Hi, I was looking to get an F3 multi at some point in the future so I ordered an F3 Motherboard and Puzzle Bobble 2X on eBay to prepare for this. I received it in the mail today but I'm having some issues.
To start with, I'll mention I'm running it on an old MAS Supernova on composite to a Sony PVM 20M4U. I have also tried turning up the voltage slightly as per suggested in other topics, but since all I have on hand to test voltage is a shitty analog multimeter I'm not very confident in the accuracy of, I didn't want to push it too high without further consultation. I aimed for 5.1v on the analog multimeter.
The problem with the picture is obvious, you can see most colors ghosting to the left. From pictures on the auction, this problem is not present. (There is also an issue of the game screen being centered too far right and down, but I understand this is typical for the F3)
As for the audio, the music is nice and loud, but the sound effects are extremely low.
I've included pictures of the motherboard at the bottom of the post.
Motherboard (TOP): https://i.imgur.com/xZKQwww.jpg
Motherboard (BOTTOM): https://i.imgur.com/NDHGwbd.jpg
The motherboard is pretty dirty. I cleaned it in a few places gunk had piled up and I was worried about a potential bridged connection but that resolved nothing. The fan has one of the wires pulled out but I don't think that is too big of deal, I should probably disconnect it entirely for the meantime though.
Ebay post showing proper image: https://i.imgur.com/Vcxp46k.jpg (I can't tell if the colors are a bit off on their picture, and they seem to be outputting it to an LCD)
Thank you for any help!
EDIT: I've been thinking about it, is it possible the crappy composite video converter built into the MAS Supernova doesn't like the the odd refresh rate of the F3 and is having trouble syncing? This thing has apparently RGB out via an 8-din port I'd like to try, but I don't have the cable for it.
To start with, I'll mention I'm running it on an old MAS Supernova on composite to a Sony PVM 20M4U. I have also tried turning up the voltage slightly as per suggested in other topics, but since all I have on hand to test voltage is a shitty analog multimeter I'm not very confident in the accuracy of, I didn't want to push it too high without further consultation. I aimed for 5.1v on the analog multimeter.
The problem with the picture is obvious, you can see most colors ghosting to the left. From pictures on the auction, this problem is not present. (There is also an issue of the game screen being centered too far right and down, but I understand this is typical for the F3)
As for the audio, the music is nice and loud, but the sound effects are extremely low.
I've included pictures of the motherboard at the bottom of the post.
Motherboard (TOP): https://i.imgur.com/xZKQwww.jpg
Motherboard (BOTTOM): https://i.imgur.com/NDHGwbd.jpg
The motherboard is pretty dirty. I cleaned it in a few places gunk had piled up and I was worried about a potential bridged connection but that resolved nothing. The fan has one of the wires pulled out but I don't think that is too big of deal, I should probably disconnect it entirely for the meantime though.
Ebay post showing proper image: https://i.imgur.com/Vcxp46k.jpg (I can't tell if the colors are a bit off on their picture, and they seem to be outputting it to an LCD)
Thank you for any help!
EDIT: I've been thinking about it, is it possible the crappy composite video converter built into the MAS Supernova doesn't like the the odd refresh rate of the F3 and is having trouble syncing? This thing has apparently RGB out via an 8-din port I'd like to try, but I don't have the cable for it.
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