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Offline Skyntara

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Fish Tales LED ROM?
« on: April 29, 2011, 12:23:28 PM »
Hi Guys,

Whacked a few LEDS in my Fish Tales and it looks great, but having some trouble with ghosting. I grabbed the latest ROM and the WPC Patcher but it couldn't read the ROM correctly. No other ROMS around that I can see. What's the best course of action from here? Don't have a rom burner but I'll build one if I have to. Prefer to buy a burnt ROM if they're cheap since I only have one machine.

Other question is about the GIs. I know they flicker because they're running AC. Are there drop in LEDs for them or do I have to change GI to DC to use LEDS?

Cheers
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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2011, 01:18:16 PM »
I should be able to supply you a set. I will just make sure the patch works on them.
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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2011, 01:28:30 PM »
Cool

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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2011, 01:41:58 PM »
I have a problem reading it also. It can't find the lamp matrix signature.
I will see what i can figure out for you.
 
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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2011, 02:52:24 PM »
Sweet, Thanks.

It's a pretty popular machine so I'd be surprised if no one did a LED mod on it.

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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2011, 09:45:55 AM »
All sorted.
I will first program an eprom and test it in my friend's fishtale to make sure there is no errors.
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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2011, 10:22:14 PM »
Sweet, sounds good.

What's your price on these btw?

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« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2011, 10:45:55 PM »
Sweet, sounds good.

What's your price on these btw?
$10 plus postage. there is only one that needs to be done.
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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2011, 05:32:52 PM »
Sounds like a bloody good deal.

Shoot me your details and how you'd like to be paid - paypal, bank deposit etc.

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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2011, 11:21:40 PM »
I fitted an led to one of the inserts on brett's fishtales & tested it with the original rom first. the ghosting was very noticeable, it was flickering even when it was not supposed to be lit.
I then fitted the patched rom and the flickering / ghosting disappeared all together. and there where no checksum errors. i will P.M. you my details.   
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Re: Fish Tales LED ROM?
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2011, 11:25:23 PM »
no ghosting anymore. before the patch it was crappy, afterwards excellent.

gee those LEDS look bloody good in fishtales.
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