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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: October 19, 2018, 10:09:53 PM »Dang! The longest WIP ever... but this comes to the end.... really nice!Yes long wip, almost 9 years but more than 6 years waiting for the sideart...
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: October 19, 2018, 07:35:21 PM »
New step yesterday, swapping back R68 & R68 and crossing finger to have all colors.
now I adjust the green pot.
Better now
I need to fix the top of my home made bezel and adjust the picture on the screen (X size) but the end is near !!!
Still sound issue of course.
now I adjust the green pot.
Better now
I need to fix the top of my home made bezel and adjust the picture on the screen (X size) but the end is near !!!
Still sound issue of course.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: October 15, 2018, 10:49:11 PM »
Last week I decided to do another test, I was advised to try is to modify the deflection board.
The purpuse is to swap two of the color signals. swap the red and green going to the tube, and if i don"t have green on the tube, the conclusion is there this is the tube.
So I must to lift the left sides of R67 and R68 and cross them
And ....
GREEN :::::
Of course colors are not so accurate I do not touch the pot, I touch nothing to tell the truth.
So very good news finally it is not the tube, but I don"t know why and i am afraid of touch anything now.
The purpuse is to swap two of the color signals. swap the red and green going to the tube, and if i don"t have green on the tube, the conclusion is there this is the tube.
So I must to lift the left sides of R67 and R68 and cross them
And ....
GREEN :::::
Of course colors are not so accurate I do not touch the pot, I touch nothing to tell the truth.
So very good news finally it is not the tube, but I don"t know why and i am afraid of touch anything now.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: October 15, 2018, 10:44:08 PM »
Little update :
After a lot of work on the HV board, still nothing, so I decided to send it to someone who could find the issue and repair it.
The result is beautiful, better than a new one really awesome
Before
After it worth every $
In the meantime I installed a fan in the cockpit.
And try to fix the sound issue too find a tms5220 - speech synthesizer used in a few atari games - with some broken leg but still no sound after socketed and replace, I do the same with the TL084"s on the pcb board. not better some popping sound sometimes it depends how was the pcb in the interconnect board.
So after power on still on color missing
Unable to find the settings with the pot to have all the colors without seeing vectors
At this point after all this time, I thought I had a issue on one gun on the Amplione, the green, and the only last solution was to try to rejuvinate it.
Before I check all that I could. continuity, bad contact on main harness betwween the PCB and the deflection board and I went to Atariland to test my game Pcb in another Cab.. the PCB is working fine.
Still One color missing, by why me !!!!!
After a lot of work on the HV board, still nothing, so I decided to send it to someone who could find the issue and repair it.
The result is beautiful, better than a new one really awesome
Before
After it worth every $
In the meantime I installed a fan in the cockpit.
And try to fix the sound issue too find a tms5220 - speech synthesizer used in a few atari games - with some broken leg but still no sound after socketed and replace, I do the same with the TL084"s on the pcb board. not better some popping sound sometimes it depends how was the pcb in the interconnect board.
So after power on still on color missing
Unable to find the settings with the pot to have all the colors without seeing vectors
At this point after all this time, I thought I had a issue on one gun on the Amplione, the green, and the only last solution was to try to rejuvinate it.
Before I check all that I could. continuity, bad contact on main harness betwween the PCB and the deflection board and I went to Atariland to test my game Pcb in another Cab.. the PCB is working fine.
Still One color missing, by why me !!!!!
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: April 11, 2018, 08:49:03 PM »yahouuuuu!
it's alive, congratulations
This grail is still in my most wanted cab list.
A new issue since my previous post, no picture, no neck glow.
obviously I did not work enough to have a working one
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: April 01, 2018, 10:49:51 AM »
It is a french one so it French Francs, it meens 2 x 1 franc for one play or 5 Francs for 3 - it was the price here for such cab in 80"s.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: April 01, 2018, 09:31:14 AM »Gorgeous !
Achievement done!
not yet
I understand the reputation of the amplifone now, it looks awesome during the intro !
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: April 01, 2018, 09:23:28 AM »
happy with that yes, but it is not over, I must fix the sound and before find the issue with the green. no real change with the pot.
and the good one
from here (http://www.aaarpinball.com/ASW/ASW.htm)
and the good one
from here (http://www.aaarpinball.com/ASW/ASW.htm)
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: March 31, 2018, 12:45:57 PM »
today it was the first time i saw this on my cockpit
Things done :
Rewire J105, and verify a lot of soldering, J103 for example.
but after that I only decide to move pot R79 & R76 for X and Y size.
But after shut down and power on another time to verify the test mode another half picture but horizontal this time.
Edit it's ok now explanation was bad soldering on Q5.
Things done :
Rewire J105, and verify a lot of soldering, J103 for example.
but after that I only decide to move pot R79 & R76 for X and Y size.
But after shut down and power on another time to verify the test mode another half picture but horizontal this time.
Edit it's ok now explanation was bad soldering on Q5.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: March 18, 2018, 11:30:58 AM »
yes this is the end, the end of the cosmetic parts, with the large T-molding on the top.
But before that, let's see if the huge work on the hand made bezel is well done.
It seems to be quite good, some nice reflexions isn't it ?
Can wait to see the whole picture !!
T-molding
And finally more than 7 years after picking up
But before that, let's see if the huge work on the hand made bezel is well done.
It seems to be quite good, some nice reflexions isn't it ?
Can wait to see the whole picture !!
T-molding
And finally more than 7 years after picking up
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: March 15, 2018, 07:44:04 PM »
Still half part of the picture, I am waiting for some components to try to fix it.
In the meantime, still small but time consuming part to do, the bezel, remember totally home made
on location to take and verify the size.
Finishing the work and paste the last part
A little few adjustment needed before close the cab
In the meantime, still small but time consuming part to do, the bezel, remember totally home made
on location to take and verify the size.
Finishing the work and paste the last part
A little few adjustment needed before close the cab
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: March 12, 2018, 03:24:42 PM »
Little progress after checking the deflexion board, the led is off now.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: March 12, 2018, 12:31:33 PM »
yes not easy to find one as I said at the beginning of this thread.
On Saturday with my friend Atarimania, It took 3 hours.
It is not perfect, difficult to perfectly center the side, but the result is great I think, I am not able to say how many hours i spend on this machine, but i am sure a lot.
After installing the t-molding
So I can really say : I save it !!
Time now to install everything else on the cockpit, monitor, PCb's etc.
Before I check the pictures I made in 2010 to install the monitor, and do the same, but it is not correct so i must flip it.
When I power on the first time i only have one basic dot on the center of the monitor, the PCB's game weren't powered properly.
After checking all voltage and little work on the power brick I finally have the PCB's game running.
Here is the status of the voltage on the J5 connector, game PCB's not plugged but everything else yes
I have this
Red lead to pins 1, 2, 3
Black lead to pins 4, 5
17 vdc unregulated so it is ok
Red lead to pin 6
42 v instead 36 a little high but it is without plug the pcb boards
Red lead to pin 8
Black lead to pin 9
I have 15 v instead of 6.3 vac
Red lead to pin 10
Black lead to Pin 14
5.15 v instead of 80vac I have no pin in 14 position.
Red lead to pin 11
Black lead to pin 13
28 v instead of 65vac
No sound, for that I test 2 years ago my PCB's on an upright cabinet, all seems working but without sound so it is not a surprise, this time I have the demo scene I think on a vertical line.
On Saturday with my friend Atarimania, It took 3 hours.
It is not perfect, difficult to perfectly center the side, but the result is great I think, I am not able to say how many hours i spend on this machine, but i am sure a lot.
After installing the t-molding
So I can really say : I save it !!
Time now to install everything else on the cockpit, monitor, PCb's etc.
Before I check the pictures I made in 2010 to install the monitor, and do the same, but it is not correct so i must flip it.
When I power on the first time i only have one basic dot on the center of the monitor, the PCB's game weren't powered properly.
After checking all voltage and little work on the power brick I finally have the PCB's game running.
Here is the status of the voltage on the J5 connector, game PCB's not plugged but everything else yes
I have this
Red lead to pins 1, 2, 3
Black lead to pins 4, 5
17 vdc unregulated so it is ok
Red lead to pin 6
42 v instead 36 a little high but it is without plug the pcb boards
Red lead to pin 8
Black lead to pin 9
I have 15 v instead of 6.3 vac
Red lead to pin 10
Black lead to Pin 14
5.15 v instead of 80vac I have no pin in 14 position.
Red lead to pin 11
Black lead to pin 13
28 v instead of 65vac
No sound, for that I test 2 years ago my PCB's on an upright cabinet, all seems working but without sound so it is not a surprise, this time I have the demo scene I think on a vertical line.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: March 07, 2018, 08:41:08 AM »
thank you all for your message.
No not drastic and I think it is Under the reality, it is unbeliveable to act like this with a customer, it's too easy to write a message to show compassion while it is not,
And I received nothing from TOG (coupon or nothing else)
Here is the status today before applying the sideart I hope before the end of this week.
No not drastic and I think it is Under the reality, it is unbeliveable to act like this with a customer, it's too easy to write a message to show compassion while it is not,
And I received nothing from TOG (coupon or nothing else)
Here is the status today before applying the sideart I hope before the end of this week.
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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: 1983 Cockpit Star Wars ^¨^
« on: March 01, 2018, 05:25:32 PM »
I fix I think most of the link to have the old pictures on this tread, what an aventure !!