Galaxian DC Hack - Easy Way

 

This is the easy way to convert a Galaxians from AC to DC. It leaves all of the components that will no longer be used on the PCB, and may actually damage them, preventing it from being converted back to AC should the need arise.

The wire link used should be of a decent thickness, 1mm or more, since it will be carrying all of the power for the PCB.

Around about position 11N on the PCB, are two large diodes, labeled D4 and D5. Near these, by the heatsink, is a capacitor, C37. We wish to make two links from the ends of the two diodes across to the track that the +ve end of the capacitor is connected to. (see picture for details)

For reference, here are the pinouts for both the original AC supply and the DC 
converted supply:-

AC SUPPLY 

Ground A 1 Ground
Ground B 2 Ground
12v AC - C 3 12v AC -
12v AC + D 4 12v AC +
Speaker - E 5 Speaker +
Video Blue F 6 Video Sync
Video Red G 7 Video Green
Ground H 8 Video Ground
Table I 9 NC
Player 2 Left J 10 Player 2 Right
Player 1 Fire K 11 Player 2 Fire
Player 1 Left L 12 Player 1 Right
Start 1 M 13 Start 2
Test N 14 Service
Coin 1 O 15 Coin 2
Coin Lockout P 16 Coin Counter
1 Play Lamp Q 17 2 Play Lamp
7v DC out R 18 7v DC out
7v AC - S 19 7v AC -
7v AC + T 20 7v AC +
Ground U 21 Ground
Ground V 22 Ground

 

DC SUPPLY 

Ground A 1 Ground
Ground B 2 Ground
+12v  C 3 +12v 
+12v  D 4 +12v 
Speaker - E 5 Speaker +
Video Blue F 6 Video Sync
Video Red G 7 Video Green
Ground H 8 Video Ground
Table I 9 NC
Player 2 Left J 10 Player 2 Right
Player 1 Fire K 11 Player 2 Fire
Player 1 Left L 12 Player 1 Right
Start 1 M 13 Start 2
Test N 14 Service
Coin 1 O 15 Coin 2
Coin Lockout P 16 Coin Counter
1 Play Lamp Q 17 2 Play Lamp
NC R 18 NC
+5v S 19 +5v
+5v T 20 +5v
Ground U 21 Ground
Ground V 22 Ground