skyking2301
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CarnEvil: Feeler for troubleshooting help and/or sale interest
Hi everyone, in case you missed my intro thread, I'm a pinball guy just visiting the realm of arcade games, because a friend had a death in the family and asked me for some help looking at some games she now has to deal with.
I apologize in advance for the pictures -- the room was full of stuff (the deceased was something of a hoarder) and I didn't have great access. Here's what I was able to ascertain:
First game is a CarnEvil. It's not the 25" version, it's the 39" inch version with the separate "island" for the guns. I managed to get it hooked up and turned it on. It booted up and I soon started hearing the speaking & sound from the speakers. (Sounds like it'd be a fun game, lol) However, the screen does not appear to be working.
To see if the game itself would at least continue functioning, I flipped the coin mech to add some credits (sound effect indicated it was working), and hit the player buttons to start a game. Both guns made firing noises when triggers were pulled. So, it appears this game is functional except for the monitor.
I managed to open up the back to peek at the monitor guts, to look for obvious issues. I had only enough access to squeeze my face in there, so I stuck my camera in and snapped a few photos. The only things I noticed were a capacitor that seemed to have leaked, and a couple of wires that really ought to be properly spliced/heat-shrunk/twist-capped.
Here are the photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zb8v7jmt5q2mupp/AAD3xEBzP-vBOtsCrjd7buCMa?dl=0
So, my questions to you:
1) Do you think the shot capacitor (easily visible on the board in some of the pics -- blue capacitor with brownish splatter) is a likely suspect for the monitor not functioning? Do you see anything else or have any other suggestions?
2) Is this game worth the time/trouble to attempt to fix?
3) Is there anyone who might be interested in buying this game, either in its existing condition and/or if I'm able to fix it?
Thanks in advance for any help. Before I visit her again, she intends to have more of the room cleared out so I'll be able to have better access for pics & troubleshooting.
(Note: the other game is a Sega Le Mans 24 two-driver setup. Reference this thread: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=3387104 )
Hi everyone, in case you missed my intro thread, I'm a pinball guy just visiting the realm of arcade games, because a friend had a death in the family and asked me for some help looking at some games she now has to deal with.
I apologize in advance for the pictures -- the room was full of stuff (the deceased was something of a hoarder) and I didn't have great access. Here's what I was able to ascertain:
First game is a CarnEvil. It's not the 25" version, it's the 39" inch version with the separate "island" for the guns. I managed to get it hooked up and turned it on. It booted up and I soon started hearing the speaking & sound from the speakers. (Sounds like it'd be a fun game, lol) However, the screen does not appear to be working.
To see if the game itself would at least continue functioning, I flipped the coin mech to add some credits (sound effect indicated it was working), and hit the player buttons to start a game. Both guns made firing noises when triggers were pulled. So, it appears this game is functional except for the monitor.
I managed to open up the back to peek at the monitor guts, to look for obvious issues. I had only enough access to squeeze my face in there, so I stuck my camera in and snapped a few photos. The only things I noticed were a capacitor that seemed to have leaked, and a couple of wires that really ought to be properly spliced/heat-shrunk/twist-capped.
Here are the photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zb8v7jmt5q2mupp/AAD3xEBzP-vBOtsCrjd7buCMa?dl=0
So, my questions to you:
1) Do you think the shot capacitor (easily visible on the board in some of the pics -- blue capacitor with brownish splatter) is a likely suspect for the monitor not functioning? Do you see anything else or have any other suggestions?
2) Is this game worth the time/trouble to attempt to fix?
3) Is there anyone who might be interested in buying this game, either in its existing condition and/or if I'm able to fix it?
Thanks in advance for any help. Before I visit her again, she intends to have more of the room cleared out so I'll be able to have better access for pics & troubleshooting.
(Note: the other game is a Sega Le Mans 24 two-driver setup. Reference this thread: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=3387104 )
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