Hello,
I am brand new here and as well to arcades. I recently purchased a Killer Instinct arcade from craigslist (I'm sure that was probably not the best idea but i was trying to relive my youth) anyway, the machine worked well at the sellers home. I had it delivered to my house and it displayed a blue screen when powered on. I tinkered with some of the internals and got the machine working (I think a chip was loose). I turned it off that evening and the next morning the screen was flickering wildly. I tried to adjust the screen using the two knobs in the back...this did little. Next, I applied some pressure to a metal brace holding the monitor and it stopped flickering. Not sure what I did, I'm guessing something else is loose. Anyway, after these issues I decided to leave it on over night. Big mistake, I was startled awake around 3 AM with the the sound track on full blast and it displaying a blue screen. Now when I try to turn it on, it displays a blue screen for a while, says danger and then starts flickering the rare logo. Any ideas on this?
Additionally, since i am new and don't know what I am doing, could you direct me to an intro thread on parts, acronyms and tools needed to do repairs? I'm willing to learn but don't know where to start.
Thanks,
W. Smith
I am brand new here and as well to arcades. I recently purchased a Killer Instinct arcade from craigslist (I'm sure that was probably not the best idea but i was trying to relive my youth) anyway, the machine worked well at the sellers home. I had it delivered to my house and it displayed a blue screen when powered on. I tinkered with some of the internals and got the machine working (I think a chip was loose). I turned it off that evening and the next morning the screen was flickering wildly. I tried to adjust the screen using the two knobs in the back...this did little. Next, I applied some pressure to a metal brace holding the monitor and it stopped flickering. Not sure what I did, I'm guessing something else is loose. Anyway, after these issues I decided to leave it on over night. Big mistake, I was startled awake around 3 AM with the the sound track on full blast and it displaying a blue screen. Now when I try to turn it on, it displays a blue screen for a while, says danger and then starts flickering the rare logo. Any ideas on this?
Additionally, since i am new and don't know what I am doing, could you direct me to an intro thread on parts, acronyms and tools needed to do repairs? I'm willing to learn but don't know where to start.
Thanks,
W. Smith