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Replace them? I assume these are solder contacts that can't be replaced...am I incorrect?

Thanks for the reply scottmaggie. I had someone take a look at it today and they recommended the same exact thing. I'll start by cleaning up the board edge connectors, then move on to the PS pins. Hopefully that clears up the glitch. Cheers!

I recently took ownership of a Tempest game. It plays and sounds great...for the most part. Here's what happens. Turn on the game, it powers up fine and plays well for about 5-10 min. During mid-play, the screen goes glitchy and the sound bugs out. I shake the cabinet a little and it goes back...

I don't need to get rid of them per say. They're gonna collect dust with me, so I just want to pass them along to an enthusiast...and the cash would be nice. I like the tempest and would always fire up the game when it was in my bro's man cave. I can play it for hours. It's sad that it's not so...

Thanks tbbk!

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Hi everyone. Great forum! I recently inherited some full size arcade games from my brother. He's moving and no longer has the space to keep these and his pinball machines. So I transported them (omg heavy) to my warehouse, but have decided to part ways and move them onto someone who can really...