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Xeltek SuperPro III VMware Player/Workstation Image
by Brad Gass 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

If anyone has an aged Xeltek SP3 around that you've been saving an equally aged laptop/PC to drive it, I took the time to construct a VMware Player (free to everyone, should work on Workstation and newer versions of Player also) with the latest version of their DOS software loaded, MS-DOS 6.22, and the MS Networking Client (you have to boot into one or the other though - networking useful for pulling files from shares). My old laptop I was using with it finally died, and rather than spend a pile of time fixing that old beast, I wanted to give this a shot to see if it would work - and it did (on my system, Windows XP Pro, Player 3.1.4 - I know - old, YMMV). You *must* have a hardware parallel port to pass through to VMware - USB parallel adapters will not work. Granted, that's getting harder to find nowadays, but not quite as impossible as finding parts for that old laptop :) It's about 7MB zipped, if you're in need of it, let me know. --Brad _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Eprom checksum
by David Shoemaker 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Working on a Midway grid. Board is reporting bad checksums on some roms. The roms have checksums written on them (factory labels with handwritten info). Put a rom into my EMP20 (which I have never used for this size rom before) and then had it calc the checksum. Doesn't match the notation on the label. Loaded a mame rom set into the software and got a different checksum from both my rom and the file. Doing a file compare against the rom loaded into the buffer and the rom in the socket shows dramatic differences. I tried this with one of the roms that the board is reporting as good and got the same kind of results. So now I don't know what to trust. I wanted to calc the checksums of the mame rom images but can't figure out what tool to use (running windows here). Any help appreciated. David _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Looking for Fluke 9010A pods and missing keys
by Fabrizio Vasile 30 Mar '13

30 Mar '13

Hi all, I'm looking for some pods (mainly 68000 and Z80) for Fluke 9010A troubleshooter at a reasonable price.Besides I'd need also some keys which are missing from my unit. Please, contact me at fabrizio.vasile(a)gmail.com Thanks. Regards. _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Bezerk/Frenzy repairs?
by John Robertson 22 Mar '13

22 Mar '13

Anyone here fix Berzerk/Frenzy boards and is possibly looking for a repair job? Have a fellow with a Frenzy that has locked up screen, however the 5VDC voltage sounded low so I am getting him to work on that first. If, however, is it the board(s) is anyone interested in taking over? I don't have a fixture setup for this game, nor known-to-be-good boards to compare. Alex @ Electron Forge doesn't do these either. John :-#)# _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Signature Analyser
by Jose Luiz Martins 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

Hi ! Just curious... Who use Signature Analyzer in Arcade boards here for arcade boards troubleshooting ? Thanks JL _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Re: [Techtoolslist] Signature Analyser
by JJ 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

I use my 9010. I'm waiting for the guy that sent me the wrong cables for my Z80 pod to return my call but I think he is avoiding me. Justin Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Jose Luiz Martins <joseluizmartins(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Hi ! > >Just curious... Who use Signature Analyzer in Arcade boards here for >arcade boards troubleshooting ? > >Thanks > >JL >_______________________________________________ >Techtoolslist mailing list >Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com >http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist >FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment >Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/ _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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My Fluke 9010a RAM problem - Again !
by Jose Luiz Martins 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Hi ! This is the 3rd time I have RAM problems with my Fluke 9010a. Always the same behavior. After a couple hours of working, turned the system off and when turn-on again, show garbage on the display. The first and second time, I've decide to troubleshoot what IC was damage, and replaced with new ones. Now I've decide to change all 8 RAM ICs with NOS ones. The weird is that my system is not used very often. Do you guys experienced some similar problems ? Thanks, JL _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Fwd: Promlink 6.1 and Data IO 29B basic operation
by Jose Luiz Martins 17 Mar '13

17 Mar '13

> Hi! > > Could someone help me please? > > I just made the cable and intalled the last version of promlink 6.1 for windows xp. > > Now i have no idea how it works. > > Could someone tell me some basic operation of it please? > > Thank you! > > JL _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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9010 Z-80 Pod Help needed
by Justin Johnson 16 Mar '13

16 Mar '13

Hi Guys, I'm hoping I can find some help fixing my Z-80 Pod. Here is the scoop and I will try to make this short. I purchased a Z-80 pod with the cables cut off. Found a new set of cables and tried a self test. The self test gave me the failure code 00. I then used a 40 pin socket and removed pin 29 as suggested in the manual and placed the socket on the pod pins and reinserted the 40 pin connector into the pod for a bus test. I then got a CTL ERR 00000000 00001000- LooP. As I understand it that shows an issue with driving bit 5. Am I correct that this is address and data line 5? I used my logic probe and probed the data lines of U4 or R6532AP. I found that pin 28 of U4 which is the R6532AP has Data line 5 low while the other data lines are high. Where do I go from here? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Justin _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Kurz-Kasch part #0500021
by teeray 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

Looking for this rom code. It is part of the Kurz-Kasch TC-590-89 kit for Midway 8080 boards which consisted of 8080 module Clips B3, D3, E4 #0500021 - which is a small circuit board with the rom on it, that plugs into socket H all I need is a copy of the rom data. Thanks Tim _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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