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Williams WPC testing driver board after repairs

By chrisjubb

8 years ago


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#1 8 years ago

Hi this is my first foray into fixing a Star Trek: TNG machine I've just bought.
I am replacing the bridge rectifiers (BR1 and BR2) and capacitors (C11/C5).
I've disconnected all of the wiring harness from all the boards in the back box.

My question is: once I have replaced the bridge rectifiers and capacitors, can I test whether the power driver board is working without reconnecting everything?
Can I just connect one or two of the connectors from the wiring harness and look for the LED status lights? Or probe some test points for certain voltages?
Or do I need to reconnect everything back up again to test it?

Thanks

#2 8 years ago

If I remember correct you can just plug in the connectors at the top right of the board as that's where the power enters the board, and all leds should work except one that needs the interlock switch ? Someone will probably correct me if I'm wrong.
And you' can test that yourself before starting to solder on the board..

#3 8 years ago

Correct, (both)

It is possible to connect J101 and test Br1 + Br2 + C5. Only C11 is powered from J102
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#4 8 years ago

Personally I have all (or some, your choice) of the connectors on except for J114. That connector is the +5 and +12 volt connector to the CPU and other boards. With that removed you can test all the voltages (assume coin door closed, TZ and later.) After confirmation, I re-connect J114 and do the voltage test again for +5 and +12.

#5 8 years ago

Thank you all so much - that's all really helpful.

zaza - in that image - I see the test points marked with the voltage.
To test those I assume I connect the black lead of my multimeter to ground and then the red lead to those and I should get the voltage (or over is fine because it's not under load).

#6 8 years ago
Quoted from chrisjubb:

To test those I assume I connect the black lead of my multimeter to ground and then the red lead to those and I should get the voltage

That is correct, and put multimeter in Vdc, readings are approx. like this
TP1 12Vunreg = 14-15 Volt
TP2 5Vdig = 5.0 Volt
TP3 12Vreg = 12.0 Volt
(TP4 ZC = zero crossing: freq. = 100/120 Hz europe/ USA)
TP5 GND = ground
TP6 50V = 70-75 Volt
TP7 20V = 22-25 Volt
TP8 18V = 17-19 Volt

#7 8 years ago

Perfect! Thank you zaza

2 years later
#8 5 years ago

My funhouse is not booting after never having an issue. Just making hissing sound when on. All LED's are lit besides LED3 on powerboard.

Here are my test points.

TP3 11.85
TP2 5.13
TP1 12.79
TP8 18.36
TP6 75.2
TP7 22.2

Any ideas what is wrong?

#9 5 years ago

All fuses good?

#10 5 years ago

Yes, all fuses are good. Posted in another forum that D19 LED is solid, D20 never comes on, and D21 LED is solid. Pulled all cables and turned back on and nothing.

#11 5 years ago

Found some corrosion near some chips and resistors. See the photo. Discussing with Clive and sending it into him for repairs.

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#12 5 years ago
Quoted from apscarpelli:

Discussing with Clive and sending it into him for repairs.

Good luck. I would charge you $95/hr + parts and shipping; even with this apparently minor corrosion, it's probably not economically feasible to have it repaired as the repair bill would likely be over $200. What I'm seeing is a minimum of installing 38 copper eyelets as well as performing track repairs, and that's just for the visible damage.

Side note: I never use jumper wires and guarantee this type of work forever as a solid copper eyelet is never going to fail on a board.

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