http://assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=119754#post119754 As mentioned there I just got my second arcade in, this time its one I actually wanted! Its the British version of Biohazard Gun Survivor 2. Unfortunatley when we got it, I plugged it in not knowing you werent supposed to do that and the right side monitor isnt functioning. I called the distributor and he let me know that thats a no no, and that they tested it before it went out on the truck. So apparently I did something wrong. Anyway the Transformer is getting power, but its not going anywhere past that. The monitor is making a clicking noise from the transformer as well (a lot like this post - http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.arcade.collecting/browse_thread/thread/76184a9bf4b9f31f/cc00debf883845b9?lnk=st&q=Hantarex+polo&rnum=4&hl=en#cc00debf883845b9 ) Thats the exact monitor too, and same problem. So does anyone have any suggestions?
Warm it up and see if that helps; if it does then the solution would be to resolder all the large joints on the neck board (discharge the CRT before you do this, they can store a very large amount of charge which goes some way past fatal) as it would indicate an intermittent connection somewhere caused by thermal shock. Stone
Holy goofballs...Alright heres the whole story..... I got the Biohazard Arcade. Monitor is DOA. I finally arrange it so that Ill go to a "local" -- See 50 min drive -- shop to get it fixed. They finally fix it, it works. Great! I take it back, put it in the machine.....DEAD. What the hell? So I call up and they ask if the guy had it set to 110v...Now..The monitors in this machine are the only 220v things inside it.. So factor in the following: The power was wired like SHIT with exposed wires everywhere with half ass splices. The Euro plug they used (shucko) WAS NOT grounded. The Step down converter they had was 1500 watts, the machine uses 550. Now I find out that the god damn monitors CAN SWITCH TO 110VOLTS! What in the flying hell!!! You would think that an arcade company would realize that they didnt need to spend 150$ on a god damn step down converter because THE ONLY THING IN THE CAB THAT NEEDS IT CAN RUN ON USA ELECTRICITY!!!1 Arghh! Man Sorry but this whole thing has me just so...anoyed. Especially how they tried to make like the monitor breaking was my fault. So the horizontal is dead again, Im probably gonna take it back to that shop, have em fix it. Then im putting both of them on 110V, getting rid of the step down and pluggin it in directly. Ill update as the saga continues.
Most arcade vendors don't know shit about electrics. I would (if the monitor is good) redo all the electrics proper. Make sure all is grounded properly, with correct fuses. You really need to get one of those $15 test jamma boards. Namco makes one.
Err, you WANT your step-down to be ABOVE the power rating that you need!!! Very simple electrics, that Oh, speaking of which.... you run on 110V right? So how does plugging a 110V source into a 230V appliance break it? It just means it doesn't have ENOUGH power... like when your walkman batteries go flat. It is nowhere near as bad as the other way round! Ahh yes, that's always fun! Not all monitors or PSUs can do dual voltage - they probably have loads so don't check. How did it go?
Saga continues! Everything works on 110 except the sound, oddly enough. Anyone have any more info on this? A clue perhaps as to whats requiring 220 still? Finally getting the monitor looked at again by a friend. Hooked up a computer monitor to it and it works fine. Its definitely the monitor.
Maybe the speakers are just bad. Get a cheap pair of computer speakers/headphones and splice them into the sound lines to see if you get anything out of them.
Is the actual power supply in the cabinet rated as multivoltage? If it isn't and you run the system for any pronounced amount of time your going to end up killing the Naomi Motherboard and the game cart.
