Just got my cabinet
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:44 pm
First post; and well, I am now the proud owner of an improperly labelled DDR Extreme cabinet (DDR Max2 Marquee and a hodge-podge of Max/Extreme graphics) At any rate, I'm happy to let everyone know where I'm at, in Oak Harbor, Washington!
Unfortunately... My cabinet is in moderately terrible condition function-wise (physical condition is fair, and most of the graphics are in excellent condition)
For one... My monitor doesn't work, I think I can hear it hum, but I most certainly don't hear the signature whine of a CRT powering on, nor do I hear cap whine, nor is the tube glowing... I metered the 120v line going to the monitor and its got proper voltage, however the other 2 pin connector has zero voltage, so I'm almost certain thats the culprit - however I don't know where it even plugs in or what it should be reading >< I lack proper wiring documentation (i.e. incl voltage)...
From there, the pads are in... atrocious condition. I don't think they've ever been cleaned... ever. The 12-pin connector between 1p and 2p is partially destroyed, luckily thats just a quick trip to RadioShack and a few minutes of my time... I'm certain about half of the sensors are shot, though I have no real means of confirming this other than metering them, so I'll be purchasing a full set of new sensors once the pay normalizes again. From there things could use a paint-job and some soak time in some mild soapy water.
And finally, the subwoofer neons do not illuminate. I think I found out why, but I don't know for sure, I followed the grey/black wire from the inverter back to a 6-pin cable that wasn't plugged in, but I have no clue where it should be plugged in... theres no open 6-pin on the System 573 box, and the Amp wires are all on the bottom so I can't really see anything right now.
Anyways, any advice on the Subwoofer lights and screen would be much appreciated. If you wanna come take a look at my cab, drop me a PM and I'll be more than happy to reply with a good time and my address/phone number! Once I get it up and running, I'll be throwing a free-play all day party of sorts (I guess if you wanna call it that) And when I get my mini-maid I'll be converting this cab to OpenITG for the remainder of its lifetime.
Thanks for reading my wall of text, and thanks for any assistance you guys can provide!
Unfortunately... My cabinet is in moderately terrible condition function-wise (physical condition is fair, and most of the graphics are in excellent condition)
For one... My monitor doesn't work, I think I can hear it hum, but I most certainly don't hear the signature whine of a CRT powering on, nor do I hear cap whine, nor is the tube glowing... I metered the 120v line going to the monitor and its got proper voltage, however the other 2 pin connector has zero voltage, so I'm almost certain thats the culprit - however I don't know where it even plugs in or what it should be reading >< I lack proper wiring documentation (i.e. incl voltage)...
From there, the pads are in... atrocious condition. I don't think they've ever been cleaned... ever. The 12-pin connector between 1p and 2p is partially destroyed, luckily thats just a quick trip to RadioShack and a few minutes of my time... I'm certain about half of the sensors are shot, though I have no real means of confirming this other than metering them, so I'll be purchasing a full set of new sensors once the pay normalizes again. From there things could use a paint-job and some soak time in some mild soapy water.
And finally, the subwoofer neons do not illuminate. I think I found out why, but I don't know for sure, I followed the grey/black wire from the inverter back to a 6-pin cable that wasn't plugged in, but I have no clue where it should be plugged in... theres no open 6-pin on the System 573 box, and the Amp wires are all on the bottom so I can't really see anything right now.
Anyways, any advice on the Subwoofer lights and screen would be much appreciated. If you wanna come take a look at my cab, drop me a PM and I'll be more than happy to reply with a good time and my address/phone number! Once I get it up and running, I'll be throwing a free-play all day party of sorts (I guess if you wanna call it that) And when I get my mini-maid I'll be converting this cab to OpenITG for the remainder of its lifetime.
Thanks for reading my wall of text, and thanks for any assistance you guys can provide!