feel safer for myself then. I can handle </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->the </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">rest. All I have done so far is take the monitor out of the cabinet and test to make sure the voltages going to the monitor are within tolerances. So far everything checks out. The other possibility is could something be wrong with the game PCB to </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->cause </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">this problem? Pics <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://photobucket.com/albums/v472/SirPoonga/asteroids/">http://photobucket.com/albums/v472/SirPoonga/asteroids/</a> Ultimately if I get this going I might try and find a robotron cocktail cabinet or make one. I'd rather have a cocktail table as that is less intrusive in an apartment. And since I don't have an original cabinet anyway I wouldn't feel bad about getting rid of it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->- </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vectorlist.org">http://www.vectorlist.org</a> </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">** Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Unsubscribe, subscribe, or view the archives at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vectorlist.org">http://www.vectorlist.org</a> ** Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> </pre> </blockquote> <p><table width="100%" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><tr><td width="100%"><a href="http://msgtag.com/?source=ffooter"><img src="http://img.msgtag.com/aggix/CjmggEulk/zgahAz/kFwqrao/Cb/lwu.gif" border="0"></a> has notified the sender that this message has been received.</td></tr></table><p></body> </html> --Boundary_(ID_luyeMS3NKz49MwrRneQBfw)--