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Atari Middle Earth help

By Jrwill13lv

2 years ago



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#1 2 years ago

Hello Pinside, I recently was given an Atari Middle Earth for free. I turn it on and all I hear is a loud sound coming out of the speaker and the back box lights up. I don’t think the pcb is working. I have checked every fuse (removed to test) on the right side of the cabinet, the power supply, and the fuse board connected on the pcb. Since the fuses are good I believe it’s the pcb, maybe the lm323 regulator or a bridge rectifier? Does this sound like a possibility? I am away for the next week but when I get back I will double check the power supply, try to test the regulator and rectifier, and test any ideas I hear hear from this. Thank you and I hope all a great weekend.

#3 2 years ago
Quoted from Jrwill13lv:

Hello Pinside, I recently was given an Atari Middle Earth for free. I turn it on and all I hear is a loud sound coming out of the speaker and the back box lights up. I don’t think the pcb is working. I have checked every fuse (removed to test) on the right side of the cabinet, the power supply, and the fuse board connected on the pcb. Since the fuses are good I believe it’s the pcb, maybe the lm323 regulator or a bridge rectifier? Does this sound like a possibility? I am away for the next week but when I get back I will double check the power supply, try to test the regulator and rectifier, and test any ideas I hear hear from this. Thank you and I hope all a great weekend.

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1 week later
#4 2 years ago

Thank you all for the information. When I get a new multimeter and some extra time, I will dive into the board and report back.

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