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I was wondering if anyone has a 3-player Rampart for sale. I'm located in the San Francisco Bay area.

I figured I'd get a reader/programmer. I also fiddle with vintage computers, and there's also an effort in that community to back up ROMs from various hardware. I've done some research, and it seems like I'll want one that supports 25v VPP, which appear to be used often in arcades. I've...

The power supply in my AGE Beanie Zone died. Of course it died right before I need to use it. :( It started to randomly turn off until it wouldn't turn on. Now it blows fuses. I took the power supply out and all the caps were bulged and leaked EVERYWHERE. I did my best to clean it, but a...

Hello, My Joust arcade was getting an "Error ROM 9" on the screen. So I took the ROM board out, put some Deoxit, and reseated the ROMs. Now it's just jailbars and won't boot even to the error. Reseating the ROMs multiple times results on jailbars of slightly different patterns. Sometimes...

I have an AGE "Beanie Zone" claw machine. I'm having trouble finding suitable belts for it. I've tried rubber square belts as well as standard o-rings from the hardware store. They just slip. It's not the tension, they're on really tight. Too tight, in my opinion. But I think they stretch...

I bought and installed the mega recap kit & rebuild kit. I replaced everything except BR2, as suggested by another member on here. The 5v LED doesn't light up, and the 12v lights up about 1/2 a second after -5v, and that one seems OK. I checked the output leads, and I get: My -5v is OK...

Before I head off to eBay, I wanted to see if anyone here has a working Defender ROM board (with ROMs) for sale. Looks like there's a white sticker version and a red sticker version. My broken one is the red sticker version if that makes any difference.

Hello, I was troubleshooting my Joust and was going to check the voltages, but my Joust doesn't match the only manuals I can find online. Not only is the power supply different, but so is the harness to the various boards (my Joust ROM board only has one 5v line, whereas the manual indicates...

(South Bay Area, California) Hello, A few of us over at the 68k Macintosh forum are meeting up this Saturday from 12 to 2 at Excess Solutions. Gonna bring some tables, extensions cords, soldering irons, cleaning materials, etc. If anyone in the area is interested in joining us, you're more...

I have an opportunity to get a 4-player Gauntlet. Does anyone have the dimensions for the cabinet? I'm hoping it'll fit in the back of my SUV, but it looks to be wider and taller than a regular Atari cab. Might have to get a trailer. Thanks, oP

Hello, My Defender has gone kaput. I had it out during Halloween, and someone stepped backwards and right on top of the power strip bar switch, causing it to briefly turn off and then back on. The other 2 arcades continued normally, but my Defender's screen turned into a dark red color and...

A couple more arcades I'm interested in, but honestly I shouldn't because I need to finish my other 3. I think I'm sick. :P As a general reference, I'm using the Exidy Price Guide. First is a Galaga. I know these guys aren't relatively expensive and I was looking to get one cheap, and I...

I wasn't sure if this was still a CRT issue since the problem has moved to actual game artifacts, so I'm posting here. I recapped the CRT in both my Defender and Joust. My Defender had a 2A fuse in the 7A fuse spot (F2) and it blew after about 5 minutes. These were the original fuses in the...

Centipede Trackball - Trick to keep it from jumping? Howdy, I have a Centipede in great shape. Everything works great except for the trackball. I already bought and installed a bearing & roller rebuild kit. The originals were worn down into a groove. I held onto them as sort of a trophy...

Howdy, I have what I believe is a G07 monitor analog board. I was hoping to hit the electronics store on my way home today, but I noticed there's a cluster of caps under a metal shield that I can't read. I can see there are more electrolytics under it. Does anyone know what their values are...

Hello, I recently picked up for cheap an AGE Beanie Zone claw machine. Now I know why it was so cheap, but I was able to repair almost everything. Cleaned, regreased the gantry, a couple new belts, etc. So now it's working, except the string for the claw is really frayed. I'm certain it's...

I guess Arcade Shop no longer sells these. I had inquired about one several months ago and they said they were out, but printing more. Then when my order came in, it was just a plain vinyl overlay. I'm in the process of sending it back. :/ Does anyone know where I can get a plexi glass...

Do Defender & Joust have same size Joysticks? Also, did Defender have plexi on CPO? Howdy, I'm ordering three ZeroPlay joystick kits from JB Gaming to fix my Defender & Joust joysticks, they're really loose. Does anyone know if Defender and Joust have the same joysticks? They look the same...

Recommend someone in SF Bay Area who restores arcades? Howdy, Been a while. I'm up to three arcades now. :D I think I have "the bug." Defender, Joust, and soon this weekend, Centipede. My Defender and Centipede look great. Defender just needs some work on the joystick. Doesn't look like...

Howdy. I just got a Joust arcade and I'd like to get it going. Currently the video is scrambled and there's no sound. It looks like the game boots up because I can make out the play field and the little demo it plays when the arcade is idle. Those diagonal lines aren't scanning up or down...