Hi all,
I have a CPS2 multi kit which i believe was the 2nd batch, when auto reset first was introduced.
Has been working fine up until this week
Running on a Jap SF Zero 2 PCB REV4 with no battery and is using G Pal and all correct jumpers. Has been working maybe 2-3 years faultless
A couple of issues being experienced:
During various games gameplay, the game will just go to a black screen and black out, as though its being rebooted, but doesnt actually reboot - just a black screen
Can happen during intro of a game, or can happen after playing a full stage of something like Mars Matrix or 1944 etc. No specific game or specific time frame. When the issue does occur, i cant easily get the game to just boot back up again either, its like i need to play around to try and get a game booting up again - programming another game from the LCD (usually doesnt work) power cycling, disconnecting a and b boards, reconnecting them, no real pattern... it just hangs on a black screen.
When a game does finally come to life, its not long before it blacks out again
What Ive tried:
- Shorting EXC5
- Remove multi kit completely and reset to the B board very firmly, including the interconnect PCB. No pins are bent, none snapped off. No bent pins on A+B board connectors either
- Remove and resolder reset wire to SWD5
- Format SD card FAT32, re-extract all games back to the card (I still have the Avalaunch pack I first downloaded a couple years back)
- Tried removing the B board from its casing to give firmer connection to the A board
- Tested voltage at JAMMA pins with no game connected, 5.1v. I believe it slightly drops when testing when the gameboard is connected, though its limited room to really test voltage. On a SF1 board I have it shows 4.85v when testing at the game board.
Not sure if its my A board, B board or multi kit , as I don't have spare parts to swap and change
I dont suppose someone in Sydney Australia has a spare A+B board I could test my multi kit on for elimination, or if I could send it to someone to play around
anyway thanks for any input guys!
I have a CPS2 multi kit which i believe was the 2nd batch, when auto reset first was introduced.
Has been working fine up until this week
Running on a Jap SF Zero 2 PCB REV4 with no battery and is using G Pal and all correct jumpers. Has been working maybe 2-3 years faultless
A couple of issues being experienced:
During various games gameplay, the game will just go to a black screen and black out, as though its being rebooted, but doesnt actually reboot - just a black screen
Can happen during intro of a game, or can happen after playing a full stage of something like Mars Matrix or 1944 etc. No specific game or specific time frame. When the issue does occur, i cant easily get the game to just boot back up again either, its like i need to play around to try and get a game booting up again - programming another game from the LCD (usually doesnt work) power cycling, disconnecting a and b boards, reconnecting them, no real pattern... it just hangs on a black screen.
When a game does finally come to life, its not long before it blacks out again
What Ive tried:
- Shorting EXC5
- Remove multi kit completely and reset to the B board very firmly, including the interconnect PCB. No pins are bent, none snapped off. No bent pins on A+B board connectors either
- Remove and resolder reset wire to SWD5
- Format SD card FAT32, re-extract all games back to the card (I still have the Avalaunch pack I first downloaded a couple years back)
- Tried removing the B board from its casing to give firmer connection to the A board
- Tested voltage at JAMMA pins with no game connected, 5.1v. I believe it slightly drops when testing when the gameboard is connected, though its limited room to really test voltage. On a SF1 board I have it shows 4.85v when testing at the game board.
Not sure if its my A board, B board or multi kit , as I don't have spare parts to swap and change
I dont suppose someone in Sydney Australia has a spare A+B board I could test my multi kit on for elimination, or if I could send it to someone to play around
anyway thanks for any input guys!
