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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2013, 09:22:25 PM »
Great job !!!  :-* :-* :spaceace: :spaceace:
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #31 on: August 29, 2013, 10:08:03 PM »
Great !, thats how a coindoor ahould be treated  ;)

Nice red sticker on the coindoor  :spaceace: :spaceace:

Does your cabinet have a fan over the powerboard ?  or is this cabinet operating without a fan and just uses passive cooling ?
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #32 on: August 30, 2013, 02:57:45 AM »
Quote from: Etienne MacGyver on August 29, 2013, 10:08:03 PM
Great !, thats how a coindoor ahould be treated  ;)

Nice red sticker on the coindoor  :spaceace: :spaceace:

Does your cabinet have a fan over the powerboard ?  or is this cabinet operating without a fan and just uses passive cooling ?


stickers come from Bela :)

no fan at all, only passive cooling. I don't have any experience with that kind of power supply; do you think I need fans?
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #33 on: August 30, 2013, 05:54:25 AM »
The 5 volt part of my CK gets pretty warm, but the fan that is in my CK is interfering with the image on screen.
that fan makes the image whobbeling, and thats why i now have disconnected that fan.

i was curious if i could continue without fan, so thats why i was wondering if there was any fan at all in your cabinet.

I think it would be possible to run without fan, but i think i will install a simple old PC fan in my CK just to be sure.

(especcially because i don't want to cause a fire at EC2013, or have the game break down during EC2013  ;D)

Guess who made those stickers  ::) :lol:

https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=3545.msg63527#msg63527
« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 05:57:59 AM by Etienne MacGyver »
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #34 on: August 30, 2013, 09:04:19 AM »
You do not need a fan. The headsink is enough.
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #35 on: August 30, 2013, 11:14:46 AM »
Well, the heatsink was pretty hot IMHO, i could barely touch it after 20 minutes.

And that big ass fan that is in there is not there because its not needed i think..

It did still work after 1 hour though..

Look at the size of that B1t#  :o
« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 11:24:02 AM by Etienne MacGyver »
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #36 on: August 30, 2013, 12:03:43 PM »
But you can get your hands on some server rack fans Etienne. Those are mains powered, a bit stronger and still produce enough airflow. They also won't load the 12V circuit even more....
and I bet they run with less "wobble" on your screen compared to this monster which looks like it came from a fridge or something  ;D ;D
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #37 on: August 30, 2013, 12:32:54 PM »
Yeah, i think i can find something  ;)
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #38 on: August 30, 2013, 05:17:45 PM »
Quote from: Belike on August 29, 2013, 08:56:03 PM
Freakin awesome result! :spaceace:
Do you have some spare from those handmade connectors? :D

Hi Bela, I left one pin strip into one of your PCB connectors.
You can use it and follow these steps:  ;D

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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #39 on: August 30, 2013, 05:26:49 PM »
you need a pin strip of course; one solder, one cutter and this http://www.pattex.it/it/adesivi/adesivi-per-riparare/riparatutto-express.html
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #40 on: August 30, 2013, 07:40:01 PM »
Fantastic work! Really awesome!

I'm impressed about spray zinc, please let me know where to buy it  :)

Quote from: Belike on August 29, 2013, 08:56:03 PM
Freakin awesome result! :spaceace:
Do you have some spare from those handmade connectors? :D

About connector I believe you need this: http://www.molex.com/catalog/web_catalog/pdfs/C.pdf

But Vernimark make an excellent handmade work
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #41 on: August 30, 2013, 08:16:47 PM »
Love the MacGyver method on the connectors Marco !  :spaceace: :spaceace:
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #42 on: August 30, 2013, 10:14:48 PM »
Re: Fan

I used to disconnect them but now I've started to replace them to preserve the electronics a bit longer. This page has the info on replacing the fan:

http://www.zzzaccaria.com/ZaxxonRestoration.htm

It's $10 well spent I think ;)

Paul.
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #43 on: August 31, 2013, 01:52:00 AM »
Quote from: Etienne MacGyver on August 30, 2013, 08:16:47 PM
Love the MacGyver method on the connectors Marco !  :spaceace: :spaceace:

Haha thank you :-P
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Re: Let start with Astro Wars...
« Reply #44 on: August 31, 2013, 04:14:46 AM »
Re: Connectors
Heh, that works too. You can also use shrink tubing on the cable side to make sure if they get bent they'll not short out since there's no housing.

IIRC there's no fan fitted in Invaders and the Astro Wars style cabs. Phoenix/Quasar onwards had fans. One could infer given Quasar is a near identical electrical setup to Astro Wars that it may have been discovered that a fan was needed. I haven't retrofitted a fan back into cabs the never had them, however. The heat problem is not really the game PCB but the monitor - there is a large hot resistor right next to the flyback, and flybacks don't like heat too much...

Coming along nicely, great job! Is your cab missing anything Marco?

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