Answering an "Arcade Tech Wanted" ad

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Hey everyone, I would like some input. There is a local guy advertising on craigslist for "Arcade Tech Wanted." I responded to his ad telling him that I could most likely help him out, but he didn't say what game(s) he had or what his problems were. He replied with this info...

"i think the monitor need a cap kit or a daughter board i have a green screen with black or white lines in it. It is a sega G-Loc the big air plain. I can fix some things but i dont know enough about monitors to know this is not the problem."

I do know my way around monitors enough to tell him if it's his board or the monitor, but I don't want to get his hopes up. Also, all my experience is with Jamma games. I don't think his is Jamma, so I wouldn't be able to plug in another board to rule out his monitor. Is anyone familiar with this game beyond what KLOV says about it...?

http://klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7871

I would like some advice on if I should try and help this guy or not. Thanks - Mike.
 
Ask him if it's playing blind. If so, it's more than likely the monitor. A cap kit may or may not fix the problem. Not much help, but...
 
Ha! I saw that ad too. Based on his "air plain" reply, I'm glad you responded and not me.:D Good luck.
 
I would respond and tell him that you can stop by to take a look, and if he wants to attempt repair based upon your analysis, then your rates are such and such. If you have to go through a ridiculous amount of driving or hassle to get to him, then he needs to understand that you will be charging him X amount just to show up (for gas and time) and that you cannot guarantee you can fix it until you've seen it.

Once you get there, if you can't figure out whether it's the monitor or the board, you can offer to take the monitor with you and rebuild it (chances are, it'll need it anyway) and you can test the monitor at your house to verify it is working properly.

My buddy recently did the same thing (responded to Arcade Help on CL) for the same game, and he found the monitor to be the problem....
 
I would respond and tell him that you can stop by to take a look, and if he wants to attempt repair based upon your analysis, then your rates are such and such. If you have to go through a ridiculous amount of driving or hassle to get to him, then he needs to understand that you will be charging him X amount just to show up (for gas and time) and that you cannot guarantee you can fix it until you've seen it.

Once you get there, if you can't figure out whether it's the monitor or the board, you can offer to take the monitor with you and rebuild it (chances are, it'll need it anyway) and you can test the monitor at your house to verify it is working properly.

My buddy recently did the same thing (responded to Arcade Help on CL) for the same game, and he found the monitor to be the problem....



Good advice. Thanks. I sent him another message asking him if it's the upright, or cockpit and whether it plays blind or not. Basically, more info. I'll go from there.
 
HELLO,

Based on the info given i assume its the full motion cockpit version.

Beware, this is a very involved machine. I had one for 5 years and it worked great.

however, it requires periodic maintenance like cleaning the fans, greasing the actuators, etc.

this is a sega system so its unique. that monitor will take some time to remove.

also if the game is not moving check the safety sensors for proper operation.

sounds like a power supply or pcb problem......good luck, it could take many hours and

be a real PITA!
 
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