Fixed the Problem! ... for about 2 seconds ...

Just a quick update ... my friend finally made it over here last night and it looks like the fuses were the problem ... we got it working momentarily by taking out two of the fuses and replacing it with the ones from the sound(?) board.

Obviously those weren't rated high enough so all we got was the game starting up and then dead again but that seems to solve the problem (or at least the immediate one).

He says that from what he can see, the other parts look like they are in good condition and his prognosis is that (aside from the fact that one of the original fuses wasn't the same rating as the specs called for!) that the fuse may have lost its vacume because they all look to be original.

Soooooo now I am off to buy a whole new set of fuses and hope that fixes everything