Star Wars pachinko video & audio problem

**Pinball** · 01-29-2016, 03:03 PM

I bought a great condition Star Wars from custompachinko in 2011, but sadly it never worked properly on arrival in the UK, and has the same problems as in this thread:

http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/pachinko-technical-support-tickets/31724-faulty-lcd-star-wars-pachinko.html

Basically, all functions work (e.g. the moving R2D2s, firing balls ok etc) except for the monitor (garbled picture) and no sound- see photos.

Something happened in transit. It may just be loose connections, but I couldn't find them. Worst case needs a new audiovisual board, as in the above thread (which fixed it). Does anyone know where to get this board from? I don't think the monitor is faulty because it's displaying ok (albeit garbled signal). Also, the fact that both sound & video are out suggests a board problem. I can't even hear hiss from the speakers- nothing at all.

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Grateful for any thoughts!

Or, if you live in the UK and want to buy a project pachinko let me know! Ridiculously collectible machine of course, that you could have for a song.

**Drunkenclam** · 01-29-2016, 04:29 PM

You could always swap cells. There was a load of cells for the crystella frame a while back. I recommend Koda Kumi live in hall 2. Or drop it round to me to examine it. I can keep an eye out for any spares

**Drunkenclam** · 01-29-2016, 08:16 PM

So with yours, There are 3 at the minimum of these advent vaders in the UK

**Drunkenclam** · 01-31-2016, 03:42 PM

Update. We had this machine round at my place today. It's has additional volume fitted as one point and all the sound seems to work. There is power into the board supplying the screen. The screen is the same as the as one in Sea story in the med. So swapped over the LCD screen and the fault is still present. You can see the graphics trying to change when you trigger the reels. So looks like it's the graphics board that is shot. I'll keep an eye for either parts or a small desktop. There is a board on yja at the moment but it's for the original star wars not advert Vader.

**Pinball** · 02-09-2016, 06:50 PM

I'd just like to give a BIG THANK YOU to DC for his magnificent help with this machine. I'm going to persevere and repair it when I can get a replacement AV board (probably with DC's help again!). Meanwhile I bought the 2015 Star Wars pachinko from him, which has been great fun :-)