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Title: New member : f4brice
Post by: f4brice on January 06, 2013, 06:31:38 PM
Hello.

I just registered here.
No (sticky) thread "present yourself here" was found, so this post is to introduce myself.

I'm Fabrice, 39 years old, living in France.
Some of you may already know me, I'm present on the french gamoover.net forum.
No, I won't tell you I'm an arcade addict, you already guessed it !
I own about 10 ~  15 arcade games + some PCBs.
To be honest, I confess I prefer/spend more time repairing my games than playing !
I know it's crazy, but that's me...

Some of my games :


I'm currently little busy, preparing my wedding (april).  ;D
I wish you a happy new year 2013 !

EDIT: forgot my Missile Command cabinet...
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Digimon on January 06, 2013, 06:52:55 PM
Hi F4brice!

a warm welcome here!!

I think most of us are collecting and repairing ;D  and sometimes playing to see the result of the repair.

and what a nice collection you have!!!!!!!!


Cu
Digi
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: DarthNuno on January 06, 2013, 07:24:59 PM
Oh my god, F4BRICE is here! Wow, a warm warm warm welcome to the one of the most talented & skilled electronic technician around!
Your pcb restorations are just stunning! It's really great to have you also here!
Thanks for your presentation!

Hey, you didn't mentioned your famous work done on the Gee Bee, right here (http://www.gamoover.net/Forums/index.php?topic=21744.0)!
I'm jealous about your VECTORBEAM Speed Freak!  :P If one day you want to sell it  ::) :P

All my best for your wedding to come... and officially Welcome to DFL/ALS!  :)

 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: level42 on January 06, 2013, 07:53:01 PM
Yeah, welcome and nice list of games !
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Love on January 06, 2013, 09:30:55 PM
Welcome! And congrats on the wedding coming up!
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Q*ris on January 06, 2013, 10:16:58 PM
Welcome here, f4brice!
Congrats on the collection, specially on the Missile-X, I just love Taito's aggressive and cool looking artworks  ;)
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Muerto on January 06, 2013, 10:20:08 PM
Another tech phreak! Great!! And welcome here, i hope you enjoy your stay!
Btw, some one had to say it (guess its me again  :D) any chance of a picture or 10 of your machines?? :D
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: scr33n on January 06, 2013, 10:26:37 PM
Welcome f4brice !!! Cool collection  8)

... and yes, we love pics pics pics pics pics !!!

 :spaceace:
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on January 06, 2013, 10:43:07 PM
Welcome here !

And indeed ; pics pics pics plz  :D
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: anunaki on January 06, 2013, 10:48:36 PM
Welcome, bienvenu 8)
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: jcp on January 06, 2013, 10:55:06 PM
Hello Fabrice,

congrats for the coming wedding and  welcome here ;).
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: ataritoobin on January 06, 2013, 11:37:20 PM
Welcome!  I've seen your work over there (I'm a lurker over there)- very nice, very good taste in games  :)!
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: kroustibat on January 07, 2013, 08:01:56 PM
welcome to the one of gamoover tech master :)

and congrats for your wedding
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: f4brice on January 08, 2013, 08:30:06 AM
Here are some pictures...  :)

Missile Command :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/l1es_20120213_220339_5892_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/l1es_20120213_220339_5892_img.jpg)

Missile Command PCB repairing : dumping fuse-PROM @ L6
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/ltjs_20120213_185623_5886_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/ltjs_20120213_185623_5886_img.jpg)

Missile Command PCB repairing : logic analyzer in action...
(stupid old 2732 EPROM that have a 1-day data life !!!)
Home-made PCB is some electronic tool to have analyzer trigger at some point in the 6502 code execution without monitoring the address bus (not enough analyzer channels).
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/u6x0_20120729_131401_6768_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/u6x0_20120729_131401_6768_img.jpg)


Other pictures to come  :arrow: ...
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: level42 on January 08, 2013, 09:44:14 AM
Mmm, nice hardcore tech :)

Looks like you need a Fluke 9010/9100 ;)
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: f4brice on January 08, 2013, 10:21:47 PM
SEGA Space Ship (Space Wars clone) :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/lz71_20091128_222758_6708_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/lz71_20091128_222758_6708_img.jpg)

PCB view :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/k91p_20091229_184220_6795_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/k91p_20091229_184220_6795_img.jpg)

PCB being fixed :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/99im_20100325_000920_7560_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/99im_20100325_000920_7560_img.jpg)

A friend gave me those "4 bit hex display" DIL311 from Texas Instrument  :-*
They're connected to the 3 x 4-bits-latches of CCPU's main accumulator "A"

Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Love on January 10, 2013, 02:43:26 PM
Quote from: f4brice on January 08, 2013, 10:21:47 PM
SEGA Space Ship (Space Wars clone) :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/lz71_20091128_222758_6708_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/lz71_20091128_222758_6708_img.jpg)

PCB view :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/k91p_20091229_184220_6795_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/k91p_20091229_184220_6795_img.jpg)

PCB being fixed :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/99im_20100325_000920_7560_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/99im_20100325_000920_7560_img.jpg)

A friend gave me those "4 bit hex display" DIL311 from Texas Instrument  :-*
They're connected to the 3 x 4-bits-latches of CCPU's main accumulator "A"



Wow. Just wow.
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Muerto on January 10, 2013, 02:48:58 PM
Never seen that one before...
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/lz71_20091128_222758_6708_img.jpg)

That is so cool!!! wow!
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/99im_20100325_000920_7560_img.jpg)
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: f4brice on January 10, 2013, 09:13:29 PM
Let's continue with pictures !  ;)

TAITO Missile-X :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/qtjn_20100513_235400_8116_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/qtjn_20100513_235400_8116_img.jpg)

PCB is a TTL-only board. There's no CPU.
This is my biggest TTL-only board !
All chips references where obfuscated using "heavy duty" black pen.
Small boards on the left are analog sound boards.
Board with heat sink is power regulator.

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/zdb7_20100513_144334_8091_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/zdb7_20100513_144334_8091_img.jpg)

Board(s) being repaired (as usual) :

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/thumbnails/1rjd_20100524_115846_8204_img.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr/visu.php?url=http://img2.uplood.fr/free/1rjd_20100524_115846_8204_img.jpg)
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: level42 on January 10, 2013, 09:16:32 PM
Flashy those hex displays. Any serious use or just flashy.... ? :)
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Muerto on January 10, 2013, 09:19:23 PM
Wauw! i think Alpha1 would be all over this one!!!

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/qtjn_20100513_235400_8116_img.jpg)


!!! youre a tech wizard!!!
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/1rjd_20100524_115846_8204_img.jpg)
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on January 11, 2013, 07:16:13 AM
Quote
(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/1rjd_20100524_115846_8204_img.jpg)

Me like the testrig !  :D
Title: Re: New member : f4brice
Post by: Laszo on January 11, 2013, 07:04:31 PM
Hi welcome,

Interesting pcb and powerboard. Powerboard and sound prints look a lot like what I have in my rare logi tec space invaders..... Sure it comes from the same designhouse/factory.