Rfm help neededL

[ddstoys]

FFS. It's the wifes 30th on Saturday so I've spent the week cleaning the shed etc turned on revenge for a game and the screen was mostly red. Made a buzz now there is no screen at all.

   So which part do I hit with a hammer??????

Any advice would be great

[studley67]

advice,do not work on it while you are pissed off or have been drinking....those high voltages can be a killer..p.s put the hammer awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too

[Caveoftreasures]

Dan, spoke to Beaky, he fixed one just like this. Beaky will phone ya shortly.

Will get him to stand with my machine and u guys can fault find at the same time as he measures outputs/inputs with a meter to determine where the issue is.

She will be apples. 
 

[Strangeways]

Try the simple things first, Daniel. could be a connector from the chassis to the tube. Unlpug the power before doing anything.

[ddstoys]

Massive thank you to cavey and beaky Andrew gave mRNA few pointers which steered menin the right direction and also made me alot happier that he has come across the same issues with a simple fix.


    Turned out to be dry joints on the input plug causing the  color issue the buzz and complete loss of picture was from a completely rooted solder joint on the flyback transformer.

  Reflowed all the flyback and connector joints a few adjstments (brightness was full up to compensate for the fault I'd say).  Now the screen is super bright and clear.


  Thanks again to everyone another win for the great community on AP

[studley67]

. now daniel,are you glad  that you put that hammer away..good work guys

[Caveoftreasures]

Happy to help Dan.  Beakys like the Steven Hawking of pinball fixing.lol 

I knew it would be driving you nuts, so we wanted to get in early before you grabbed the 

Its Karma for sure. You helped me with a great RFM and now we could help back. 

[Strangeways]

some pretty good karma going on here, folks !

 

[pinnies4me]

some pretty good karma going on here, folks !

Except after Caveman's last comment I can't get the image of a guy in a wheelchair fixing a pinny with a screwdriver in his mouth!!

And talking like Black Hole!!

[Caveoftreasures]

Nick, here is a even better picture to keep in ya head.

I call Andy,every day at work, I call him RUPRETTE (did you see the movie with that comedian Steve Martin and that English guy Michael Cane) RUPRETTE is the nutty guy in the wheelchair who acts like a complete wombat.

Sometimes, my clients think Andys real name is RUPRETTE. LOL

I give him heaps, and he is saving up to hit me again with his homemade TAZER, whilst he laughs and watchs me hit the floor. 

[beaky]

It's only you and me that thinks i'm a rupret, or do the customers really think i am rupret?
and yes that TAZER is coming along fine, it now reaches 6000 volts with out zapping the operator, one of these days 

any way I was glad to be of help to ddtoys.
I have had a little bit to do with video monitors in the past. Plus it's a lot easier when people like dan give me an excellent discrip-tion of the faults.

[ddstoys]

 Hahaha. Karma us a real bitch tonight I must have dislodged a screw that wavfloating around in the playfield loom and it landed on the driverboard.   And shorted out the left flipper circuit let just hope it's a simple transistor so I'll have it running for Saturday

[ddstoys]

Well that F&&king screw has killed one of the ICs and guess what I don't have one on hand

So the only game my mates have not played is fuc&ed. Bloody typical.

  I'm so pissed off

[Rod71]

Nick, here is a even better picture to keep in ya head.

I call Andy,every day at work, I call him RUPRETTE (did you see the movie with that comedian Steve Martin and that English guy Michael Cane) RUPRETTE is the nutty guy in the wheelchair who acts like a complete wombat.

Sometimes, my clients think Andys real name is RUPRETTE. LOL

I give him heaps, and he is saving up to hit me again with his homemade TAZER, whilst he laughs and watchs me hit the floor. 

Not to nit pick.  But it's actually "Ruprecht" (the monkey boy)

Love that movie!

[Caveoftreasures]

Now I can just call Andy the "Monkey Boy Ruprecht".    Friggin Classic Rod. Excellent 

Hey Daniel, get over to Jaycar first thing Satday and u shld be able to grab the IC u need. Hopefully.

We have a whack of them but we are only bloody 20 hrs drive away !