Hey guys,

I've managed to find myself a Bally Judge Dredd yesterday.
From what the seller told me ("everything was going alright, then i got bored of it, didn't use it for a year, and now that i want to sell it, it doesn't start"), I thought of little problem. But it seems to be a bit more tricky.

So here's the machine.
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Basically, when I turn it on, the 5 leds on the Power Drive Board are lit (no led 2 and 3 on this board...), but no reaction from the CPU board.
I have this "boing" sound, but that's it. And no light is on, no reaction from the playfield or the dot display.
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After testing all fuses, and spraying contact cleaner, there was one try when, after a while, the CPU board turned on, but the three leds were lit, and no flickering... And a few pixels lit randomly on the display...

I discovered that some previous batteries seemed to have leaked on the CPU board, and I tested the resistors that seemed affected. Some are dead.
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I'm gonna change them (I guess), but I feel that this CPU board issue cannot be the origin of all these power supply problems, can it?

Thanks in advance for your help, and thanks for having a little French newbie here!

Thanks a lot, guys!
I'm working on it.

Apparently I haven't figured out how to insert my pictures into my posts, but I guess that's another challenge on my list...101_0530.JPG

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Yup! Seems pretty serious indeed!
Alright, I assume these guys are from your continent. Not really sure if shipping it from mine and having it sent back will come out interesting in the end.
I've heard friends having their stuff stuck at the customs...
I could probably find such an expert around here... Or maybe a used but undamaged one...

Okay guys!
I have a choice between leaving it to a local repairing company (ecflipp.fr) and have to wait for a month, and buying one, apparently only available in the U.S. (and selling the one that's out of order.
In the end, there's only a 50 euro difference (let's say 60$)...
What do you guys think?

And do you have a link to a sure company selling rottendog parts?

Thanks a bunch!
One last question : What's that "ASIC" that I can order with?

Okay! Cheers!
So I definitely can use the one I have on my board!(?)
Cooool!
Just called a guy from Holland (www.hyperballs.com), and he can ship tomorrow morning!
I guess I'll do that...

Thanks for this new expression!
That's one more in the bank!

I'll try to find that tool at my local electronic store!
(or I'll ask him to do it

Alright!
So I received my Rottendog motherboard, but i broke two pins on the U6 while trying to take it off the old one.
So I got one today, at Ecflipp.
And it all works perfectly!!!

... or so I thought until I started playing and realized the game was a bit... dull...
In fact, I quickly understood that i couldn't lock the balls.
PROBLEM 1 : The machine tells me the lock is on, but the axis who orientates the ball towards the rings of the planet doesn't move (or there's something i misunderstood...)

So I thought the coil under it was the reason of the issue.
So i ran the test mode and
PROBLEM 2 all through the test range, for each test, instead of hearing each coil reacting, the crane and the planet move a little...

And then, playing without the glass, I realized the axis moves for the third ball to lock...

Any idea??

Can someone tell me if that's the normal settings, please.
I think it's a shame if it was that hard to lock balls...

Also, it tells me to check switch 64, "left ramp exit"... I completely forgot what i have to do with that...
Maybe it's linked...