jtsuprastar92 wrote:wow dude...your a monster. thank you. im gonna start checking all this out.. should that be a easy replacement with saudering? i never saudered b4 so i would be totally winging it.so basiclly i get the 21.4777 one and replace the existing one there correct? the one i have does say 21.4 mc.
It should be fairly easy to replace the crystal. The only thing is that the crystal that comes on the game board is a 3-pin crystal. The one you'll be using as a replacement is a 2-pin crystal. That's why Marshallh (from the benheck forum) used the two caps. Beyond that bit of info though, I don't know. I only know this from what I've read in that benheck thread.
If you have never soldered before, I would suggest practicing on something of no value before giving it a try on the game. What I usually suggest to people is to first watch this video then get some perforated project board, such as this, to practice with. Get some cheap components (like a cheap IC, some resistors or caps) to solder onto the project board. Then practice desoldering them. That video will make soldering easy to get the hang of. Desoldering (like removing the stock crystal) is a little more tricky though. You can either use a desolder braid or a desoldering iron like this one.
