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« on: December 07, 2014, 02:24:01 pm »

Bought me an Atari fire truck that wasn't working but the seller is convinces it will startup with a little work. Anyone else done this battle before? Where do I start?
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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 05:52:55 pm »

Power it up and see what's happens!
There is where I should start!!
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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 06:49:13 pm »

Maybe you should check the power supply voltages first. Look over the boards for any damage or loose chips before you accidentally fry it.

I wonder if any of these have ever caught fire, that would be ironic.

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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2014, 06:18:12 am »

Bought me an Atari fire truck that wasn't working but the seller is convinces it will startup with a little work. Anyone else done this battle before? Where do I start?

I started with the power supply not working,  swapped it out with a known working one.
Then the monitor needed to be reflowed, mainly for the adjustment pots .
I have 8 of those boards not working and 3 that do.  one of the boards ended up in the smokey joe.
they do use a filter board but right now its running without it.
there is also a board behind the coindoor that handles the vol and shit, has a service switch .
make sure that's off.
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