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What are your thoughts on the Spike II system?

By LoserKid_Pinball

5 years ago


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Post #26 A report from an operator and a life cycle expectation. Posted by xTheBlackKnightx (5 years ago)

Post #215 Things to consider from a senior technician’s perspective. Posted by xTheBlackKnightx (5 years ago)

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#468 3 years ago
 
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Looking for help with an issue if any of you have ideas. My Deadpool randomly freezes at different stages. It could just be sitting there in attract mode and the screen will freeze, lights will shutdown, and you can no longer play the game. It happened yesterday while I was adjusting the settings. Sometimes it occurs during game play. The odd thing to note is that I could play for 2-3 days without issue and then it'll randomly occur 9-10 times in one day. I've checked every connection and replaced the SD card twice. I'm looking for suggestions before I replace the board. I'd hate to replace the CPU node board and have it not be the issue.

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#470 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from D-Gottlieb:

Reseat the SD card. Did that I see. I had a processor board go out on SW with the same symptoms.

Yep, did that about 10 times. I'm thinking it is the processor as well. Just looking for ideas before we spend money on it.

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#478 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from mbwalker:

Go to Stern's site and look up the Spike manual (under Support somewhere). There's LED's on that board for the power supply's status. Check to make sure those are all lit according to the manual when the issue crops up again.

Yep, did that last week and they are all showing fine. At first I thought it was power unit. I'll do it again just to be sure. Thanks.

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Quoted from mbwalker:

Don't mean to derail the thread more - but you did this when it was messing up?

Yep, right after it locked up. Sorry to derail the thread. Figured someone in this group might know. I appreciate the help.

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#484 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from hocuslocus:

could be the power supply, could be the processor, could be a connection, could be an the SD card, could be something else.
I replaced the Power supply on TNA, because it kept freezing and resetting over and over (sometimes it would go days without issues). I checked the voltages, it was 5.25 one time and went to 4.80 another... not sure why it was fluctuating so bad, but it made it hard to pinpoint. Replaced it and haven't had an issue since.
Spooky and stern both use power supplies from "mean well", I went with the next size up. Cost me $40 bucks from mouser.

Interesting. Might be worth a try. Thanks!

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#486 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from PinMonk:

A new $15 SD card, reimaged is your cheapest entry point and most-likely culprit, given Stern's history. An RSP-500-48 replacement power supply for Spike is like $90+shipping.

I've tried two different SD cards outside of the original card. I had issues with both of them. That's a cheaper replacement than I expected.

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#488 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from PinMonk:

Were they both class 10? What brand?</blockquot

Were they both class 10? What brand?

The first SanDisk was not. It was around $20. I believe the one in there now is PNY? I would have to check. If you have a particular brand to recommend I could try it again for sure.

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#501 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from PinMonk:

Class 10 is important. If they were not, then they will not work reliably (or maybe at all?).
These are the ones I stocked up on at BF for $9.99:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-extreme-plus-32gb-sdhc-uhs-i-memory-card/3990822.p?skuId=3990822

Thanks, I will try it. I appreciate your help.

Based on this conversation I assume RSP-500-48 is an equal replacement for the 011-5003-00 power supply in the manual?

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#503 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from Wolfmarsh:

Yep.
You can find them for around $90.

Thanks

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#515 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from PinMonk:

Yes, that's just Stern's part number. They can't even be bothered to update the picture in their manual, which is of the 300W power supply they abandoned. RSP-500-48 is the correct OEM number for it.

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