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Next up and back to the Old Skool for me is this request from Cashbox1 to make a Dx of Golden Ghost, so here it is. As we've no actual roms for golden ghost, this layout is using Silver Ghost's roms as they're basically the same machine accept the name,not sure what the original lamp numbers are but as they don't move i've used the coin lamp (34/31) for the majority of them. Thanks goto Cashbox1 for the first images givenJpmstu from the mecca for the final image usedRichie100 for the Silver Ghost roms uploadedAlex74 for the "silver ghost" classic layout used as a base for this oneRichy1976 for adding coin and payout effects. Shortcuts are as standard Start = SpacebarAuto Start = ANudges = 1,2,3Nudge Up = Ncoins in are20p = 750p = 810p = 9Tokens = 0 Enjoy and Happy Gaming!!! Golden Ghost £3 (sys 80) v2.zip

Yep, those pesky driver transistors, for the time it takes and the negligeable cost I always swap them out unless they've been done recently. It's not worth the call backs. I also whizz out the 33 Ohm 1/2 watters as well unless they all look good, it's amazing how much they vary from their rated value even at 10%.

Andrew, you're too good for this stuff! Yep, it was the liquorice allsort cap. The leg had come away and most of the time it was touching but the slightest movement in the board and it would lose contact. This is part of the 500Hz clock and without it nothing works! I didn't spot it originally and for all I know it may have still had it's coating covering it up but when I accidently brushed my fingers passed it, it fell apart! I had to re-stage the picture for the camera, still the Russians did the same for the storming of Berlin!

so now the minor track repairs are are done, and for good measure the zener diodes have also been removed to be replaced seeing as Bob got those! so while the solder resist is drying I typed this up!

Well I have known old cyberbob (less of the old) for some time now, back from the days I was enthusiastic thinking I could help people with there machine troubles! even met old cyberbob too and he gave me some boards and bits! so I said to him send them to me and I would look!! so he did! Well Bob nothing to worry about! your soldering is good! caps soldered in very nicely, I won't touch them!! this is the board where the solenoid burnt up! I did spot this under the microscope that's one of the tracks to the alpha, it had a definite dip in the track which the probe is pointing to, and another not so bad a little way along, this track was all working but to stop troubles in the future this was remade tracks in general were good around the payout driver transistors and there condition did not look bad, I can see why Bob left them untouched, But I took them out to test Good job I did as this is what I found 3 were perfect with a current gain around 300 next one tested showed this thats the first one bad.... next was this oh dear, it tested as a transistor but its current gain had dropped from 300 to 26! clearly on its way out! this is how the battery rot does them in, they slowly loose there current gain until there is nothing left! that's when they are classed as having failed! the next yep failure as tester cannot even see it is a transistor! NEXT....... it sees this one as 2 diodes back to back! well in theory and testing with a meter that's exactly what a transistor is! but in practice they have current gain! this clearly was another bad transistor! so the pile here...... left is good! current gain all around 296, middle is fair that one had a gain of 198, right all the definite bad ones! you can see the green on the legs now too! all 8 will be replaced! but this is just to show what happens to them when battery vapors take hold!

Nope, and there are different ones used on M1 over the production run (like the psu boards are different) so your need to find the right type as guess they will not all be exactly the same

One on fb market for £12.been on ages dont think it sold

Look on ebay and rs.im guessing it will be a standard mains rocker switch

Cheers Vectra! I saw one of these advertised on Facebook a while back. If it sold then the ROMs may be available. I'll see if I can find the link.

You just missed a smash and grab One was just sold on shit/bay for £900 a few weeks back. Good luck in finding what you are looking for!

hello and welcome

Latest arrival all fixed and running Thanks massive to Louie to getting this back to life. It came to me a few weeks ago,but it had a faulty PSU but I believed in her lol. This is JPM Bank Roll on mps2 tech set on 10p/£4 tokens. Thanks to Skippy and Simon too. Here's a first plays video for you. Thanks for tuning in and any comments. Early jackpot featured too👍👍👍