
Originally Posted by
1980-20..
Hello!
Im probably not going to be around these parts long enough to figure out how to post a new thread on the main forum so im asking me questions here.
I recently became the owner of an MVS board in a jamma cabinet. Unfortunately the board isn't working and i hate to just throw things away but i posses zero technical skills, so i was hoping if i explained the problems here you guys could help.
The board was sold to me as faulty the guy that sold said it had been working but just stopped and it now only displays a z80 error message. I did manage to get a garbled screen from one of the two carts that came with it but only the once.
The board was really dirty so the first thing i did was to clean it and check the battery, the battery has started to leak slightly and there seems to be a few tiny spots on the board near the battery.
My next step was going to be to clean the contacts with some alcohol but is it still safe to power up the board with the leaking battery still attached. There is no way of me replacing the battery unfortunately.
Any advice much appreciated.