Just bought my first classic cabinet...few questions
Just bought my first classic arcade cabinet. Was told it is an original Pac man cabinet, it's made of plywood and not pressboard....at any rate, I have a few questions. Overview is this: monitor already upgraded to lcd, it's running a 60-1 pcb that appears to have a JAMMA conversion as well.
The joystick is not awesome. i am sure it's the original and it does not actuate consistently, particularly in the downward direction. It makes playing games like Frogger a real challenge! I took a look at the back of the control panel and besides being a smorgasbord of splicing leading into the joystick, all of the connections appear to be soldered. I assume this is the correct method of attaching all those wires, but I am going to order a new joystick. Is soldering the way to go here, if so, recommendations on a solder gun? I have never really tried soldering before, hate to learn on an otherwise working machine but...
Secondly, the glass overlay has Pac Man graphics around the edges that is in fairly poor shape. Can I order a new margin graphic for that piece of glass somewhere? Sorry for the noob questions, but I have been in this hobby for exactly 72 hours now. Looking forward to a basic aesthetic refresh for this cabinet. Something fairly easy for a first-timer. Thanks for any guidance you may have.
Just bought my first classic arcade cabinet. Was told it is an original Pac man cabinet, it's made of plywood and not pressboard....at any rate, I have a few questions. Overview is this: monitor already upgraded to lcd, it's running a 60-1 pcb that appears to have a JAMMA conversion as well.
The joystick is not awesome. i am sure it's the original and it does not actuate consistently, particularly in the downward direction. It makes playing games like Frogger a real challenge! I took a look at the back of the control panel and besides being a smorgasbord of splicing leading into the joystick, all of the connections appear to be soldered. I assume this is the correct method of attaching all those wires, but I am going to order a new joystick. Is soldering the way to go here, if so, recommendations on a solder gun? I have never really tried soldering before, hate to learn on an otherwise working machine but...
Secondly, the glass overlay has Pac Man graphics around the edges that is in fairly poor shape. Can I order a new margin graphic for that piece of glass somewhere? Sorry for the noob questions, but I have been in this hobby for exactly 72 hours now. Looking forward to a basic aesthetic refresh for this cabinet. Something fairly easy for a first-timer. Thanks for any guidance you may have.

