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Title: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 11, 2014, 03:15:42 pm I just picked up a Pac Man upright this weekend. It's in great shape but isn't working. Looks like the manual references both types of boards for schematics, wiring, etc. Is there a relatively easy way to tell if your pcb is "A" or "B" quality?
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: iankellogg on May 11, 2014, 08:42:27 pm as far as I can tell from research it has to do with the custom IC's. Does your board have daughter boards. if so its a B.
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: John's Arcade on May 11, 2014, 09:34:46 pm as far as I can tell from research it has to do with the custom IC's. Does your board have daughter boards. if so its a B. Basically, NAMCO made a custom chip for the Pac-Man board to prevent piracy, etc. And, well, I think Bally ran out of them and reverse engineered it and replaced it with all those parts on the daughterboard. I am not sure if that makes it an A or B though. The board itself is technically the same, it's just that one chip. Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 12, 2014, 06:51:48 am Thanks! I'm probably going to have it tested at least. It has 2 daughter boards.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 12, 2014, 10:54:08 am John, do you have a reputable person who tests and repairs pcb's at a reasonable price?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: John's Arcade on May 12, 2014, 11:29:28 am John, do you have a reputable person who tests and repairs pcb's at a reasonable price? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I don't. You can try Adam here but he is always booked up: http://www.onecircuit.com/ Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 12, 2014, 11:57:42 am Thanks!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: iankellogg on May 12, 2014, 12:55:43 pm I do boards cheap. At the moment I only ask for shipping to be paid. As far as I know Adam is no longer taking repairs.
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 12, 2014, 03:00:32 pm Why don't you charge?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: iankellogg on May 12, 2014, 06:31:33 pm One because it's john's forum and I give deals to people here and two because I'm still a nobody in the repair world. As far as pac man is concerned I can just trade you my spare working board and keep your broken one.
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 12, 2014, 08:18:01 pm That's cool. Well, I don't know if mine is broken yet. I need to replace fuses, check the power supply, then make sure there are no unwired parts. This thing sat in a garage for 15 years.
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 12, 2014, 08:19:30 pm It'll be a couple of weeks before I can get to it, but I'll contact you as soon as I've eliminated the other possibilities.
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: iankellogg on May 13, 2014, 07:09:57 am sure thing.
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 13, 2014, 09:35:49 am Where can I get anti-static packing for shipping back and forth?
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: iankellogg on May 13, 2014, 10:59:24 am Ebay has been kind to me for that.
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: Bach730 on May 13, 2014, 01:02:42 pm I'll check. Thanks again!
Title: Re: Pac-Man PCB quality "A" vs. "B" Post by: P-feif on August 20, 2014, 04:32:13 pm I've been able to get the anti stactic packing at UPS or any other shipping store for that matter.
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