Re: First Project Pin - Robocop

I hate replying to my own post but I've gotten a bit further along. I
tracked the switch problem to a header, it was either dirty or intermitant,
and now I can actually play the game. Now to figure out the sound and
display problems.

Bill


"Bill" <fred_barney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pF9bf.4361$dU6.3636@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Picked up my free, please get it the hell out of my basement, Robocop pin
> today. First newbie impressions, playfield has some wear mostly toward
the
> top bumpers, backglass looks good with a minor scratch a bit of bubbling.
> Pin starts up but the voice is garbled. Lower display is dead and upper
one
> is good but intermittent, seems to have a bad cable end on the cpu side I
> can wiggle it and get the upper display to work. I can't start a game,
the
> credit button doesn't seem to work. In test mode the tones come out of
the
> speakers fine and sol does the music but no voice. Flippers work but the
> right one doesn't want to return after you let off the button. I'm
getting
> a 'bad switch' message but with the lower display out I don't know which
> one, I suspect it's the credit button but it could be another one in the
> same section of the switch matrix which could foul up the credit switch.
> Miscellaneous lights out, found a nearly full box of 44 lamps inside the
pin
> but most of the playfield ones seem to be plug-in, no tools though, darn.
> Many of the plastic 'tops', the covers over bumpers and such, are broken
at
> the ball edges but the ramps seem good. RUST RUST RUST, I've never seen
an
> electronic item with so much rust in it. Lamp sockets, ground boards and
> almost anything metal has a film of rust on it. I'm wondering if the CPU
> and audio boards ground through the back plate at all since it has so much
> rust on it. To top it off someone in its past hand painted the outside of
> the cab black and added red and yellow stripes, talk about UGLY. I'm
going
> try to see if I can strip off the paint to see what's left of the original
> artwork, some still shows through. If that doesn't work at least I can
> paint it black again even if it doesn't have to designs and lettering.
All
> in all I think its in good shape, just have to get it working ;) Looks
like
> it'll be a fun game for the kids to play too.
>
> Any suggestions on the sound or display problems problem?
>
> Bill
>
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