Tag: repair
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Ms. Pac-Man with no “Sprites” (Ghosts, Ms. Pac-Man)
So, a gentleman reached out to me right before my fusion surgery asking me to have a look at his Ms. Pac-Man game. It was not showing sprites but was otherwise behaving correctly – it passed self test, and you could still see dots being eaten during attract mode, etc. Initial instinct was something wonky…
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“Untested” Ms. Pac-Man PCB – Repaired
Ordered an untested Ms. Pac-Man board off eBay for a fair price. As an aside, remember that “untested” means the exact same thing as broken, especially when dealing with older hardware. Older hardware (games) should be presumed to be broken unless proven otherwise, so bid/price accordingly.
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New Pinball Trips GFCI but not a Normal Outlet
So, a friend of mine had an interesting problem, he purchased a brand new pin that obviously tested and worked well before it was shipped to him, but as soon as he plugged into a GFCI socket in his garage, it tripped the GFCI outlet. They came and got the game, treated it again, said…
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Credit Devices for Free Play Usages
So events like Free Play Florida (https://www.jrtwine.com/blog/?p=643) highlight the importance of actually having a way to play a game for free. To that end I am thinking of making available some minimally invasive button kits that can quickly be added to a game, to gain the ability to credit the game without opening it up.
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Galaga Board with Enhancement Pack not Booting
I finally got around to working on a Galaga board for AM and I got it up and running and was leaving it on for a 24-hour test when it crapped out showing a error on ROM 39 (which does not exist). This eventually degraded into a state where it did not display any errors…
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Theory of Operation of the Shaq 27722-1 (A23) LED Display Board
Theory of Operation of the Shaq 27722-1 (A23) LED Display Board (4-player score board).Theory of Operation of the Shaq 27722-1 (A23) LED Display Board (4-player score board). Theory of Operation This is a brief technical introduction to the operation of the 27722-1 (A23) board. It will cover inputs and behavior of the board. Inputs This…
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Dead Gorf
So I found a dead Gorf on Craigslist. It was an older ad, but was still available when I inquired. Dude I picked it up from had done some pretty impressive restorations on some other games. Anyway – it was dead alright. Shows a blank screen that looked overly blue due to how the monitor…
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Bringing Joust Back to Life
So it came to pass that I ended up with three cabinets for $100 each. A Great Golf in a Midway cabaret, some Toaplan run-n-gun in a Taito Qix cabinet, and… A Joust(!) in its original cabinet. I agreed to purchase all three sight-unseen. When I get them all home, the golf game worked except…
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Joust Showing 1 3 5 and a REALLY Effed-Up Screen
[This was extracted from a large article about getting a dead Joust operational. I thought it made sense to put this part in its own post to help anyone else with a similar issue. This post may reference content from an earlier post, so keep that in mind when reading.] So at this point the Joust will…
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Joust With an Input Problem – 1st Player Always Runs Left
[This was extracted from a large article about getting a dead Joust operational. I thought it made sense to put this part in its own post to help anyone else with a similar issue. It may reference content from the previous two posts here and here.] …So now I have a Joust that boots correctly…