Shaky99

Ok Guys, time for an update, was busy for a good few days, but yesterdays decided to give the machine some tlc...

 

Fly wired the battery, old battery has signs of leakage, but no apparent damage to the board.

 

Removed , stripped and cleaned all switches, on or two were a bit sticky, the crap inside and under the surfaces was gross !!

 

Gave the cabinet a good scrub and polish, inside and out..

 

Now for the big one.. the PSU.

 

I removed and opened it up again, there is a huge cap, near where the power plug is, i did not like the look of, has a dent in the top, but not of uniform shape, but i had been informed this was usual. On looking at this, i noticed the screw that holds the circuit board to the chassis near this cap was missing and on looking underneath the board, i assume is also an earthing point. I replaced with a suitable screw ( i wondered if it could warp slightly when it gets warm). ....Oh, whilst i had the board out, i resoldered the dodgy looking cap, joints looked a little dry.

 

Anyway, i am pleased to say, apart from needing some more bulbs, its running perfectly, never cuts out, plays and pays as it should.

 

Thanks for the advice offered, i must remember to unplug it though !!

 

P.s. I mentioned the bulb holders being very tight, a hair dryers for a minute or two made them much easier to shift.

Thanks so much for the replies, 

 

ok tonight i disconected the machine from the psu , then plugged it in, the psu ran for ages ( i know cos it has a fan) ,it never shut down.  i then connected the machine and rebooted, it ran for its usual 10-15 mins then cut out, psu fan and all.

 

i then disconected the plugs  from the psu to mpu , and the psu still refused to fire up.

 

so i am convinced that the problem lies in the psu, rather than the mpu. 

 

its a work in progress, 

 

Has anyone any ideas how to loosen up the bulb holders, they are so tight i hurts my little fingers trying to pull them out!!

Thanks for the reply, i think i will strip and sell the parts as i only paid £30 for the machine and i really dont want to double up on it by purchasing a mainboad.