GI Joe PCB sound chip recap

[yojo!]

Hello,

I am looking for someone to recap my GI JOE PCB's sound chip before it starts failing. I'm located in the US. Please PM me if you can help me. thank you. $ ready and not an issue.

[system11]

There's a guy on KLOV who used to do them for $60 or something. It's a job I won't touch for money even if I lived there.

[ChuChu Flamingo]

hyperneogeo is his name on klov

Fox1 on neo-geo forums

[Ed Oscuro]

I'll need this done eventually also. I take it that they have to strip away the whole epoxy layer from the custom first? $60 sounds kind of cheap for that much work!

[system11]

I'll need this done eventually also. I take it that they have to strip away the whole epoxy layer from the custom first? $60 sounds kind of cheap for that much work!

Well, it depends.

If they've leaked under the potting compound it can come up quite easily, but then of course it means you had capjuice eating away at the tracks. If they've leaked over the top or not at all, then it's next to impossible to get off if applied thickly.

I hate Konami for this part.

[yojo!]

thanks for the info; I'll get in touch w/ them.

[Ed Oscuro]

I'll need this done eventually also. I take it that they have to strip away the whole epoxy layer from the custom first? $60 sounds kind of cheap for that much work!

Well, it depends.

If they've leaked under the potting compound it can come up quite easily, but then of course it means you had capjuice eating away at the tracks. If they've leaked over the top or not at all, then it's next to impossible to get off if applied thickly.

I hate Konami for this part.

So the process involves stripping away only the epoxy necessary to get at the caps? Sounds ugly but that's the price of entry for this board, it seems.

And yeah, I hate them for this part too. Just about as much as for my surely dead-by-now Darkstalkers board...

[yojo!]

Got in touch with hyperneogeo and he will do the job. Phew !
Thanks everyone!

[system11]

I'll need this done eventually also. I take it that they have to strip away the whole epoxy layer from the custom first? $60 sounds kind of cheap for that much work!

Well, it depends.

If they've leaked under the potting compound it can come up quite easily, but then of course it means you had capjuice eating away at the tracks. If they've leaked over the top or not at all, then it's next to impossible to get off if applied thickly.

I hate Konami for this part.

So the process involves stripping away only the epoxy necessary to get at the caps? Sounds ugly but that's the price of entry for this board, it seems.

And yeah, I hate them for this part too. Just about as much as for my surely dead-by-now Darkstalkers board...

At least batteries in CPS2 can be replaced.

[ifog]

Anybody doing this kind of job in Europe ?

[yojo!]

Anybody doing this kind of job in Europe ?

Please post a request here
I know for sure that Caius (Italy) does it, he also mentioned Porchy (UK) ,there is a list pf people that may help here.

[ifog]

Anybody doing this kind of job in Europe ?

Please post a request here
I know for sure that Caius (Italy) does it, he also mentioned Porchy (UK) ,there is a list pf people that may help here.

Thanks !
My Xexex PCB is still working but this Konami disease is worrying .