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For as long as I've known @CarrieZ, she's always invited the neighborhood to enjoy the games on Halloween for a couple hours. With Halloween on a Friday this year, we inevitably had more visitors than ever before, namely kids. We typically open things up from 8-10pm but because of the heavy...

I've lost count how many times I've now repaired the G08 in @CarrieZ 's Space Fury. The one good thing about it is that it introduced me to vector monitor repair by throwing me into the fire. I think this is the 4th or 5th time I've fixed this thing. Each time it's been something different and...

Looking for a working Exidy Circus PCB. After the recent shenanigans with our Circus, we're hoping to find a backup PCB. Thanks!

...figuring out what kind of replacement will work? At this point, I'm not sure if it's just a power supply issue or a PCB issue or both. *SIGH* I'll probably test some components on the PCB (resistors, diodes, etc) but board repair is a little out of my wheelhouse. I sure wish we...

@CarrieZ had the idea that we should each focus on one game in the garage to try to improve upon. The idea is to play one particular game every day for 10-15 minutes. It's a great idea as it's an excuse to get us out there more frequently and (hopefully) actually get better at whatever game...

Looking for one of these. Anybody have a spare? Thanks!

Thanks to @Phetishboy who tipped me off, I was able to obtain a very nice Circus bezel to replace the very faded original we had. (Also, thanks @Zarloffson for a very smooth transaction and great packing!). The difference between the two bezels is astonishing to say the least. Our original had...

Working on @CarrieZ's Exidy Circus, I have to admit, there's something almost charming about working on these old black & white games that's different than the standard 80s era games. I definitely got a taste of it while working on the M5000 monitor...

I was just doing some final adjustments & tweaks to the M5000 monitor in @CarrieZ's Exidy Circus. Picture looks great, but I can't quite get the image centered horizontally. Does anyone know if there's a way to adjust the horizontal position without adjusting the H.hold/Osc coil? I read through...

If only all repairs were this easy!

This is our second Vapor TRX that @CarrieZ and I picked up, almost exactly one year after the first. Although the game worked, it turned into a bit more of a project than expected. Recorded a little 3-part vLOG of getting it into shape. We'll be bringing both to CAX next month. Cheers!

Anyone know if/where I can find a replacement torsion spring like this? I discovered one was broken in the steering yoke of my Vapor TRX and need to source a replacement. The manual has it listed as Atari part #10-527. I checked @Mylstar 's site (as he seems to be one of the only arcade sites I...

Discovered that the Vapor TRX we picked up has the wrong speed CPU/PCB in it and so I'm the hunt for the proper 200mhz version of the board or the parts to get it up to speed. Could be any Seattle board such as NFL Blitz, CarnEvil, HyperDrive, MACE, etc as long as it has the 200mhz CPU. From...

Recently, we picked up a second Vapor TRX to link with the one we have. We're currently going through the game, getting it cleaned up and taking care of the normal maintenance. Although the game works, I happened to notice that the game seems to run slower than our other Vapor. The attract mode...

I scoured through tons of threads, but couldn't find a definitive answer to this. Just rebuilt a 19" K7901 that's running in a Defender and picture looks fantastic, but I've noticed the image will slightly bloom/jump during the title screen and screens involving the flashing text. It will also...

Pulled out an old G07 chassis @CarrieZ had in her stash to try to get up and running for her I, Robot. This one has a bit of history, mostly stemming from a faulty new replacement flyback. It had been on the shelf for years before I decided to poke around with it a bit. The HOT was dead so I...

I did some digging and searching through the threads but couldn't find much that matched the issue I'm having. I just picked up an Atari Vapor TRX that was said to be playing blind. (The guy claimed it was working fine for awhile and then suddenly went black.) After verifying that the game did...

Getting back to doing some fun arcade vids, and decided to record my attempt to fix @CarrieZ's Baby Pac that wasn't starting a two player game.

Recently finished repairing three of these, and this is the last one I have left. Everything works great and plays well. Here's a few things that have been done: - Fixed monitor (had a bad mainboard) - Replaced top case/bezel (original had broken studs/standoffs and loose brackets) - Replaced...

Picked up a haul of various Megatouch IONs from a local vendor. All of them need some work. Decided to do a little impromptu vLOG series of the repair progress.