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Magic...of the Mitch variety
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discharge three times with a minimum of 5 minutes in between better safe than sorry. Who you sending the chassis to?
I did, more than three times lol. And when the ht lead came off I touched it off the earth points directly just to be sure.
As to who I'm sending it to, well that would be myself
I have the chip swapped over, the appropriate resistor & cap too. I'll check today if it works, if not I'll just buy a new chassis & do a cap kit on it. 0 -
I hate to say it, but sometimes I amaze even myself
Surely not...
It couldn't be...
It actually worked! I was convinced it wouldn't work, as it's the most jury-rigged repair I'v ever done, putting used multi-legged chips into place isn't easy...I had to extend the socket for the chip with wires instead...but there you have it :cool: I'll still buy a brand new chip for it, as this one looks like it's been through the wars too (TDA1675A if anyone has one on a shelf)...but for now it's perfect. I won't use it too much like this, just incase, but I'm chuffed I know exactly what the prob was & how to fix it. Swapping the resistor & cap over were easy, but legs on chips tend bend when you remove them & become fragile, that's why I had to use wires, but it's not a permanent fix.
The monitor chassis
The behemoth that is...Namco System 22
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Just got three of them here - http://www.ges.cz/-tda1675a-ges05002377.html for under a tenner. My other screen is a Polo too so handy to have a few spares I guess. Thank god for old broken chassis with pillageable parts
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Excellent stuff dude. Did you give it a quick blast? Steering wheel and pedals ok? Hah bet you didn't want to turn it off! :pac:
Yep had a few laps to test everyhting out, it's all 100%. Something about arcade drivers that you can't get with a console...much like everything arcade etc.
While working on the RR cab, the little fella was playing Sunset Riders as is now "One of the best games he every played" So there you have it, the magic of cabs isn't lost on todays youngsters even...it's just places to go & play them are gatting rarer 
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I reckon the perfect companion to the RR cab is a Sega Rally cab, stand up to save space, if it exists.
Actually, there is a grotty Sega Rally sit down cab in Fingallians in Swords, not sure if its working, its in the Pool room of the place.
I wonder now, if you offered them a few bob would they sell it to you?
You could get a good price, not sure if they are terribly attached to it.
I don't know anyone there or I'd ask for you.
Kill for it myself but that would only end with my other testicle winding up in the same jar as the last one... 0 -
I reckon the perfect companion to the RR cab is a Sega Rally cab, stand up to save space, if it exists.
Actually, there is a grotty Sega Rally sit down cab in Fingallians in Swords, not sure if its working, its in the Pool room of the place.
I wonder now, if you offered them a few bob would they sell it to you?
You could get a good price, not sure if they are terribly attached to it.
I don't know anyone there or I'd ask for you.
Kill for it myself but that would only end with my other testicle winding up in the same jar as the last one...
Good suggestion that and urgh re: the last sentence. Feckin lunchtime now too. 0 -
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Wow! You made that seem almost too easy! Congrats. Looks beautiful.
That Namco System 22 board is bloody huge..and here's me thinking CPS2 was bad!
Not easy at all, intypical fashion the camera battery died when I was about to start documenting the repair. But rest assured, it took about 2 hours or soldering/desoldering/burning/pain & pins n needles...but it worked much to my own amazement. When the new chip lands, I'll desolder all of my repair & simply drop the chip into place and solder it up. I might cap the chassis too for the sake of it & it should be cool after that. Still can't believe there's a working RR cab in my shed :eek::p
But this excercise shows that you don't have to spend hundreds to get the experience. Thanks to Mitch, a very reasonable price, & a bit of effort...it's there for everyone. The only prob is room for most folks, but if you have the space, do it!
Edit - The size of the game board took me by surprise too, it's absoloutely enourmous.0 -
While working on the RR cab, the little fella was playing Sunset Riders as is now "One of the best games he every played" So there you have it, the magic of cabs isn't lost on todays youngsters even...it's just places to go & play them are gatting rarer
Well you should know that I was Sunset Riders champion 2011 @ Retr0gamers house so if you need any tips then all you need to do is ask:pac:0 -
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