Recent content by jim109

Hey all, What's the best protectors to use between the legs and the cabinet. The Felt ones: http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/PC-4 The Plastic ones: http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/PINCAB I'm currently using the plastic ones and considering switching to the felt...

2 Chips (Boot Rom and Security Chip) and then the matching HD for the boot chip version( can just make from Mame). ToplessZ on here sells the chips very reasonably priced and they work great!

Which ones are you getting for 250?

Just Curious... which motor is $400 on those machines?

Mounting joysticks on 3/4" wood... rout out to 1/2"? Hey all, For mounting your typical Happ joysticks (super, ulimate,competition, etc) on 3/4" wood, is it best to rout out the wood to 1/2" or do they all work fine on 3/4"? I think I've usually seen it routed but wanted to check. Thanks!! Jim

There are track paks that are 2 player only and track paks that are 3 player. with 2 player roms you will only be able to play 2 of the 3 players.

Has anyone used a heat pump or heat exchange or whatever they call it where it heats and cools? I'm wondering if I could get one of those and mount it on the external wall and if that would be good enough. I'm hoping I don't need a whole new central heat/air system as that would cut into the...

Hi all, Well after unsuccessfully finding a house with a large enough game room in texas ( no basements and gamerooms only upstairs) I am thinking I'll go ahead a do an arcade in the 2 car garage of the new house and need some help/ideas from people that have done this. Here is my questions...

Sent PM for pics.... Thanks in advance!

Too funny! The other guy in there was me and I am definitely NOT his father ;) I was in the process of leaving for the same reason as you. I was trying to use the urinal and he kept coming over and trying to flush it while I was trying to use it so I stopped that pretty quick and was trying to...

Donkey Kong JR went for like 225 I believe... Dig Dug was about the same. Jim

Hi all, I am looking for a San Francisco Rush the Rock main board. Let me know if anyone has one for sale. Thanks! Jim

Had the exact same thing on my rush..... was the steering pot.

I just did this recently. You'll need all 3 vegas boards ( vid, cpu, I/0), hard drive, Aux board and a new wiring harness ( or make alot of changes to the blitz 99 one). You can buy NOS wiring harnesses on ebay. Jim

Getting Midway Optical Joysticks Shaft unstuck from Grommet Ring Hi All, I have a few Midway optical joysticks where the joystick shaft seems to have rusted together with the metal ring in the middle of the plastic grommet which prevents me from getting it off a control panel. Has anyone ever...