Toki board with cutting audio.

[daeds]

Any budget eeprom programmer you recommend? I already have 2 or 3 soldering irons and a multimeter, seems I need a simple logic probe and the eeprom checker.

 

[Darksoft]

For Eproms there is the TL866 programmer which support many eproms and is a good start. You'll also need an eprom eraser. Logic probes should be easy to source. There are many and they are not expensive.

 

[daeds]

For Eproms there is the TL866 programmer which support many eproms and is a good start. You'll also need an eprom eraser. Logic probes should be easy to source. There are many and they are not expensive.

Where do you normally buy those tools here in Europe? Amazon?

 

[Darksoft]

aliexpress if you want to learn, then when you see that you want to do more, then go for something more professional with the Eprom programmer and soldering station, etc.

https://www.aliexpress.com/p/tesla-...=c_ppc_item_bridge&productId=1005006520190711
https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005008325640287.html

 

[daeds]

aliexpress if you want to learn, then when you see that you want to do more, then go for something more professional with the Eprom programmer and soldering station, etc.

https://www.aliexpress.com/p/tesla-...=c_ppc_item_bridge&productId=1005006520190711
https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005008325640287.html

Thanks a lot! I normally buy most stuff from uncle Ali, next month I'll buy those two to get started.

 

[AlxUnderBase]

Any budget eeprom programmer you recommend? I already have 2 or 3 soldering irons and a multimeter, seems I need a simple logic probe and the eeprom checker.

Ok ... agree with Darksoft by reccomend you a good programmer ( i also have it and is perfect for my needs for using on chips who have maximum 40 pins , but maybe you will want to not want to have hadaches by writing 42pin eeproms using the compatible adapter for TL866 II Plus programmer) .

My reccomandation is to read and for sure you will learn and understand more from here :

https://www.arcade-projects.com/thr...ammer-for-most-arcade-hobbyists-to-have.4046/

my programmers are : TL866 II Plus (im using to write / read gal chips mainly) , TOP3000 for the rest and not the last Proman programmer witch is for chips that are used on multi's like Irem M92 , Sega System 18 , Namco System 1 & Namco System 2 .

 

[daeds]

Ok ... agree with Darksoft by reccomend you a good programmer ( i also have it and is perfect for my needs for using on chips who have maximum 40 pins , but maybe you will want to not want to have hadaches by writing 42pin eeproms using the compatible adapter for TL866 II Plus programmer) .

My reccomandation is to read and for sure you will learn and understand more from here :

https://www.arcade-projects.com/thr...ammer-for-most-arcade-hobbyists-to-have.4046/

my programmers are : TL866 II Plus (im using to write / read gal chips mainly) , TOP3000 for the rest and not the last Proman programmer witch is for chips that are used on multi's like Irem M92 , Sega System 18 , Namco System 1 & Namco System 2 .

Thanks a lot for all the valuable information! Will read that topic
About the boards itself and how to check stuff, anything you could recommend? Courses, something I could read and study?
Thank you!

 

[nem]

About the boards itself and how to check stuff, anything you could recommend? Courses, something I could read and study?
Thank you!

For basics:

https://forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/how-to-fix-pcbs-a-beginners-guide.177192/

Then start reading repair logs like:

https://jammarcade.net/pcb-repair-logs/