Thanks for the kind comments, everybody!
There's progress... I found out how to discharge the monitor. The grille on top opens up right above the anode cap and has easy access to the monitor frame for grounding.
I also dug this out. Picture from last August of the highest score I ever got...
I see them too, wtf. 
Gorgeous Bosconian btw. I'd be all over if it if I hadn't just loaded up on projects that'll eat the rest of my space/money.
Thanks for the tips! I replied to your PM. I had a hell of a time trying to find a converter that could work in these worst case, so that's a huge help. I definitely would rather get the authentic CRTs working but it's nice to know I have an option to keep the cabinet running the original...
So this requires a bit of backstory, bear with me.
The local mall here has the only real arcade around for a huge radius, Video Zone. I started going there when I moved here about 10 years ago and over the years I went from frustrated with old school DDR to getting back to as good as I used to...
This always happens to me with adults, too... when I had a Virtual On I was obsessed with it. I'd play it nonstop. Nobody else would hardly touch it. They'd try it one time and get frustrated and quit, be it against the computer or another player. I'd practically beg people to let me teach them...
That's a tricky one. Huge cabs like that are quite varied in price. Sometimes you'll see them go for dirt cheap because they're such hell to move/ship and someone just wants them gone, but sometimes you'll see top dollar paid for them because they're so big and cool.
This isn't one you see very...
I'd be a much richer man if I flipped some of the crazy deals I've come across. Unless it's a game I want or have room for, I always try to pass along the deal to someone I think will actually benefit from it. The flipping/scalping mindset is so profitable these days it's rampant, it's why you...
You can! From ArcadeOtaku:
"The final chassis revision has the least variants, but offers some of the most capability. This chassis was rarely seen outside of Japan (except in Tekken 5 and Time Crisis 4 systems which require a 256 to function), and has a number of changes to the unified PCB...