Total Nuclear Annihilation
Spooky Pinball, 2017Hello
My TNA will not boot.
Checked all fuses
Checked all wires and plugs
Display does have power, but says no signal for a brief bit, then nothing.
No signs of booting. We do measure 5V and 12V on a few plugs in backbox.
Power Supplies seems to produce correct Voltage.
I do have all White lights on playfield, and backbox lights are On.
Thanks!
Scott
Quoted from turbo2nr:Hello
My TNA will not boot.
Checked all fuses
Checked all wires and plugs
Display does have power, but says no signal for a brief bit, then nothing.
No signs of booting. We do measure 5V and 12V on a few plugs in backbox.
Power Supplies seems to produce correct Voltage.
I do have all White lights on playfield, and backbox lights are On.
Thanks!
Scott
Hey Scott,
Double check that your PC is on first. There shoudl be a little blue light on the PC (rightmost board in the backbox). If it does not have the blue light on, there is a little power switch button on the side of the PC circuit board. Just click that and it will boot the game back up. I also wonder if the CMOS battery died...
Thanks,
--Scott
Yeah... That looks like a dead CMOS battery. You can get them on Amazon and will plug right in.
--Scott
This should boot right back up after the battery is replaced. I tested this back when we were evaluating PCs for the game. Let me know how it goes!
--Scott
Right....it is dead
Going to store "Batteries Plus" right now to get a larger size Lithium 3V battery
Probably like an AA size thing.
At what voltage is a cr2032 battery dead?
A brand new 3 volt battery (say CR2032 for instance) has about 3.3 volt. when the battery drops down to 2.8-2.7 volt it is considered dead.
It's really cool that you can post a question about a problem with a pinball machine and the freaking designer of that pin gets back to you and has an answer to you in less than an hour with directions and troubleshooting. Please let us know if the C2032 fixes it. Note that if you have a digital bathroom scale there is probably already one in it.
Hey Guys,
Can someone do me a favor and take a close up pic of the connector on your CMOS Battery? I am going to look for a plug and play Amazon battery for you guys. I do not have a game with me here at PBL at the moment. Thank you!
--Scott
Quoted from TheNoTrashCougar:Hey Guys,
Can someone do me a favor and take a close up pic of the connector on your CMOS Battery? I am going to look for a plug and play Amazon battery for you guys. I do not have a game with me here at PBL at the moment. Thank you!
--Scott
I've got several pics of the CMOS battery for ACNC - would that do? Also have Amazon part number used to replace it.
Quoted from zebpin61:I've got several pics of the CMOS battery for ACNC - would that do? Also have Amazon part number used to replace it.
That is the exact thing I need (the Amazon link)! Can you please post it? 
Thank you!!
--Scott
Quoted from TheNoTrashCougar:That is the exact thing I need (the Amazon link)! Can you please post it? Thank you!!
--Scott
Here's a pic of the original CMOS in ACNC and the Amazon link follows below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C6YB6X4
20220903_194547 (resized).jpg20220903_ACNC 3v cr2032 in board (resized).jpgFor the record, I also verified the polarity of the replacement CMOS battery on the connector as I'd read there had been concerns with other purchases of replacements.
Quoted from zebpin61:For the record, I also verified the polarity of the replacement CMOS battery on the connector as I'd read there had been concerns with other purchases of replacements.
Awesome! I ordered a couple of those for myself to test out. Thanks for the link!
--Scott
So I changed the battery and it worked for a week or Two.....
Then my settings and High score are not saved on reboot
Bought another battery and same thing!
Do I need a new computer or what Scott?
Every time I power On the game, it boots and plays fine but high scores and my settings are back to default.
WTF?
Quoted from turbo2nr:So I changed the battery and it worked for a week or Two.....
Then my settings and High score are not saved on reboot
Bought another battery and same thing!
Do I need a new computer or what Scott?
Every time I power On the game, it boots and plays fine but high scores and my settings are back to default.
WTF?
Try and update your code. I have never seen this. The battery has nothing to do with your high scores and settings. Something may be corrupted in your game code. Just refresh it with a clean install.
--Scott
No
You can unplug the battery
Game reacts like mine.
Game boots and plays fine without a battery and settings do not save.
I think a pin or solder on a pin for my battery is damaged
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