I need help with burnt traces! PLEASE!

loopyeddie

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• Jun 12, 2005

• #1

I just purchased a copy of Money Puzzle Exchanger. When I tried it out, the sound was mildly garbled. I cleaned it, still no fix. I opend it up, three burn marks on the bottom PCB. I think they are burnt traces, but I'm not sure. I would be willing to pay someone VERY fairly if they could get this cart working or could tell me who can. Thanks!

 

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Adamaki

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• Jun 12, 2005

• #2

You could bridge the burnt traces by soldering new wires at the end of each trace.

 

loopyeddie

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• Jun 12, 2005

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I don't think I have the skill to do it. I don't want to screw up my MPE. THIS JUST IN! I put it in my 4 slot again and the sound has cleared up. I turned it of and on, and reinserted the cart and its still good! I am not sure this problem is fixed though, so I'd still like any advice I can get. Thanks!

 

Grinwing

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• Jun 12, 2005

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Eddie: Did you clean the edge connectors? This tends to clear up a number of problems, sound being one of them.

 

ttooddddyy

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• Jun 12, 2005

• #5

burnt traces or solder flux. Do you have a piccy

 

chris1

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• Jun 12, 2005

• #6

ttooddddyy said:

burnt traces or solder flux. Do you have a piccy

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Yea,I was thinking the same thing.."solder flux"

Pics please if possible..

 

loopyeddie

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• Jun 12, 2005

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The game has cleared up, and I haven't had any problems since, so it might just be flux. One of them is really black though. Can burnt flux get quite black? I'll try to take a pic, but I don't think my camera will get that close. Thanks for your help so far everybody!