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RE: VECTOR: Battlezone Sound Prob


From: Scott Swazey ( )
Date: Wed Sep 20 2000 - 14:11:08 CDT


Check the big green (or red) mylar capacitor (0.47 uf I think) near the
edge connector on the AUX board. It is either missing or has one of the
leads broken. I'm at work, so I don't have the schematics.

-Scott

At 02:41 PM 9/20/00 -0400, Todd Miller wrote:
>My mini does the exact same thing, a quick whack to the left side of
>the cab fixes it but eventually the bass from the speaker brings it back.
>It just started doing this, so I only got as far as tapping the PBC with
>my finger to make it come and go. Probably just a cold joint or a dirty
>IC leg.
>
>
>Todd Miller, LAN Administrator
>Ron Weber and Associates
>103 E. State Street, Mason City, IA 50401
>(515)423-4293/(515)423-4594 FAX
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Downin [SMTP: ]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 12:01 AM
> To:
> Subject: VECTOR: Battlezone Sound Prob
>
> I've got a weird problem that's been bugging me on my Battlezone
>mini for a
> while now. Game plays fine. Problem is that the sound of the tank
>engine is
> 2-3 times louder than any of the other sounds and thus mostly drowns
>them out
> (they are still slightly audible).
>
> Looking at the schematic, I can't for the life of me see what could
>cause a
> problem like this. Any ideas?
>
> --
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