how reliable are galaga arcade boards?

[JordanT]

Ok Have a buddy who has a galaga cocktail with no pcb board and i have a spare pcb for my galaga he wants it bad.

my game has no problems but if i sell him my spare pcb it kinda makes me wonder what would happen down the road how problem prone are galaga boards are parts hard to find?

 

[KaBoom1701]

Really hard to answer that question.

Way too many variables

Original board
Home use or commercially ran board
Wear and tear
Any repairs done on the board
Ever been cleaned and gone through
Ect ect...

The original boards suffered from bad ic sockets. These things are getting close to 40 years old with the original ic chips, sockets and caps.

Good news is Galaga is a classic and many pcb's and repair peeps are around. If you dont want to give up your spear then help your buddy find one. If hes not a hardcore arcade dude then buy a bootleg board on Ebay.

It's about helping others enjoy this hobby... not hording parts.

.

 

[8bitnintendo]

Like mentioned above, depends on how you use your Galaga. Is it kept on daily. Often? Every now and then? For me I keep a spare because I use mine for rentals and I run all original boards. So for me it saves a headache having a spare. For a home usage situation I personally would not keep a spare. If you're going to sell it, make sure you get what it would cost you to replace it just in case yours does go bad. No use in selling to a buddy for $100, then need to buy one to replace yours for $200 ( I didn't look but last time I did Galaga boards were going for $200+).

 

[blown23t]

Just let him find one? for sale here every so often. have him place an ad in the WTB section.

 

[VectorCollector]

No friendship is worth giving up your spare working boardset. Nope, nope, nope ...

 

[Ghostlyguy]

Horde it... then by the time you need it, you'll have forgotten and need to buy another one.

 

[JordanT]

yah i think ill keep it as a spare he was only willing to pay $100

there both original boards only thing was the spares chips were cleaned using a brass brush + dremel instead of the proper fiberglass brush

(was the last owner)

 

[8bitnintendo]

yah i think ill keep it as a spare he was only willing to pay $100

there both original boards only thing was the spares chips were cleaned using a brass brush + dremel instead of the proper fiberglass brush

(was the last owner)

I love cheap ass friends

 

[mgkastra]

Galaga boards range from $175-250 shipped, depending on the source. Is this a really good friend, or just another person you know that's into arcade?

 

[JordanT]

don't really know him that well

 

[VidyaGamez]

I took this question to mean "on average, how reliable is this board without accounting for condition?". First example that came to my mind was Pole Position boards are notorious for being dead, regardless of the condition of the machine they came out of.
And yeah, sounds like a cheapass, don't sell it to him.

 

[mgkastra]

don't really know him that well

No brainer then . I have the same problem when I refer to people as "friend" when I really mean "arcade acquaintance."

 

[codeX]

don't really know him that well

Price him at $250+ then. Let him deal with buying a "working" board on eBay and then deal with shipping and fixing it himself. Or point him to Mike's Arcade and he can buy it for $325 with 30-day warranty.

(Speaking from experience.. I have one working Galaga board and 4 others in various states of issues I'm working on fixing.. none are bootlegs.)

 

[JordanT]

iv heard the pole position pcbs are trouble so do the custom chips have the same isue on galaga

 

[mgkastra]

iv heard the pole position pcbs are trouble so do the custom chips have the same isue on galaga

Customs on galaga are available on arcade shop. I also have not experienced any problems with the customs except broken legs. Just repair them and add another socket and good to go.

 

[PassivePac-Man]

iv heard the pole position pcbs are trouble so do the custom chips have the same isue on galaga

When you're comparing to PP, Galaga runs like a dream.

I've only had one Galaga PCB, it's been in my game ever since I got the game, and it has never given me a single issue. Having a working spare hasn't ever even crossed my mind. I think of Galaga as a very reliable PCB, but clearly other people don't think the same way

 

[mgkastra]

When you're comparing to PP, Galaga runs like a dream.

I've only had one Galaga PCB, it's been in my game ever since I got the game, and it has never given me a single issue. Having a working spare hasn't ever even crossed my mind. I think of Galaga as a very reliable PCB, but clearly other people don't think the same way

They came with paper resister pack and terrible sockets. Once those are replaced, it is a very solid board

 

[PassivePac-Man]

They came with paper resister pack and terrible sockets. Once those are replaced, it is a very solid board

I'm pretty sure mine is 100% original, but I'm probably just lucky. Now that I'm talking it up, my board's gonna take a shit

 

[jimkirk]

yah i think ill keep it as a spare he was only willing to pay $100

Tell him to throw a 60-1 in there.

 

[JordanT]

Tell him to throw a 60-1 in there.

It's a original dedicated galaga cocktail, i might as well ask him to light it on fire.