iz8dwf | Atari Asteroids arcade 2xPCB repair pt.1 - Inspection and previous repair's damages @iz8dwf | Uploaded February 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
First video on my journey fixing Atari Asteroids arcada PCBs. These two boards have been damaged badly by a previous repair attempt.
We are going to inspect the two PCBs, see what can be done before attempting to power up and see a fast and very effective way of re-tinning PCB edge connectors.
Asteroids was probably the first (or the second) arcade game I've played in my life, so it deserves to be in the list of my arcade repairs.
Repair video of the first board:
youtube.com/watch?v=Tu10tQlWd3Y
Repair video of the second board:
youtube.com/watch?v=06chac2uBc0
Useful links about this famous game:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game)
andysarcade.de/asteroids.html
arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6939
First video on my journey fixing Atari Asteroids arcada PCBs. These two boards have been damaged badly by a previous repair attempt.
We are going to inspect the two PCBs, see what can be done before attempting to power up and see a fast and very effective way of re-tinning PCB edge connectors.
Asteroids was probably the first (or the second) arcade game I've played in my life, so it deserves to be in the list of my arcade repairs.
Repair video of the first board:
youtube.com/watch?v=Tu10tQlWd3Y
Repair video of the second board:
youtube.com/watch?v=06chac2uBc0
Useful links about this famous game:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game)
andysarcade.de/asteroids.html
arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6939
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