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WPC-S Slow to turn on

By shaub

9 years ago



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  • Latest reply 9 years ago by gutz
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#1 9 years ago
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shaub

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9y 66,050 1,815 21

I just picked up a Dirty Harry machine. When I flip the power switch it takes a good 3 seconds before it comes to life. Is this normal?

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#2 9 years ago
 
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terryb

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US Banning, CA

11y 90,150 4,795 14

Sounds about right--although it will vary some from game to game. The blanking circuit, which will turn off after about 3 seconds, keeps power from being applied to the game until the cpu has booted up.

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#3 9 years ago
 
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TheLaw

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US Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,071 19 30 1

Same as mine

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#4 9 years ago
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shaub

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9y 66,050 1,815 21

Fantastic. Thanks for the replies. You should have seen the look of worry on my face when I flipped the switch after moving it into my basement and setting it up. 3 seconds are absolute horror! Then it turned on and all was well.

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#5 9 years ago
 
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Jdawg4422

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US Scottsdale, AZ

12y 42,900 787 6

My Dirty Harry takes what seems like extra long as well. Definitely my slowest booting machine.

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#6 9 years ago
 
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gutz

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10y 78,550 1,745 28

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Quoted from shaub:

3 seconds are absolute horror! Then it turned on and all was well.

You should buy a Gottlieb system 1 or system 80. After a restore, those will be the longest 5 seconds of your life.

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