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FOR SALE: Asteroids PCB (IL)

Started this discussion. Last reply by Bill K Mar 14. 1 Reply

For Sale: CPR Firepower Topper and speaker cutouts (IL)

Started this discussion. Last reply by Josh C Mar 4. 2 Replies

FS: 3 Common Breakage Plastics plus Pair of Unused Repro Firepower Sling Plastics (IL)

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Bill K replied to Chris Moore's discussion 'Berzerk control panel repros - again!'
"C'mon - go Berzerk while you still can. Bill"
Apr 10
Bill K replied to Jeff Rothe's discussion 'Indiana small operator cleanout'
"Sounds like a plan.  So the eight car garage with elevator and sub-basement workshop was approved by the zoning committee?  : ) "
Apr 3
Bill K replied to don gorbett's discussion 'asteroids deluxe 5 volts'
"Asteroids won't help because it has an on-board 5V regulator. Next to the 5V adjustment on the AR there is a 10 OHM resistor that usually burns up. You'll recognize it right away if it is. There about 5 or 6 things that can fail and cause…"
Apr 3
Bill K replied to Jeff Rothe's discussion 'Indiana small operator cleanout'
"Only one solution - a bigger garage of course. Bill"
Apr 3
Bill K replied to Chris Moore's discussion 'Berzerk control panel repros - again!'
"I signed up for two.  If you think you'll need one, grab it.  You can always get your money back by selling itl or it is great trading material.  They were selling for as high as $275 after Chris was sold out last…"
Mar 24
Bill K replied to Shane Ritter's discussion 'Berzerk / Frenzy Interconnection Cables Sourced'
"No. That's for Tempest.  The ones for BZ/RB are much shorter and do not have the plastic spiral wrap.  I will dig one up and send a picture to that person. "
Mar 14
Bill K replied to Shane Ritter's discussion 'Berzerk / Frenzy Interconnection Cables Sourced'
"Nice - I am going to contact him about battlezone/red baron interconnect which are very similar and a straight 24 pin to 24 pin interconnect. Bill "
Mar 14
Bill K replied to Bill K's discussion 'FOR SALE: Asteroids PCB (IL)'
"This board is SOLD. will post another soon. Bill "
Mar 14
Bill K replied to Jeff Rothe's discussion 'Best place to pickup 25" CGA monitors'
"You need an RGB encoder and it has been recommended that S-video is the best signal to the TV from the encoder. JROK sells one (most flexible and adjustable) and a host of other folks: JROK encoder Have not used one myself but results vary from what…"
Mar 12
Bill K replied to Jeff Rothe's discussion 'Best place to pickup 25" CGA monitors'
"Best place to pick up a 25" monitor?  By the bottom and don't forget to bend your knees and not use your back.... Kidding aside, what about TV monitors with the appropriate video adapter?  They are plentiful and no burn... Bill "
Mar 12
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FOR SALE: Asteroids PCB (IL)

Clean repair trade for sale fresh off my bench with extra work for reliability performed. Would make a nice spare or Plug and Play..... ALL four 24-pin ROM sockets and the 40-pin CPU socket have been replaced for added reliability. The original sockets Atari used were kinda crappy and after 30 years have become oxidized and lost their retention. Try holding on to something for over 30 years without a break. $150 shipped. BillSee More
Mar 11
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Josh C replied to Bill K's discussion 'For Sale: CPR Firepower Topper and speaker cutouts (IL)'
"That was quick"
Mar 4
Bill K replied to Bill K's discussion 'For Sale: CPR Firepower Topper and speaker cutouts (IL)'
"SOLD!! Bill"
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For Sale: CPR Firepower Topper and speaker cutouts (IL)

For Sale: CPR Firepower Topper and speaker cutoutsFirepower topper and speaker cutouts from a CPR plastics repro set.  They still have the original protective removable backing and front clear coverings.  They look great when back lit.$25 plus actual shipping. BillSee More
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At 1:06pm on January 10, 2010, Bill K said…
My kids are 25 and 23. I had them very young - a lot of my friends have kids your age now. I forget sometimes about that but get reminded when I visit them and see the little bundles of energy. I wish I could bottle that energy and take a drink in the mid-afternoon.

Bill
At 12:48pm on January 10, 2010, Justin Stiles said…
haha yes, I am more looking forward to it for the kid factor. With a 2 yo and a 8 week old it is a little hard to play a complete game.
At 11:17am on January 10, 2010, Bill K said…
Don't feel dumb. No such thing as a dumb question - only dumb answers. LMK if this works. If you have any more Q's just LMK. I'd call the freeze button the "bathroom" button so you can freeze the game for a bathroom break. :-)

Bill
At 9:17pm on January 9, 2010, Justin Stiles said…
Wait, I think I just figured it out, and am feeling a bit dumb now. 8/9 obviously correspond to the 8 switch while 7/10 correspond to the 7 switch. Wire each solder point to the toggle and voila.
At 9:01pm on January 9, 2010, Justin Stiles said…
Alright, I have the board out but can't make too much sense out of the schematics so I am not sure where to solder. Let me know a good time and I'll shoot a call your way. Thanks for the help!
At 10:26pm on January 8, 2010, Justin Stiles said…
BLAST! The UNDERSIDE:) Should have known. I'll give it a try this weekend and let you kno who it went. Thanks!
At 9:33pm on January 8, 2010, Bill K said…
If you need additional help, I can walk you through on the phone.

Bill
At 9:32pm on January 8, 2010, Bill K said…
You solder them on the underside of the board (sodler side). You'll be able to see SW8 ansd SW7 and the two pads for each (one on each side). Just strip and tin the wire ends, you'll only need a little metal. Add a little fresh solder to each switch pad on the pcb. Then heat the blob and add the pre-tinned wire. Voila!! Just make sure the dipswitches are off to use the toggles. If you want the wire to be more solid, you can glue them down with some hot melt glue (makes it easy to remove them later, just hit the glue with a heat gun or hair dryer.

Bill

Bill
At 6:31pm on January 8, 2010, Justin Stiles said…
Hi BIll,

OK, I have acquired the toggle switches and wiring that I need, but as I am inspecting my board I am not 100% where to solder my wires to on the board. Does the dip switch casing just pop off to reveal the pins underneath? I don't want to break anything:) All of my experience has been on newer boards and nothing in the arcade arena so I want to make sure I get it right. Here is an image of "my" board (borrowed from the internet): http://www.pinrepair.com/video/pacpcb1s.jpg, the light blue box at top right of this picture is my DIP settings casing that I am asking about. If I am wrong as to where to solder maybe we can use this image as a basis for you educating me.

Thanks!
Justin
At 8:19pm on January 6, 2010, Justin Stiles said…
Hi Bill!

I am going to order the parts I need for the freeze and rack advance updates, I'll probably need a little hand holding to make sure I am doing the right thing, would appreciate the help!

Thanks!
Justin
 
 
 

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