(I messaged Scoot directly - before I was verified, but if this can get sorted out publicly then it may help someone else, too.)
My PIA LED is out (the Blank and +5 are on), it seems to come on briefly and then go off. I have either no sound after "May the Force be with you" or it plays for a minute or so and then stops. Only static/hiss from speakers from that point further. I also can not get any sound doing the diagnostics. I am reasonably mechanically inclined, however get overwhelmed with electrical stuff, but am willing to test and learn. I have a multmeter, but would need to know what/where to test so I don't burn stuff up.
-- Rather than trying to retype everything, here is an old reddit that didn't help much but with some updates--
I have a DE Star Wars with sound problems. The sound almost sounds like it gets stuck. Basically the same note stays on and no new sounds come out. You can still play the game, just with that continuing note in the background. We have to shut it off and turn it back on and that usually fixes it, but the more we play it the sooner it happens.
Troubleshooting attempts:
Machine worked fine when i bought it. Once at home the sound started locking up, so I bought new video and audio ROMs off of ebay. Swapped them and it continued.
I obtained a second new Sound ROMs (Cliffy, the guard guy, was helping me troubleshoot way back and he sent me new ones) and I swapped it and same problem. Switching back to the original ROMs doesn't seem to help.
Q: Could putting the latest Sound ROMS have caused such a problem? The video ROM went from 2 chip to 1 chip and I had to clip a jumper, but I don't believe there wasn't anything like that to do with the sound ROMs, so I either missed something, messed something up or multiple copies of the ROM are bad.
The only other thing I have done is replace the Death Star Motor and the problem started around that time, so I don't know if it's unrelated or just coincidence. update: I unhooked the Death Star motor completely and it's still happening.
I have not ruled out an amplifier/volume control knob problem either. The volume knob looks like an old Radio Shack knob, it's about 3 inches long and comes out of a metal box (I assume the amplifier). Maybe I just need a new potentiometer?
Any suggestions on what to check? How to proceed?
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