Recent content by JiFMike

The sizzle was accompanied by smoke. I did clean the PCB connections, and checked all the cables. I did not check the voltages.... I'll do that next. The 1 and 2 player buttons weren't flashing they were just lit constantly.

The first time I plugged it in I left the CRT unplugged. The LED on the PCB lit up, but I did not here any sounds. I also noted the 1 and 2 player buttons lit up. I left it plugged in for a few minutes dropped in some quarters and hit the buttons, still no sounds. Not sure what all that...

It has dried out. It's been in my barn for a year, which is dry. So it won't get any drier. The previous owner had it in a pool house that had become storage. They decided to remodel it and while cleaning it out found some leaks. I think that's why they gave this away for free. My original...

Working on the CRT scares me. I was in the Navy for 6 years as an Electonics Technician. I had a lot of nice tools back then for working on this stuff, but now... not so much! I decided to search for someone on the web that might be able to take a look at it in my area. Came across the...

I'll give that a try thanks. I cleaned up the fuses tonight, but didn't have a small enough brush to clean the holders. I'll have to pick one up tomorrow. Here are some more pics of things I found as I cleaned and looked more closely. 16 (top, I didn't know this opened!) 17 (these are on...

It has sat for about a year in my barn. So it's plenty dry! I will clean it up. Cleaning the fuse holders and reseating the connections is a great idea. That rusty transformer has me worried. Can I isolate the power supply and check the voltages on it before I hook other stuff up?

11 (back side of coin door) 12 (from front) 13 (inside of coin door) 14 15

6 (CRT) 7 (board on CRT) 8 (guessing part of PS) 9 (PS) 10 (front)

OK, Here are some pictures. It's in rough shape. I'm limited to 5 images. So I will have to split it over a few posts. Each image is linked to full size. 1 (backside) 2 (PS?) 3 (PS with cord curled up) 4 (Guessing this is main board) 5 (Guessing this is main board)

Wow that is some great info! I will def post some pictures tonight. Thanks for the replies!

Hello, First time poster. :) About a year ago my wife sent me a message at work about a free arcade game on craigslist about an hour drive away. I've always wanted to build one of the arcade machines with a pc inside it, so a free arcade cabinet to use was a great start. Low and behold it...