arcade game repair tips finding bad IC's and logic probe

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7 жыл бұрын

In this episode of how to be a man I go over using a logic probe and replacing bad IC's in a pcb of your arcade game. in this video I am working on Battlezone by Atari.

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@Anvanya833 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Supernoob here just looking for a basic intro to logic probes. I just watched two other logic-probe-101 videos where the narrator starts by clipping the probe's leads to _something_ off-camera and proceeds without explanation. NO, I AM DUMBER THAN THAT. Having never done any troubleshooting work like this before it's just not intuitive that you should find power & ground on the board itself. Thanks for being more specific.

@onjisan 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is 4 years old but this was super helpful. I do wish i had your confidence with the soldering iron

@ovalwingnut 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍😎 "Repetition Breeds Confidence"

@LintRoller86 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip on fixing ic legs. I would’ve never thought haha.

@GavinHaubeltMedia 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome videos! I am just getting into the arcade hobby and am curious, I notice you don't wear any anti-static protection, or even seem to care about it the way you handle the boards and chips, is that not a big issue anymore? Back years ago when I used to work with electronics that was always a major concern. Thanks again for the great stuff.

@Cookingwithdrchill 5 жыл бұрын

it isn't an issue. even if it was, it would only be around the eproms...ive never had an issue with it even while building computers.

@American_Made 4 жыл бұрын

@@Cookingwithdrchill Same here. built hundreds of computers. never had a problem with static.

@williammusa9605 6 жыл бұрын

What is that reference book you are using for the IC identification and layout? LS/S/TCC logic databook? do you have an ISBN number and do you have a recommendation for someone getting into electronics repair to start their library of useful books? I work on medical equipment and am starting to get them more tools/ books. I am kind of the go-to guy for electrical issues now. I think the book you have and any others you can recommend will be great. Do you have ISBN numbers if you do suggest any.

@Cookingwithdrchill 6 жыл бұрын

off the top of my head I don't know who made it, but there are tons of them out there. I got mine on ebay for like 15 bucks years ago.

@rlinhube 4 жыл бұрын

Just a little flux please. Great video.

@johncantrell614 Жыл бұрын

What wattage iron do you prefer for doing this kind of work? Thanks.

@claudepambou8719 2 жыл бұрын

I have GE logic7, but the probe isn't resizing the probe

@rustylozanolpc4227 2 жыл бұрын

How did you know where to start looking for an issue? Schematic sheet?

@Cookingwithdrchill Жыл бұрын

you look at what works then what doesn't. where potential culprits would be. start from there. but you need schematics.

@user-wj9xq7ig2v 3 жыл бұрын

Paging Dr. Lexus?

@patrick99e99 6 жыл бұрын

So when you say "unless you have 1000s of dollars worth of fancy equipment to trace all this stuff"--- what equipment are you referring to that helps find bad traces / problems?

@PerBengtsson 5 жыл бұрын

A custom test rig for the game in question perhaps?

@antigen4 4 жыл бұрын

no - an oscilloscope at an absolute minimum - they dont' cost that much at all but i'm shocked this guy is not using one