duh my bad guys the brake light issue looks like its a color issue with the monitor when the game is in good color and the Ferrari is red I see the brake lights but the shaker motor seems to move something that puts the monitor out of color so I need to find something lose somewhere!

Hi guys I just picked up a sega outrun and have been fixing up a few things. I noticed in Johns outrun video and a couple other videos on youtube when you hit the brakes the brake/tail lights on the car light up. My game is not doing that but I just adjusted the pedals and the brake pedal works and responds fine. Could this be a dip switch thing or a wiring issue?

Also set in free play but game wants to start every 45 seconds in free play with no attract mode. John mentions an attract mode ROM hack so you can be in free play but still see attract mode.

So I was wondering how would one do the ROM hack?

Thank you guys

David
Belle River, Ontario

Hi guys
 Recently my stopped working as john would call it playing blind. I found a broken wire at q605 transistor and I repaired it but everytime I plug in header plug p600 I blow fuse f600. I watched Johns video on the tempest monitor repair and have concluded I have the same problem. I ordered some new transistors but also noticed some diodes on the 7 pin header plug to p600. I never see those diodes in reference pictures well I guess there supposed to be under the board. Can some one help me with a picture or verify what pins do the two diodes go to at p600? as I have some wires that need repair want to verify before I do!!! 

Thanks Guys John> ? help

David

I built three from brand new and two from older cabinets in the end I gave them away to friends for cost there is no money in the labour the market is scarce for those old games. Build them for your own personal satisfaction but don't expect to make any money on them. There all over the classified and guys ask 1500 or 2000 or more and if you look there never selling there DREAMING!

Thanks Johns yes only two or three slightly raised inserts and does not effect game play so I am leaving it alone? do they raise from bulb heat would it be good to change to led lights were inserts are slightly raised or would it make no difference as my game is rarely on for more then two hours or less at a time?

Thanks

Thanks Kenny I know lousy video had a few pops wanted to do something fun for the forum thanks for taking the time to check it out..cheers!

Hello guys I just thought it would be fun to do a video hello. I am a terrible camera man and not good at editing skills but will post two links to youtube. I hope you enjoy thank you guys.

Link one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDhGcImG2xY

Here is part two boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JSrHPTmMKg

Thank You for watching

David

BelleRiver, Ontario Canada

well the note on the schematic says "All capacitors with value 'B' are bypass capacitors with value of 0.1uf"

Thank you after looking at this spare board not sure it is worth fixing it has been beat up pretty bad!

someones had a go at that board, your going to have to replace that nice fat IC next to the blow diode too. what else is missing or has been removed?

U41 and u42 I have replacements for both - the blow diode as your calling is just has a B beside it there are several all over the board same one with -B- next to I can't find this part in the manual on the CPU parts description it is not an actual part number..hmmmm

This is just a spare board I bought off ebay for my whirlwind found a broken diode wondering what is It? what is needed to replace it?

Thank You

Hi guys I asked John and Ian about this already my wells gardner 6100 shows lots of lines until it warms up Ian suggest a cap kit and I will do that for sure I was told it was already done but who knows if that's true.
I wanted to submit some pictures and get your opinions could it be a flyback problem?

Thank you John that's AWESOME I have an actual 3 pack so wont need the diode that came with pack thank you John for the explanation..cheers!

I have an external AA battery pack for a Williams system 11 game I want to desolder  the old battery pack that is on the board and solder on the new one. The new pack only has two wires a positive and a negative and some kind of a resistor.
My stupid question is does the positive wire need to be tapped in to every positive on the board where the old on board pack came off and the negative also to every port or does it just go to the last two posts and what might the resistor be for?

I believe John did this mod on his Whirlwind board I can solder just not sure if I need to make a bunch of jumper leads from every positive and negative terminal on the board or if the circuit completes it self.

sorry for stupid question

I have two maybe three slightly raised inserts on my Whirlwind I just got you can see where there just slightly raised up on one end and some clear plastic being pushed up off the playfield just at the top of the insert.
I read somewhere you heat it up with a hairdryer but with lights and wires underneath cant really get that close- is the clear plastic the mylar (total pin newbie) will it restick after ? can I heat the insert up on low hair dryer heat from the top and bang on it some how?

Not really effecting game play but should be more level in the playfield any information appreciated.

David

LOVE Hard Drivin (and Race Drivin), some cheap ones near me the past couple years, but I have no place to store it, won't fit through the basement doors and I cant give up the garage space, and it is extremely heavy.


Awesome game though.

Yes my other topic is more about the scenario the guy tells me it is about 700 pounds and has to be brought from the upstairs of his garage down without causing damage but he had a lift truck put it upstairs in his garage when they were building the garage..ugggg not sure about this!!!!