The timing of the pulse generated by the 555 is created by the timer chip itself (the 555), and controlled by the associated resistor(s) and capacitor(s) in that circuit.
If the replacement of the 555 did not fix the issue, try replacing the caps to pins 5 and 6 of that chip, and measure the resistors in that blanking circuit attached to the 555. Check the schematics for proper parts number and values.
According to the MPU schematics scan of Pharaoh, the resistors are R21, R22, R23, and the caps are C17 and C31.
Can someone verify what capacitor is at c17? My schematic scan (Thanks Kevin!) is a little smudged for that part, I think it reads Capacitor Ceramic .01MFD 50v
The parts list for the MPU seems to show: C17 0.01 uF 50V ceramic disk C31 1.0 uF 25V tantalum
C31 is the one I would suspect first...
Let us know what happens after you check the resistors and replace the 2 caps.
Cheers, -Sylvain.
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According to the sheet in the backbox is a 2.5 amp Slo-blow I've had slow blows in there since the change and they still blow at start up.
I'll have to get a new multimeter as I fried my one from Canadian tire.
There back on sale at crappy tire this week, lol $9.99
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Well, no luck on this front. Replaced the two caps and the 3 resistors even changed out the chip again after the repair to ensure that it wasn't damaged if the components were faulty, still blow the fuse on power up.
Machine still works fine after the initial power up though, I have no idea where to go from here.