I recently purchased 3 cabs, a blast city and a pair of linked atomiswaves, and I need some aid.
The blast city is fine, but there are issues with the atomiswaves.
The sound does not work on one and they both shock me when I touch any bare metal.
If anyone is adept at troubleshooting/repair, I'd be more than happy to pay you for gas and labor, I desperately want to play my linked cabs without being electrocuted...
Thank you in advance.
North Houston, TX needs help!!
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Really? No one?
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ChuChu Flamingo
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Have you tried neo-geo.com?
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the ones that are shocking you aren't grounded. do they have a 3-prong plug on them?
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Yes, they have 3-pronged plugs.
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okay. could be one of two things. either the outlets you are plugging these two cabs into aren't grounded, or the ground is bad in the cab. if you are plugging all three cabinets into the same outlet and only getting shocked by two, you can rule this out. if they are getting plugged into different outlets, plug the cabs that are shocking you into the outlet being used by the cabinet that isn't shocking you and see if that fixes it.
more than likely though the cab ground is messed up. what you need to check is that all the grounds are connected. if you look in the cab where the plug comes through the back, you should see a ground post on the metal plate. check the 7th and 8th picture down in this thread as a reference. you see in picture 8 that the ground wire from the three prong plug is attached to that metal post, grounding that piece of metal. a lead comes off there and grounds to the isolating transformer, then it splits off and goes elsewhere. if you were to follow this ground line, it would branch off and continue to split and would eventually hit every piece of metal inside the cabinet. what you need to do is follow it and see where the chain is broken. make sure all your metal parts are connected to ground and the cabinet won't shock you anymore.
more than likely though the cab ground is messed up. what you need to check is that all the grounds are connected. if you look in the cab where the plug comes through the back, you should see a ground post on the metal plate. check the 7th and 8th picture down in this thread as a reference. you see in picture 8 that the ground wire from the three prong plug is attached to that metal post, grounding that piece of metal. a lead comes off there and grounds to the isolating transformer, then it splits off and goes elsewhere. if you were to follow this ground line, it would branch off and continue to split and would eventually hit every piece of metal inside the cabinet. what you need to do is follow it and see where the chain is broken. make sure all your metal parts are connected to ground and the cabinet won't shock you anymore.
Re: North Houston, TX needs help!!
All are plugged into same outlet.
As for the 2nd paragraph... O.o
I'm terrified I'll fuck something up just opening it up to switch boards, there's no way I'm gonna try fixing it myself. Thanks for trying, however. I'll wait.
As for the 2nd paragraph... O.o
I'm terrified I'll fuck something up just opening it up to switch boards, there's no way I'm gonna try fixing it myself. Thanks for trying, however. I'll wait.
Re: North Houston, TX needs help!!
Are you SURE your Atomiswaves have 3 prong plugs? The plug on mine is shaped like a 3 prong plug, but the 3rd prong (the ground) is missing.
It's possible that your sound will come back after your grounding issue is squared away, but if not, the problem is likely a bad power supply. The Wei Ya PSU's in AWSD's are prone to failure. This often manifests itself as a sound issue, due to inconsistent 12v power being fed to the amp. Whoever comes to check out your cab can test if he brings a multimeter.
It's possible that your sound will come back after your grounding issue is squared away, but if not, the problem is likely a bad power supply. The Wei Ya PSU's in AWSD's are prone to failure. This often manifests itself as a sound issue, due to inconsistent 12v power being fed to the amp. Whoever comes to check out your cab can test if he brings a multimeter.
Re: North Houston, TX needs help!!
Although I personally don't have someone to recommend, I can guarantee that you can get help from some of the guys working the Houston Arcade Expo the first Saturday in November.
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CkRtech wrote:Although I personally don't have someone to recommend, I can guarantee that you can get help from some of the guys working the Houston Arcade Expo the first Saturday in November.
That's right!!! I completely forgot about this!!! Thank you!!!
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Update on this.gabe wrote:The Wei Ya PSU's in AWSD's are prone to failure. This often manifests itself as a sound issue, due to inconsistent 12v power being fed to the amp. Whoever comes to check out your cab can test if he brings a multimeter.
You may be able to "fix" your sound problems by using a step down converter. Apparently the Wei Ya PSU actually requires 100v, not 110v. I purchased one at Amazon for $35 (with free Prime shipping). It completely solved my power supply issues. Best of all, it hasn't burned down my house (yet).
The rule of thumb for a step-down converter is to leave at least 100% "slack." The Wei-Ya P-271 PSU draws 140W, and the M3192D monitor draws 120W for a total of 260W. Doubling that number puts you at 520W, which IMHO is close enough to the 500W that this transformer can handle.
Your mileage may vary, and it won't fix your ground issue, but it's worth a shot.
