copious
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Carry parts carefully don't stack them on a box and carry them.
The PCB you may save may be your own.
The PCB you may save may be your own.
Mistakes you've made / Things you need to know about this hobby
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Walk away if you are extremely frustrated at something instead of moving on to something else especially if that something else is more delicate and breakable than the part that originally frustrated you.
My Defender's interlock switch was depressed with duct tape. Apparently the PO never figured out that you can pull them!!!
Driving 6 hours from Detroit to Chicago to pick up an empty, water-damaged Centipede cabinet for $100 so you can restore it is not a wise decision.
I figured that out the other day (thanks tec9) when working on my Mappy. I felt like a dummy, but I guess you learn things as you go.
From now on I will always be very careful when cleaning artwork. I used Windex on the back of a Pac-Mania marquee and took off some of the white paint.
Measure twice, you can only cut once.
jdubb350
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Walk fully around a cabinet at an auction and make sure it has a back door.
Even if you get a non working complete game for only $5, cleaning that much raccoon poop out of it makes it not worth it.
Even if you get a non working complete game for only $5, cleaning that much raccoon poop out of it makes it not worth it.
When at an auction.. look inside and make sure there is a yoke and chassis..
Couldnt believe how many were that way at the last auction.. but I guess it looks better than an empty hole
Couldnt believe how many were that way at the last auction.. but I guess it looks better than an empty hole
RedWolfJC
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When a monitor chassis is out of the monitor frame, don't count on the "mounting bracket" to protect the chassis pcb...
RedWolfJC
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+1 and check to make sure it's the correct monitor... Vector monitor in vector game, Nintendo monitor in Nintendo game etc... Even if it doesn't work, you're usually better off with a non-working but correct monitor.
retroACTIVE
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Cap kits are not always "all that it needs"
mc300baud
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it's rarely "just a fuse."
and if it is, there's usually something that made that fuse blow.
and if it is, there's usually something that made that fuse blow.
Married for love not money.
ken
Just kidding dear!
ken
Just kidding dear!
Oryk Zinyo
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Socializing/making friends is very important. You never know when the guy one town over might have a spare power supply he is willing to give you...
I'm guilty of doing that on my first game's marquee (Defender). Still looked good after I touched it up, but not when backlit, which is why it's now on Oryk Zinyo's wall (I believe).
incrediblegamez
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Always ask for the raw pictures of the cabinets advertised on CL. Especially if they are a road trip away.
creepykenny
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soldering irons should sometimes have breathalizers attached to them
just be cause you have the room to do it, it is not always a good idea to have too many projects in progress at the same time in differing locations, like one in the house, one in the garage, one in the shop one in the storage unti ... well you get the idea... can never seem to get to all of the once they are started.
just be cause you have the room to do it, it is not always a good idea to have too many projects in progress at the same time in differing locations, like one in the house, one in the garage, one in the shop one in the storage unti ... well you get the idea... can never seem to get to all of the once they are started.
Hyde
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Here is a relatively minor thing I learned:
Yes, you can get splinters from arcade cabs. I got one under my fingernail. Man that hurt!
Yes, you can get splinters from arcade cabs. I got one under my fingernail. Man that hurt!
Ouch...I suppose you almost have to buy it then.
