Wow all reputable sources are out of these (Bob, Arcade Components). I have some in stock for $10 each.
There is a vendor that does have them cheaper but I advise against buying there (deal with at your own risk: Arcade Chips
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I popped the chip out to find a bent pin. Straightened it, reinserted, and still no voices. The hard part: Bob's out of them. Oh well. There's a full PCB on Ebay right now. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
No, Gauntlet's auxiliary amp board had two amps on it, one for the left channel, one for the right. If one of those were blown, you'd just get no sound at all out of the corresponding speaker. If they were both blown, you'd get no sound at all. Soun…
Yeah, I went looking for a Gauntlet II manual and only found Gauntlet, got frustrated, dug around and found my manual: Gauntlet. (-: Thanks for the help. I'll email the Bob!
-Chris
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I had the same problem in my Gauntlet. The TMS5220 IC is the speech chip on my Gauntlet -- probably the same as in Gauntlet II, check the schematics for your game. I used a logic probe to make sure the TMS5220 was receiving data on its inputs, which…
I've got a (nearly) fully-working Gauntlet II cabinet, but there's no voice. It's just not the same when I'm not being told that "Wizard needs food badly!" Could I have a bad ROM on there, or do I need to Ebay myself a whole new PCB?
-Chris
July 3, 2009
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