Baywatch problem SOLVED

[Andy Hancock]

Hi all
Can’t get this working after delivery so likely some loose connection maybe?
First time I turned it in it would play a game but with no display
Looked at back of display and the blue wire of the four shown here
was a bit loose so pushed it back in and now it does this instead . Display comes on and then goes off and game won’t start
Can anyone point me in the direction of easy things to check (can’t do complicated stuff!)
Cheers all Andy

 

[Andy Hancock]

If the video doesn’t work basically the display comes on it says ‘baywatch Will be right back ‘ then the display goes off and won’t statt game

 

[carl lawrence]

I take it that is a connector that's on the the display ,if so Unplug that connector and switch on ! Hopefully it will boot up !

 

[carl lawrence]

Hang on I read it wrong ,Push home all chips on CPU board !

 

[Andy Hancock]

Hang on I read it wrong ,Push home all chips on CPU board !

Cheers Carl. Much appreciated. All sorted ?

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Yep - these big screen games can be a bugger. They need a good solid 'near as dammit' 5v for everything to function ... duff/loose/tarnished connectors can cause the display to blank out, boot issues etc. I have had it on mine occasionally. In fact just this morning I had to reseat the display connector !

Can be worth doing the Sega recommended 5v mod

http://arcarc.xmission.com/Pinball/Stern Service Bulletins/sb/sb106.pdf

 

[Andy Hancock]

Yep - these big screen games can be a bugger. They need a good solid 'near as dammit' 5v for everything to function ... duff/loose/tarnished connectors can cause the display to blank out, boot issues etc. I have had it on mine occasionally. In fact just this morning I had to reseat the display connector !

Can be worth doing the Sega recommended 5v mod

http://arcarc.xmission.com/Pinball/Stern Service Bulletins/sb/sb106.pdf

Thanks Sarge

Sorted a few issues on this today . Display is in and out rebooting so think I will need to do this . The kit referenced seems only available from the states though. Is that right do you know? Or can it actually be made up? Cheers Andy

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Thanks Sarge

Sorted a few issues on this today . Display is in and out rebooting so think I will need to do this . The kit referenced seems only available from the states though. Is that right do you know? Or can it actually be made up? Cheers Andy

It's just connectors and cable so yes you can make your own.

Be worth checking your 5v off the power board - if it's struggling then you may need to address that first. Failing caps etc can all drag it down.

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[Sgt GrizZ]

Also worth reseating/swapping round the ribbon cables.

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[Andy Hancock]

It's just connectors and cable so yes you can make your own.

Be worth checking your 5v off the power board - if it's struggling then you may need to address that first. Failing caps etc can all drag it down.

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Thanks again
It’ll be beyond me though but I’ll get someone round to help. Your advice will certainly help thanks
Already know it’s a great game

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

If it was working solid before you got it then I would suspect a bad connection, cracked solder joint.... maybe as a result of transit ??

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[Sgt GrizZ]

Thanks Sarge

Sorted a few issues on this today . Display is in and out rebooting so think I will need to do this . The kit referenced seems only available from the states though. Is that right do you know? Or can it actually be made up? Cheers Andy

I have the 5v cable mod on mine. However recently the display started doing the annoying reset thing . After some trial and error I found that if I reseated the added cable at J1 on the display controller board it would often 'fix' it.

Today I took the board out and reflowed solder on to the J1 header pins. It actually looked like someone had done it before / possibly even replaced the header pins ...so I'm suspecting there was an iffy joint. Fingers crossed so far it seems to be working solidly.

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

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