Arcade Repair log....anyone else geek out?

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So getting inspired by going to the Museum of Pinball out in Beaumont, CA and noticed they used repair log sheets on each game to keep track of repairs on the games.I thought what a great idea. So I geek'd out and created my own...

Anyone else care to share their version?

And of course you have to have an "Out of Order" page so you can make sure the machine is protected from would be passer Byers who like turning games on that have missing parts.... :D

Feel free to take a look and make suggestions or comments...
 

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Some of the things I am trying to add.

Model of the monitor
Cap kit
Hot
regulator
filter caps
flyback.

Power supply, Original or switcher.
Power supply recapped?
the plug grounded?
power switch?
Interlock switch?

Joystick grommet?
leaf switches cleaned?
 
Some of the things I am trying to add.

Model of the monitor
Cap kit
Hot
regulator
filter caps
flyback.

Power supply, Original or switcher.
Power supply recapped?
the plug grounded?
power switch?
Interlock switch?

Joystick grommet?
leaf switches cleaned?

Thx Alpha,

Added your suggestions and I put the monitor type & model up top. Figured that was a critical piece of info.
 
Thx Alpha,

Added your suggestions and I put the monitor type & model up top. Figured that was a critical piece of info.

If a cap kit is needed, It much easier to order a cap kit without dragging the cab out and opening it up and taking a look inside.

I am going to add grounding straps and where they go to prevent people from getting shocked.
 
I made my own a long while ago and still use it along with my master monitor log that tells me each monitor and chassis I have with the corrisponding game and what's been done to each all on 1 page. The repair log helps me keep track of my investment into each game and what all has been done or needs to be done and so I know exactly what I paid into it originally, what it's worth, and what I have dropped into it in total. I sometimes include a copy of this with the game when I sell it to someone so they have a complete log of everything and where it came from.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qtvtw52zao6yyp9
 
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Wow. Y'all are a bunch of geeks. Here's what I do. Repair game and rebuild Monitor. Play game for a couple of weeks. Pull chassis or deflection board out to help another guy who is having an arcade party. 2 days later pull game board to help a different friend troubleshoot his game. Two weeks later go to play game and can't figure out why it doesn't work. Open up cabinet and try to remember who I lent parts to. Get parts back 2 months later. In the mean time do same thing to a different game. Easy!
 
Wow. Y'all are a bunch of geeks. Here's what I do. Repair game and rebuild Monitor. Play game for a couple of weeks. Pull chassis or deflection board out to help another guy who is having an arcade party. 2 days later pull game board to help a different friend troubleshoot his game. Two weeks later go to play game and can't figure out why it doesn't work. Open up cabinet and try to remember who I lent parts to. Get parts back 2 months later. In the mean time do same thing to a different game. Easy!

Laughs, I can not do that for the arcade expo in banning but I use to do that for my own collection. I still have games that are missing parts that I will have to buy now.

There are over 400 working arcade games there. Soon there should be over 500 working arcade games there for the expo.

So trying to keep things straight is important..
 
I can see how it would be difficult to keep things straight with that many machines. I volunteer at the NVGM in Frisco TX and We are constantly trying to keep up with what has and has not been done to keep the games running. We will probably geek out and start a similar Repair log to keep track and ascertain blame when a game fails. Great thread
 
I made my own a long while ago and still use it along with my master monitor log that tells me each monitor and chassis I have with the corrisponding game and what's been done to each all on 1 page. The repair log helps me keep track of my investment into each game and what all has been done or needs to be done and so I know exactly what I paid into it originally, what it's worth, and what I have dropped into it in total. I sometimes include a copy of this with the game when I sell it to someone so they have a complete log of everything and where it came from.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qtvtw52zao6yyp9

Nice. Going to add your manual checkbox. Thx

Wow. Y'all are a bunch of geeks. Here's what I do. Repair game and rebuild Monitor. Play game for a couple of weeks. Pull chassis or deflection board out to help another guy who is having an arcade party. 2 days later pull game board to help a different friend troubleshoot his game. Two weeks later go to play game and can't figure out why it doesn't work. Open up cabinet and try to remember who I lent parts to. Get parts back 2 months later. In the mean time do same thing to a different game. Easy!


LOL, I can see this happening all to offten. :cool:
 
If a cap kit is needed, It much easier to order a cap kit without dragging the cab out and opening it up and taking a look inside.

I am going to add grounding straps and where they go to prevent people from getting shocked.

Good idea about the ground straps..... I've already be zapped a few times already in my short arcade career lol ;)
 
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