Centipede Mini
Even with my logic probe I really don’t have the equipment necessary to properly diagnose the problems with my broken boards. While at an “arcade party” down in Western MA I was introduced to a guy named Adam who does Z80 and 6502 based repairs, and he’s only a hop, […]
The control panel is now in place. A couple minor things to do like tie back the wiring with wire ties, but done. About six months ago I learned that black bolts aren’t actually black…they’ve been blued using the same process that they use to “blue” gun barrels. There are […]
I’ve been biting my nails over applying the artwork on the control panel because…well, it’s an expensive learning experience if I screw it up. I’ve taken way too long on preparing the control panel. Mostly because the old paint/CPO adhesive was such a pain to remove. But partially because I’ve […]
I really want to get this project done. It’s so close! I bought a lot of six boards off eBay. Stated that Three were working right off, two were missing minor parts but presumed to be working, and one completely untested and missing the crystal. On the untested one I […]
The Mini was one of the games I had on my line-up for Halloween. It was working with no problems. Then I moved it… …and now it boots to garbage again. And worse than before.
Years ago I bought a 2 1/4″ trackball on eBay for a pittance. I’d forgotten all about it, only finding it a couple days ago in a box of other stuff. Glad I did; the original on this needs a serious rebuild as the bearings stick and the rollers are […]
I finally broke down and bought some new ROMs from Matt Osborn. Replacing them brought up a nearly working game. Just some graphics glitches. I went to town with it today, touched up every solder joint on the A/R II and a bunch on the main board. Surprise! No more […]
Replaced the bezel retainer after stripping it down and repainting it. Looks much better now. Sanded the insides and vacuumed. Board still doesn’t work, I tried some other things. James from RGVAC seems to think it’s something other than the ROMs, like a bad socket or something in the address […]