Re: Elevator Action Dilema... Need Advice

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Posted by lindy on 26, 2000 at 11:43 PM:

In Reply to: Re: Elevator Action Dilema... Need Advice posted by Tim on 26, 2000 at 3:17 PM:

I went to try re-seating everything, but before that, I thought I would give it one more try. Now the credits won't register... very frustrating. I then tried re-seating most everyting with no luck. I don't really know how to go about cleaning the connectors. I do have a volt meter, but I'm not very experienced with it (I mainly use it for checking continuity on old atari joysticks and stuff). I think I'm in a little over my head on this one(more like a lot). And I'm very afraid of getting zapped poking around in there.

I think I will keep it as-is for a while though, until I can find someone to take a look at it. I will probably start from scratch and build my own cabinet for a MAME project.

By the way, I live in the Minneapolis area... a long drive from California.

Thanks for help and advice

: Elevator Action is definitely a game worth restoring. The problem you descibe sounds like a fault in the PCB. Try re-seating/cleaning the pins on all the socketed PCB's. Check all the ribbon cables. Measure the +5 voltage at a chip on each of the boards to make sure it's almost exactly +5v. If all these things check out and the problem still happens, it's most likely a component failure on the PCB. A replacement PCB can be had for $40-50.

: If you decide that you must have a MAME cabinet, sell the Elevator Action and use the funds to buy a generic cabinet.

: If you're in Northern California, I'll buy the EA from you.

: Tim

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: : I recently purchased a semi-working Elevator Action Upright. (At goodwill, for $55) The games problem...
: : Seems to function normally until you start the game.
: : Right after "Otto" slides down the rope, he and the bad guys all "double up". And there is some other eradic action, but he is able to shoot, jump and move. Wondering if this might be a monitor or board problem? And easily fixable?

: : My Problem... Should I gut it out and make a Mame cabinet or try to restore/fix it. I don't know how rare this game is. I really want a Mame cabinet :)
: : I can't make up my mind.
: : Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
: :

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Re: Elevator Action Dilema... Need Advice Tim 7/27/2000 (2)
- Checked the EPROMS... Lindy 7/28/2000 (1)
  - Re: Checked the EPROMS... tim 7/28/2000 (0)

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: : I went to try re-seating everything, but before that, I thought I would give it one more try. Now the credits won't register... very frustrating. I then tried re-seating most everyting with no luck. I don't really know how to go about cleaning the connectors. I do have a volt meter, but I'm not very experienced with it (I mainly use it for checking continuity on old atari joysticks and stuff). I think I'm in a little over my head on this one(more like a lot). And I'm very afraid of getting zapped poking around in there. : : I think I will keep it as-is for a while though, until I can find someone to take a look at it. I will probably start from scratch and build my own cabinet for a MAME project. : By the way, I live in the Minneapolis area... a long drive from California. : Thanks for help and advice : : : Elevator Action is definitely a game worth restoring. The problem you descibe sounds like a fault in the PCB. Try re-seating/cleaning the pins on all the socketed PCB's. Check all the ribbon cables. Measure the +5 voltage at a chip on each of the boards to make sure it's almost exactly +5v. If all these things check out and the problem still happens, it's most likely a component failure on the PCB. A replacement PCB can be had for $40-50. : : If you decide that you must have a MAME cabinet, sell the Elevator Action and use the funds to buy a generic cabinet. : : If you're in Northern California, I'll buy the EA from you. : : Tim : : : : : I recently purchased a semi-working Elevator Action Upright. (At goodwill, for $55) The games problem... : : : Seems to function normally until you start the game. : : : Right after "Otto" slides down the rope, he and the bad guys all "double up". And there is some other eradic action, but he is able to shoot, jump and move. Wondering if this might be a monitor or board problem? And easily fixable? : : : My Problem... Should I gut it out and make a Mame cabinet or try to restore/fix it. I don't know how rare this game is. I really want a Mame cabinet :) : : : I can't make up my mind. : : : Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks : : :

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