dogbowl
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I've got a Ms Pacman out at a friends store. Was a trashed cabinet, so over a summer I rebuilt the monitor, fixed the PCB and applied all new side art and control panel. I restored it all the way back to original - leaf switch joystick, atari suitcase power supply, etc, etc.
And then of course I stuck it out in the public where I assume most people don't have the faintest clue. Most kids have never seen one though, so I don't mind the abuse it takes (its been turned on for the large part of 2 years now). Have only had 2 things go wrong -- corrosion built up on one of the leaf switch contacts and for whatever reason, the high score save add-on has failed.
Anyway, I went and cleaned out the quarters today. Came away with over $220 in there -- roughly $20/ month.
And then of course I stuck it out in the public where I assume most people don't have the faintest clue. Most kids have never seen one though, so I don't mind the abuse it takes (its been turned on for the large part of 2 years now). Have only had 2 things go wrong -- corrosion built up on one of the leaf switch contacts and for whatever reason, the high score save add-on has failed.
Anyway, I went and cleaned out the quarters today. Came away with over $220 in there -- roughly $20/ month.

