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Title: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: STEVESPEEZE on January 14, 2014, 05:21:10 am
I do a ram/rom test and it says ok..
you can see game displayed and running on screen... sound sounds like its resetting constantly.
Any idea?  i can get a vid of what its doing.


Title: Re: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: lesoleil70 on January 14, 2014, 05:08:07 pm
http://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/Z/Zaxxon.pdf (http://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/Z/Zaxxon.pdf)

try p 28


Title: Re: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: STEVESPEEZE on January 19, 2014, 11:50:18 pm
try what ? lol


Title: Re: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: knaagi on January 20, 2014, 01:32:26 am
Did you watch John´s videos? Maybe it´s just a connectivity problem with the edge connector.


Title: Re: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: iankellogg on January 21, 2014, 08:10:09 am
Try the edge connector. Check board for bad caps (especially on input power). Use DMM or logic probe to see if chip is Watchdog resetting.


Title: Re: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: STEVESPEEZE on January 23, 2014, 04:21:36 am
oo ok


Title: Re: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: John's Arcade on January 23, 2014, 09:40:05 am
I do a ram/rom test and it says ok..
you can see game displayed and running on screen... sound sounds like its resetting constantly.
Any idea?  i can get a vid of what its doing.


First things first...

Check the voltage. You need to make sure you have +5V.

Here's the Zaxxon pinout:

http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/spies.cgi?action=url&type=pinout&page=Zaxxon.txt

you need to put your DMM probes on A + C or 1 + 3 on the edge connector and see if you get +5V


Title: Re: Zaxxon Machine.. runs but keeps reset looping
Post by: STEVESPEEZE on January 24, 2014, 11:04:32 pm
yeah cuz the video is not resetting , it just sounds like the sound is looping