Have I FINALLY Fixed Firefox? Or did this classic Grandstand game defeat me?

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@ralphj4012 2 ай бұрын

Ten points for the third attempt. You would need an accurate schematic to proceed and probably a scope (I suspect the chopper is not running). From what I see you correctly identified all the diodes (all appear to be standard silicone plus the zeners). Measuring voltages across diodes will confirm the voltages, but without a point of reference (schematic, fully working comparison, whether the zeners should be conducting / clamping etc) it can lead down many rabbit holes. Prior to sending it to Phil, you could do a voltages comparison with your working one.

@kiphakes 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! They are with Phil now if he ever wants to torment himself again 😂

@DracoMcGuyver 2 ай бұрын

Kip, I recognized the voice of My Mate Vince doing your intro.

@kiphakes 2 ай бұрын

Yeah! I have him and 2 other fixers doing the start of my FiF videos 👍🏼

@tezup 2 ай бұрын

I've heard StezStixFix doing it too 🤩

@kiphakes 2 ай бұрын

@@tezup I want to get all the fixers doing them eventually!

@robloxsgames8647 2 ай бұрын

I Like MY MATE VINCE

@kiphakes 2 ай бұрын

Me too!!

@WAYNESWAYS-ib3cm 2 ай бұрын

I had one of these Brand New for Xmas.purchased in Sudbury Suffolk from North Street, Macdowells Toy Store, which is no longer there! I’m Gutted As I wanted to hear those Distinctive Wussshhhh sounds from the Firefox game that no other game could deliver ! Kip please don’t give up pal !

@Chained_Unicorn 2 ай бұрын

Unlucky. Hope Phil can salvage something from it. I head back to my proper house this weekend so will use the homebrew zener tester on my Firefox and drop you an email with the values it gives me. Assuming I don't blow anything up, if nothing else, it would be good to complete the schematic you kindly found and shared. If it does blow something up, I'll also let you know 😜

@HavingFunRepairs 2 ай бұрын

Any time Kip! Let me know if you ever want to collaborate. Thank you for the shout out. Going out on a limb, Uf may actually represent Vf (or forward voltage) of the diode to start conducting at its junction. The other reading "C" is for capacitance. I'm not really familiar with that tester, but I'm guessing it represents how long it takes for the voltage to be present to "charge" to conduct. A picofarad rating is not a lot of capacitance. The more I watch your video on this item. The more I would like to get my hands on one to reverse engineer it myself. If you ever want a video chat where we can try and troubleshoot it together let me know.

@kiphakes 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh awesome! Thanks for watching! I think these might be called Astro Wars 2 in the states - maybe?

@HavingFunRepairs 2 ай бұрын

@@kiphakes Astro Thunder, was sold under RadioShack back in the 60s (I think). I found a few on eBay... Oh man they are pricey. There's one that is being sold broken, so I'm keeping my eye on it. The seller is currently on vacation otherwise I would have purchased it today. Unfortunately eBay cannot do it until they have changed their listing status.

@ScottMadeAThing 2 ай бұрын

[Hidden comment below to avoid spoilers] Ah, was still a great video even though you weren't able to fix it! You can't win 'em all. I'd have done the caps as well but then again I throw hours after hours at things that just won't work haha.