Hello,
First time poster.
About a year ago my wife sent me a message at work about a free arcade game on craigslist about an hour drive away. I've always wanted to build one of the arcade machines with a pc inside it, so a free arcade cabinet to use was a great start. Low and behold it was a Tempest game, the craigslist ad made no mention of what it was. I think you refer to it on the list as a Tempest(tubes).
This unit sat for years without use. Unfortunately it was a bit damp in the area it sat and there is some corrosion, but not enough to make me think it could never work again. At this point I don't dare to even plug it in, as it's also pretty dusty. Is it worth trying to get this thing working? If so should I look for some kind of pro? I do have experience fixing electronics and I figure the first place to start is with the power supply. Is there some place I can get the schematics for this thing? I did get a bit of paperwork with it, including some drawings but they weren't overly detailed.
Considering I only have the cost of gas invested in it. Is it worth attempting to fix?
I'll post some pictures of the inside tonight.
First time poster.
About a year ago my wife sent me a message at work about a free arcade game on craigslist about an hour drive away. I've always wanted to build one of the arcade machines with a pc inside it, so a free arcade cabinet to use was a great start. Low and behold it was a Tempest game, the craigslist ad made no mention of what it was. I think you refer to it on the list as a Tempest(tubes).
This unit sat for years without use. Unfortunately it was a bit damp in the area it sat and there is some corrosion, but not enough to make me think it could never work again. At this point I don't dare to even plug it in, as it's also pretty dusty. Is it worth trying to get this thing working? If so should I look for some kind of pro? I do have experience fixing electronics and I figure the first place to start is with the power supply. Is there some place I can get the schematics for this thing? I did get a bit of paperwork with it, including some drawings but they weren't overly detailed.
Considering I only have the cost of gas invested in it. Is it worth attempting to fix?
I'll post some pictures of the inside tonight.



















