Manual storage: in the cab, or somewhere else?

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Wondering if there's a preference here for storing manuals. How and where do you store them, and why?

Do you find it easier to keep track of manuals by storing them in their corresponding cabinets? Or do you prefer to have them all in one place outside of the cabinet for quick reference? If they're stored in the cab, do you have a "system," or just throw them in the bottom?
 
I have a large filing cabinet with all my manuals and schematics for various games, many of which I don't own. It helps me find info quickly when doing repairs, or trying to help someone else figure something out....
 
I don't have many games but the ones I do have manuals for are in the bottom of the cab, along with any repair docs for that game/monitor I may have.
 
Manuals? What are those? Are they like those things called "Maps"? I don't need no stinkin directions, I'm a man!

When I get lost I'll just pretend like I know where I'm going until I'm REALLY hooped...then just ask here and you women with manuals can point me in the right direction. :D
 
Easy access would be in a file cabinet assuming games are all in one place. If scattered maybe have copy in game, original in home cabinet.
 
I have a few hundred manuals, alphabetized in plastic file containers, and separated into three categories...

(1) dedicated machines
(2) kits
(3) monitors

Works for me.

Kyle :cool:
 
I keep a couple binders for the ones with prepunched holes. The rest are in portfolios.

Is your name cornholio?
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i have a section in a bookcase in my game room i keep all related paperwork in, from scats to manuals to cap kit guides, etc.
 
I keep mine in each cabinet. Easier for me to find and it's right there when I need it.

+1

If not I will never find it..... I allways have what I need for the job, just can't find it. So having it in there keeps this from happening.
 
I keep mine on a shelf, i dont like having to always pull a game out to get to the manual just to look something up.

Not to sound like a jerk or a smartass or anything, but usually if you NEED a manual that means your working on the machine which usually means it's pulled out right?
 
Not to sound like a jerk or a smartass or anything, but usually if you NEED a manual that means your working on the machine which usually means it's pulled out right?


Not always, if I am helping someone here with a question I will not be working on my machine. Or, if I know I need to rebuild a power supply I will pull the manual and order parts before pulling the power supply.

I keep mine completely disorganized in a box under one of my pinball machines. Some day I plan to put them in a file cabinet, I just don't currently have room for the cabinet...
 
Not to sound like a jerk or a smartass or anything, but usually if you NEED a manual that means your working on the machine which usually means it's pulled out right?

Maybe for a hobbyist, but I do this as a job. Let's say someone wants me to work on their Gyruss. Should I need to pull my Gyruss out just to get the manual? It's not always easier to look the manual up online.

And suppose I'm trying to help someone here and they want to know a part number that is illegible on the online schematics? It sure is a pain having to pull out a game just so I can do a quick check.

Besides, I have about 30 games, and about 300 manuals....
 
I keep mine on the Hard Drive. The real ones remain in a filing cabinet and hardly get used since I prefer the electronic versions. Going blind it's nice to be able to zoom in on the schematics. :D
 
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