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Data east dmd trouble .plus two switches ?

By Milltown

6 years ago


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#1 6 years ago

I recently bought a 91 star trek data east.
For 1 the dmd durring normal scoring only will freeze up and make no sense and do jumbled up scoring ect .but will go into video mode no problem during game play ..
In attract mode it's perfect..
I purchased two new ribbon cables to be safe from different companies.. same thing ..soon as I shut the game down or reseated the plugs it's good for a while ?
Another is switch 27 and 28 were not registering in switch test .?? I replaced one switch of the two and now it has a error come up telling me there bad ? I tried putting the original switch back in and it still comes up as a error but stil won't register in manual switch test ? I'm gonna try to replace the other switch that was not registering wich was switch upper left hole top switch number 28..

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#2 6 years ago

Switches - wire them in right ? Diode on right ? Continuity of each wire from switch to board in the head ?

DMD - latest game ROM and display ROM in it ?

LTG : )

#3 6 years ago

I wired the switches on exactly how they were ? I just switched out number 28.. same deal.. come up as error.. but not registering in switch test at all ?
I know nothing of this latest rom ??or display rom ? Do you happen to have a link ?

#4 6 years ago

Switch 27 and 28..

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#5 6 years ago

And switch 29 has no diode ? But number 29 works moving target hole ?
?and switch 52 works.upper left hole bottom ?

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#6 6 years ago

I'm also very new to data east .
I'm checking all connectors linked to the white and yellow.. white and red and green and yellow wires..

#7 6 years ago

http://www.actionpinball.com/parts.php?item=ROMS316.
Are these what I'm looking for?
I should purchase game and display?

#8 6 years ago
Quoted from Milltown:

Are these what I'm looking for?
I should purchase game and display?

If they are a newer version than what is in your game. Yes. And do both.

LTG : )

#9 6 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

If they are a newer version than what is in your game. Yes. And do both.
LTG : )

How do I know if they are the newer roms ?

#10 6 years ago
Quoted from Milltown:

How do I know if they are the newer roms ?

Hopefully the ones in your game have a revision number label on them. Then see if the ones from Action Pinball have a higher number. If not, you don't need them.

LTG : )

#11 6 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

Hopefully the ones in your game have a revision number label on them. Then see if the ones from Action Pinball have a higher number. If not, you don't need them.
LTG : )

OK will do...
One one the cpu and one on the back of the display itself correct ?
Also any idea on my switch issue.?
Thank you very very much...

#12 6 years ago

Are both roms genraly socketed on the game ?one on the cpu and one on the back of the display itself ?

#13 6 years ago

This is the cause of both your switch errors.

Quoted from Milltown:

I'm also very new to data east .

Doesn't matter what manufacture, switches are always wired the same. The two green wires need to be together and there needs to be a diode installed just like the picture.

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#14 6 years ago
Quoted from Milltown:

I wired the switches on exactly how they were ?

Never trust what someone else has done before, 95% problems I find are from previous work done by professional route operators.

#15 6 years ago
Quoted from GRUMPY:

Never trust what someone else has done before, 95% problems I find are from previous work done by professional route operators.

Grumpy I kind da thought it may be the issue .
So your saying put the greens together like the others and move the white to the middle and install the diode . ?

#16 6 years ago

Greens to the middle and white to the far right...

#17 6 years ago

Yup.. did the trick grumpy.
Switches now register .. score ect...
I just ordered the updated roms for the game as well..

#18 6 years ago
Quoted from Milltown:

Yup.. did the trick grumpy.
Switches now register .. score ect...
I just ordered the updated roms for the game as well..

1 week later
#19 6 years ago

Replaced all 5 roms.. seems to be fixed . And man what a big difference..

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