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Fiddled with the potentiometers to turn speech back on and turn sound down

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Status changed: Broken → Good

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Watched MPU and Squawk-and-Talk diagnosic LEDs at boot. Neither lit up. Checked input voltages at test points; 5V line seemed dead.

Power board looked pretty rough, so I dismounted it to check components. The 5V fuse was bad, so I replaced it. Other components seemed fine, possibly excepting BR2, which had different diode measurements on one side. One concern is that the BR1 mount looks kinda cooked. That bridge rectifier was clearly replaced, so it may be that the cooking is old. Current one is shallower, and has a nut between the board and the rectifier to make sure it stays in contact with the board underneath, which apparently acts as a heat sink.

Cleaned and reinstalled it; game plays as normal.

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Closed Problem: Machine not starting up properly. Only some lights turn on, back box half the lights are on. Buttons unresponsive.
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Status changed: Good → Broken

Work 0.5h ·

Cleaned plunger, replaced missing washer on plunger. It is moving much more smoothly.

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Sound and speech were both low. Used Deoxit on both volume pots. They should probably be replaced, but it sort of works for now.

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The pop bumper cap popped again so I used a 1 inch round rubber to weigh it down til a replacement comes. It does not affect the way the game is played.

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Reattached the plastic, a small latch piece snapped off and I was not able to find it on the playfield. The plastic is sturdy but may need to be replaced if it snaps off again Closed problem report

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Closed Problem: Cap on a pop bumper popped off (the one closest to the front), needs to be reattached.