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General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: Belike on December 08, 2010, 06:36:26 PM

Title: Galaxian sound issue
Post by: Belike on December 08, 2010, 06:36:26 PM
There is a strange burr or growl or just we can say noise coming from my Galaxian.
It starts right away when I turn on the machine and it's there during gameplay as well.
By the way all sounds present, maybe just the "blow of the ship" missing, but I can't hear it clear from this loud noise.
Maybe the sound of the blowing of the ship stucked?
I tried to turn the potmeters, there are 2 of them, one in the pcb and one in the cabinet, they control the volume, but the strange noise still there.
Any ideas?
Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqGGVGnYGs4
One more question:
Is the Midway pcb could be replaced by a Namco in Galaxians without any problem or it has a different pinout?
Title: Re: Galaxian sound issue
Post by: level42 on December 08, 2010, 08:31:49 PM
Galaxian produces it's sounds with a number of 555 IC's. Could well be that one is defective or gets triggered continuously.

Not sure about the PCB's.
Title: Re: Galaxian sound issue
Post by: Belike on December 08, 2010, 08:51:00 PM
I found a section in the manuals, maybe it fits to this problem:
"There maybe a hissing noise in the sound which is usually remedied by changing the 470 uf capacitor,C37, next to the power supply!.
Title: Re: Galaxian sound issue
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on December 08, 2010, 09:09:18 PM
no no no no , he is just screaming for a new bezel  ;D
Title: Re: Galaxian sound issue
Post by: Belike on December 08, 2010, 09:57:35 PM
no no no no , he is just screaming for a new bezel  ;D
LOL, true! ;)
Let's see how he acts when he will get it! ;D
Title: Re: Galaxian sound issue
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on December 08, 2010, 10:13:49 PM
Just received the reprint today..

(http://www.opdenkelder.com/pics/galaxian/dhl.jpg)

Still not really satisfied, but i think its the material

ill try to get it to chrischris or gyruss in time, if not , then we will figure something out
Title: Re: Galaxian sound issue
Post by: Belike on December 08, 2010, 10:15:45 PM
Thanks a lot! ;)
Nice licence plates! ;D