Recent content by AllenBomber

Alright all you game gurus; got a challenge for you. I've got a friend who claims there's a game he remembers from the mid to late 70s, but I can't ID it. You'd fly in a ship and drop bombs on bases that shot back, and it used trackball controls. That's all I've got. Any ideas?

I was just at this place last night. Very great place if you're into dance music. The Trance music may be a little overwhelming for some serious gamers. Decent selection of games though. I think the fact that Fremont Street is on an 80s kick for the summer and has a few old machine...

Minor update... When ordering more parts, Bob Roberts suggested I check the pins at P600 to make sure there weren't any shorts there. The pins tested fine, but it got me thinking about what plugs into P600. Found both of the case mounted transistors, (2N3716 and 2N3792) have faults as well...

Monitor is done and it hasn't blown up yet after 2 hours of run time. Guess it was right.

Not really. I know all those, and this one is a bit different. I found the same symbol in the Hantarex manual and I'll assume the [ shape is the - since it appears to hit ground in this little bit of the schematic

I'm recapping a Hantarex MTC9000 and most caps are labeled pretty standard, but C38 is a symbol that I've never seen. Sort of like a ---[□--- I'm guessing the box is my + from this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Polarized_capacitor_symbol_3.svg and that's how it was, but...

I figured I'd post my story either for input or just for a fix (hopefully) record. I picked up an asteroids cocktail machine non-working but it had neck glow. I had solid lights on the P1/P2 start buttons, but she wouldn't play blind. I happened to have an Asteroids Deluxe cocktail too, so I...

Looking for an Asteroids board for my cocktail. I'd prefer the original, but I can rewire it for Asteroids Deluxe. Let me know if anyone has anything.

All prices below shipped parcel post in cont USA. Contact me for other shipping options. Kits: Shinobi: PCB, harness, buttons/sticks, marquee, and manual: $75 Time Soldiers: PCB, harness, populated control panel, marquee, side art, bezel, manual: $75 Vanguard: PCB, ribbon cables, cage...

I just bought out a guy who left the hobby to rebuild old BMX bikes in his garage. Seemed like an odd hobby to me, but to each their own. At least he gave me a decent deal on the package and I walked away with nice dedicated Toobin and Crystal Castles machines.

I've got a sale pending on my surf planet, but I've still got the control stick in front of me. You should be able to throw a 5k pot on the 4 pin control port to test this board. Tie pin 1 to a pot leg, pin 2 to the wiper, and pin 4 to the other pot leg. As resistance between pin 1 and 2...

all pms responded to. Tempest marquee sold. Lots pending.

Sounds like fun, but I can't get any more time off. My boss already hates me as it is.

Lake, river, or deep sea? Fly or Bait? Boat or no boat?

That's a heck of a long drive for an empty cab. I could drop $450 on working one locally for less than the price of gas.