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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Hi on July 23, 2011, 04:39:50 PM

Title: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Hi on July 23, 2011, 04:39:50 PM
Back in the past too, this time april 2005 ::)

I had just done a RT in Belgium to recover an Atari Breakout
picture from the seller  ;D
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/ljff_breakout3.jpg)

it was supposed to work but I had not tested on site

a few picture of the day
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/845h_dscf0017.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/qnvv_dscf0029.jpg)
Unfortunately I could not test it either at home because I had no place to store it , I had to leave for almost 2 years with a friend in a basement.

2 years after and a fist move, i get back the cab and finally can test it but it don't work. the PCB

when I started it the PCB has burnt out.  :'(

after several tries I was unable to repair the PCB

(http://)
since then I have recovered several PCB but without success. I still have to take care of it of course  :lol:

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/u18r_dscf0032.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/mc0d_dscf0259.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/vdoj_dscf0001.jpg)
(http://=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/ya3r_dscf0002.jpg)
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/uowe_dscf00011.jpg)
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/15g2_dscf00012.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/xtlk_dscf00013.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/wior_dscf0030.jpg)
Since 2006  the cab is waiting for a good PCB

A few weeks ago I received a new card that was supposed to work at least in attract mode

but not absolutely NOT :evil: nothing on the screen .. :shock:

today I decide to work on it  ;D
First, finding a good place to do that

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/8eiu_dsc_0058.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/hw32_dsc_0059.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/4qxp_dsc_0064.jpg)

and now it works !!!

no wall but i can play
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/kdvn_dsc_0060.jpg)
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/hztd_dsc_0061.jpg)
better & better

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/youm_dsc_0062.jpg)

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/jrl3_dsc_0063.jpg)

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: level42 on July 23, 2011, 04:41:59 PM
Great ! How did you fix the PCB's or did you just try some ?
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Hi on July 23, 2011, 04:47:28 PM
finally I thought I was lucky this time I played for a while but just after restarting the Cab nothing.
monitor is ok it was the PCB...
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/5uts_dsc_0073.jpg)
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Hi on July 23, 2011, 05:00:46 PM
Great ! How did you fix the PCB's or did you just try some ?

I have 7 PCB's, try all of them, some are modified like this one.
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/5klr_dscf0249.jpg)

cleaned the contacts and I made some small welds - the good one (only  for 30 minutes)  is oxidized
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: atarimania on July 23, 2011, 06:08:24 PM
7 PCB  :o :o
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Hi on July 23, 2011, 06:12:47 PM
one in the cab when I bought It

5 (one shot)  I bought in 2005 on ebay

another one this year

Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on July 23, 2011, 06:27:53 PM
damn, 7 boards and none working anymore  :(

better combine all those boards into one working one  ::)
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Superully on July 23, 2011, 06:35:43 PM
puh, gives me a lot of hope for mine :P
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: atarimania on July 23, 2011, 06:43:32 PM
better combine all those boards into one working one  ::)

Or change it with a PC + MAME....   No it's a Joke...... (not so good, I admit... :roll:)

This cabinet is a piece of videogame industry, the game made by Mister Jobs...
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on July 23, 2011, 06:47:00 PM
Looking at the board, it looks like the same technique as pong, which mean no mame...
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: Hi on July 23, 2011, 06:48:31 PM
damn, 7 boards and none working anymore  :(

better combine all those boards into one working one  ::)

I would like to be able to do that or find someone who can fix it

But with TTL huge time to do that.
Title: Re: Breakout & Patience
Post by: level42 on July 23, 2011, 07:20:48 PM
This cabinet is a piece of videogame industry, the game made by Mister Jobs...

If you still believe that you definitely need to read this:
http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=395

Mr. Jobs was (and still is) a master in business....not so much in technology.....as usual the technical guys end up with the least money.....

Also, the MAME rule is very simple: No processor, not in MAME. I'm sure Atarimania knew this, that's why he mentioned a (not so) good joke...