OK, so I know by now that it's not a good idea to work on your games while under the alcofluence of incohol, but tonight I thought I'd hit the jackpot... So, here's all I see when I used to power up my Space Invaders Deluxe: [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/SID%20screen%20backlit.jpg[/image] Tonight, I thought I'd remedy that by removing all the chips and cleaning all the little contacts... Here's how I started out - One beer, one clean working surface, and one PCB set: [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI1.jpg[/image] Mistake #1 - one pin down. [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI2.jpg[/image] Solution #1: More lighting... [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI3.jpg[/image] Didn't seem to help, see "mistake #2" on the same chip... Another motherfucking pin down. [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI4.jpg[/image] A sudden epiphany occured, as I deduced that a single 'twist tie' from the local grocery chain would both conduct electricity and solve my problems at the same time. [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI5.jpg[/image] The soldiering went rather well, considering my fucking BAL at the time... [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SIsoldier.jpg[/image] Mistake #2 - another 24oz can of Steel Reserve (over 8% alcohol, for those not 'in the know')... [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI6.jpg[/image] Mistake #3 - NEVER try to remove a single chip with your fingers alone, especially if you've been hittin' tha sauce. [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI7.jpg[/image] If you do, your chip ends up looking like this: [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI8.jpg[/image] And whatever you do, don't ever try to open your third can of Steel Reserve while working on your games... [image]http://home.earthlink.net/~lomotil/misc/Arcade/SI9.jpg[/image] In the end, my game still shows the same stationary 'garbage' onscreen... Still don't know what's wrong with the motherfucker, but hopefully I'll get a chance to fix the SOB soon...
I'll be goddammed... Let's try that again. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="verdana">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lomo's Haus of Audio-Video Bliss: OK, so I know by now that it's not a good idea to work on your games while under the alcofluence of incohol, but tonight I thought I'd hit the jackpot... So, here's all I see when I used to power up my Space Invaders Deluxe: Tonight, I thought I'd remedy that by removing all the chips and cleaning all the little contacts... Here's how I started out - One beer, one clean working surface, and one PCB set: Mistake #1 - one pin down. Solution #1: More lighting... Didn't seem to help, see "mistake #2" on the same chip... Another motherfucking pin down. A sudden epiphany occured, as I deduced that a single 'twist tie' from the local grocery chain would both conduct electricity and solve my problems at the same time. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="verdana">quote:</font><HR>The soldiering went rather well, considering my fucking BAL at the time... Mistake #2 - another 24oz can of Steel Reserve (over 8% alcohol, for those not 'in the know')... Mistake #3 - NEVER try to remove a single chip with your fingers alone, especially if you've been hittin' tha sauce. If you do, your chip ends up looking like this: And whatever you do, don't ever try to open your third can of Steel Reserve while working on your games... In the end, my game still shows the same stationary 'garbage' onscreen... Still don't know what's wrong with the motherfucker, but hopefully I'll get a chance to fix the SOB soon... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The digicam 'idea' started out as being a tool - they're great for taking pictures of shit before you take it apart, so you can look at how it's supposed to fit back together after a few beers. After that one chip came out (the one that stuck me), I had no fucking clue which direction to put it back into the board (motherfuckers should learn how to mark their PCBs) - thanks to the digicam, I was able to zoom in on a pic and see which direction it fit into the socket. Yeah, after that, I started taking pictures of every individual step as it happened (figured it might come in handy) - then the idea started forming. *runs off to try and make a shottie*
