Well looks like I might be the biggest idiot in the history of Arcade screw-ups. I was confident that this orange connector was another audio input like on my Astro and Astro City 2.
I wanted to bypass the internal amp in the New Net City and use my own so I could add a subwoofer and have better sound.
So I made a cable stereo cable using some spare connectors I had. I connected the orange connector to my custom cable the back of an audio amplifier I got from amazon that I have used with other cabs.
When I plugged it in I heard a zap - then my audio amplifier smelled like it was burning - that fried the audio amplifier. I was sad but then I realized that I'm no longer getting picture on the gorgeous New Net City Monitor. I get audio, I hear the monitor's static noise on startup, and when I load a game via NetBooting I hear the clicks of the monitor like its turning off and on when it's sensing a signal but I see nothing on the screen.
I connected an external monitor and I got video on that.
I'm devastated as I think I f'd my whole cab since the monitor is the most valuable part and was reconditioned and recapped before I got it. I have no idea where to start or if there is a fuse or anything to check. I feel horrible right now.
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Update I checked the fuses I could see on the Monitor Chassis
Edited by segafan1985 - 2/13/2024, 07:44 PMAttached Image: small1
