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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2010, 11:05:07 PM »
while i'm at it, i'd like to add some molex connectors to my order as well. what is the standard size used on most arcade games? 0.062, 0.084 or 0.093?
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2010, 11:40:34 PM »

Depends on the game I think

Check out Bob Roberts, he has size comparisons:

http://www.therealbobroberts.net/conectas.html

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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2010, 02:09:55 PM »

a small package from the usa has arrived



in it, the parts needed to replace that burned connector



question: can i remove the pins from the connector without cutting the wires or is this the only option i have? i'm just asking because i don't want to shorten the original wiring ...

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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2010, 02:29:00 PM »
Just cut the wires, you are talking about 1 (one!) cm or so.  :roll: Or is your wire loom really short?

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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2010, 07:11:23 PM »

back to this one, finally found the time and quiet to tackle the problem :P

after some testing, i found out that the individual pins could easily be removed with the help of a sharp thin object



to make sure i don't confuse some of the wires, i labeled them individually



though just some of the pins were burned, i replaced all of them just to make sure. here's the new connector :arrow:



let's find out if the operation yielded the desired result - time to plug in the game!!!



YEAH BABY!!! the troubles in congo bongo country have been fixed, thx a lot to everyone who helped me out here! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2010, 09:10:39 AM »
to make sure i don't confuse some of the wires, i labeled them individually

smart thinking nr 1  ;)

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though just some of the pins were burned, i replaced all of them just to make sure.

smart thinking nr 2 :D

before you know it the others start to burn due to corosion/bad conductivity
did you clean the pins on the board too btw ?

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YEAH BABY!!! the troubles in congo bongo country have been fixed, thx a lot to everyone who helped me out here! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

the result of smart thinking 1 & 2  ;D
« Last Edit: August 21, 2010, 09:12:32 AM by Etienne [NL] »

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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2010, 09:16:47 AM »
did you clean the pins on the board too btw ?

thx etienne, sometimes i can be a smart thinker indeed ;D

as for the pins: are you talking about the ones where the new connector plugs onto? if that's the case, then the answer is YES, I CLEANED THEM!
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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #22 on: August 21, 2010, 09:22:54 AM »
Yes the ones that the plug on to, the new are ok i persume  :D

very good my friend  ;)

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Re: Trouble in Congo Bongo Country
« Reply #23 on: August 30, 2010, 06:25:33 PM »
Nice to see your board working Ully! I must play Congo Bongo, i have never had the luck to see that game here!
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