Garbage on both arcade machines when turned on at same time

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Garbage on both arcade machines when turned on at same time

I have a weird problem, both my game sit side by side and some times when I turn both of them on they both have garbage, When I turn one off and unplug it and turn the other machine on it works fine, its doesn't do this all the time, They both are on the same circuit and my house has older 2 wire conductors.
 
Solution: Turn one on at a time.

Sounds like the power-up draw is taxing your circuit perhaps?
 
Just turn one on so that you can save electricity.
 
It's the same reason you have that electrical tingle when you play that one, the wiring in your house is just pretty bad man. Either live with it, or you'll have to get it rewired.
 
It's the same reason you have that electrical tingle when you play that one, the wiring in your house is just pretty bad man. Either live with it, or you'll have to get it rewired.

Or just get a circuit installed that is 'modern' for your games.

I have done that at a house before (myself).
 
It's the same reason you have that electrical tingle when you play that one, the wiring in your house is just pretty bad man. Either live with it, or you'll have to get it rewired.

Guess Ill live with it, I can keep cutting them on and off and they finally work right after about 3 times doing that, I do have other outlets I can use if its a constant problem, also I had a question is it safe to wire the on and off switch behind the coin door, because when I get allot together its going be hard reaching int he back to the switch, I was going to mount a switch on the back of the coin door and just turn the machine on that way
 
Yeah, it's safe mounting them wherever as long as you do it decent. Hey, quick question is this your personal house, or are you renting? Do you plan on staying there long? What kind of room do you have the games in?
 
Yeah, it's safe mounting them wherever as long as you do it decent. Hey, quick question is this your personal house, or are you renting? Do you plan on staying there long? What kind of room do you have the games in?

My house I just purchased last year, games are in finished basement, and I plan on being here at least 5 yrs unless wods of cash falls in my pockets, and my work is always neat when I do something
 
I had that with an Elevator Action that had an older switcher in it. Turn on a row of games at the same time, it got garbage. Turn it on by itself, perfect. My solution? Put in a new switcher, it ran fine after that. Maybe the voltage was taking too long to come up for the watchdog circuit to turn on the CPU or something I don't know. The new switcher did the trick, and I would think if you had a linear maybe rebuilding it might get the voltage to ramp up quicker. Just a thought.
 
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