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Megatouch Force stopped powering up

By Shenanigander

4 years ago


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    #1 4 years ago

    I have a Megatouch force and it was working reliably for quite a long time and then one day it just stopped powering on. Should I just replace the power supply? I get almost nothing when I turn the machine on except I do see a red LED come on on the CPU.

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    #3 4 years ago
    Quoted from chad:

    Does your bill validator engage. ? Bad capacitors are likely, look for a domed top to them. But , yes the power supply could have ended its use.
    Edit :Capacitors on the mother board that is.

    Thanks for the reply. I don't hear or see anything when I turn it on so I'm guessing that the bill validator does not engage. I don't actually think I even have one actually.

    I could remove the motherboard and take a look at the capacitors

    #6 4 years ago
    Quoted from Guzz4851:

    And if you find it is the battery you will need to connect a keyboard to reset the BIOS to turn on after power loss.

    Okay awesome thanks. I will take a look at that and measure the voltage on the motherboard battery.

    #7 4 years ago

    You guys rock. Thank you so much for the advice. The battery was completely dead so I happen to have another cr2025 and popped it in and she is booting up and playing. No keyboard necessary either which was a bonus. Going to play some draggle drop for the first time in 8 months LOL

    #15 4 years ago
    Quoted from Guzz4851:

    Awesome man! Enjoy your game! Glad you got it working.

    Thanks! The wife especially loves it. We bought a brand new modern one last year for stupid $$$ because she loved the older one so much but still loves many of the older games that are not on the modern one so she is happy! Best of both worlds now with new and old!

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