Recent content by ArcadeJoe

Any suggestions on where to start with learning to fix and repair the classic arcades, I have a few games of my own but am leary to try and buy one for repair, am fairly mechanically inclined and can follow instructions, troubleshooting tips etc. Any books or manuals to start a beginner out? Any...

MrBill I am a custom framer and that seems awful high, I would suggest acid free matte board, "regular glass", and drymounting on the foam core as suggested. I would also recommed a black or silver "metal" instead of the wood. Just my two cents worth, a 24x36 poster in the metal frame as...

That is correct, nothing is working on the thing. Thoughts, new to this stuff! Trying, but still a rookie!

I almost forgot, the switch is broken, is there a way to bypass while troubleshooting? Where would I order such a thing? Thanks again

No signs of life yet, I will try the coin doors and such, see if that gets me any further. Thanks for the help. Joe

Picked up a non working Asteroids game, is my first repair project. I have power from the cord to the female plug, yet cannot seem to trace any further, all fuses have continuity when checked with meter, is there a way to check the transformer. Big blue coil looking thing etc. Any help is...

Hey, Found a non working Asteroids game on CL, I have power from cord but seems to die from that point forward. Any tips or ideas on how to proceed, I am new to the repair work but collecting working games for a few years now. Any and all help is greatly appreciated! Joe