Did my first board repair with my new tester unit, and the results were excellent.

I had bought this centipede board off of ebay almost a year ago for about $10-15 as untested. As most of us know, untested boards on ebay usually means a dead/broken board(s). So, in that fashion, when I plugged it in, I just got a white screen and the beep code when I pushed the test switch. Dead board.

I first replaced all the ROM chips, as several had pretty corroded legs. I then had to unsolder and replace a 2114 and 2101. I made sure to use IC socks in case I ever had to replace the chips again in the future

Then plugged it back in and voila......it works perfectly

Also did a few tests with the Atari CAT Box just to be sure. Gotta use it for something.

Always fun to bring something a board back to life. And was even more fun as I was able to do it on the test bench, not out of the back of a cab like I use to. I forgot to take a pic of the board not working as I wasn't sure if I could fix it (has had a lot of work done to it before). Ah, Christmas eve arcade fun

Enjoy

Wow, awesome test setup !

I'm envious .....

Oh BTW, you must've messed-up somewhere on your repair,
... the Centipede image is sideways



Nice job.

Cheers,
Steph

Cool. I got a mod for your setup. This is a tough one.


Feet on the side of your monitor.

Quoted from necro_nemesis

Cool. I got a mod for your setup. This is a tough one.


Feet on the side of your monitor.

I don't know. That would call for a complete re-design of the system! I will have to call an engineering firm to see about it

lol

Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated

BZM