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Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« on: May 14, 2024, 12:26:20 PM »
I have a Bally Alpha 9000 Quick Hits.  I've tried different cables, plugged and unplugged all cables at the MPU and the monitor, pulled out the MPU and pushed it in securely - seems tight (all while powered off of course), and still get the occasional flicker.... seems to happen early in the process, meaning in the first 10-20min the machine is on.. then it seems to go away... almost like a cold solder or something...
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2024, 05:06:07 PM »
I had a similar issue with my S9000. Occasional monitor flickers that drove me nuts. Sometimes the colors looked faded. It turned out to be the VGA cable connection to the front of the MPU. I could flex the cable and produce the flicker. I was going to replace the cable, but reseating it solved the problem and I haven't seen a flicker since.

Your cause may differ, but it looks like you're checking all of the obvious things.
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2024, 12:24:45 PM »
Quote from: dailey on May 14, 2024, 05:06:07 PM
I had a similar issue with my S9000. Occasional monitor flickers that drove me nuts. Sometimes the colors looked faded. It turned out to be the VGA cable connection to the front of the MPU. I could flex the cable and produce the flicker. I was going to replace the cable, but reseating it solved the problem and I haven't seen a flicker since.

Your cause may differ, but it looks like you're checking all of the obvious things.

Thanks for the info, maybe I will try some ectronic contact cleaner on the VGA connections.  As an I.T. I have seen VGA connections do that for years, so it makes sense... reseating didn't resolve it but maybe this cleaner will.
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2024, 10:11:44 PM »
The caps on your A/D board might be going bad.  Recapping the A/D board often solves flickering and the no-input problem.
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2024, 05:55:50 PM »
Quote from: rickhunter on May 15, 2024, 10:11:44 PM
The caps on your A/D board might be going bad.  Recapping the A/D board often solves flickering and the no-input problem.

I'm still learning the Bally S9000 machines, which one is it and where's it located?  On teh back of the LCD would be my assumption but I have been burned by that before... lol
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2024, 12:05:07 AM »
The little board where the input plugs for the monitor is the A/D board.  Basically it converts the VGA signal (which is analog) to a digital signal so it can be displayed on the digital screen (which is essentially any lcd/oled panel).  The fact that as it warms up, the signal becomes steady usually points to bad caps.
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2024, 01:30:21 PM »
Quote from: rickhunter on May 17, 2024, 12:05:07 AM
The little board where the input plugs for the monitor is the A/D board.  Basically it converts the VGA signal (which is analog) to a digital signal so it can be displayed on the digital screen (which is essentially any lcd/oled panel).  The fact that as it warms up, the signal becomes steady usually points to bad caps.

Hi Rick, thank you for the information, that was exactly what I was looking for!  Once I get this MPU issue resolved (see my other post), I will disassemble it and replace the caps.  It's always the caps, is't it??? LOL
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2024, 03:01:51 PM »
Can you please clarify for us newbies what you mean by caps. Is it the capacitors on the board? If so, how do you identify the bad ones and identify the proper replacements? Thanks
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Re: Bally Alpha S9000 upper screen flicker/changes tint
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2024, 05:32:54 PM »
Check out link and see if you still want to try to attempt your own repairs on your board...lol...>>>

https://youtu.be/Y7v0167aYW4?si=oT4g_5S25j3fKPSn
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