neo geo marquee light never work ?

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i just pick up a neo geo 4 slot. i was wondering what cause the marquee not to light up mine dont either :/, i have seen a few neo geo but the marquee never light up why is that ?
 
just replace it with a florescent setup (Walmart has them for ~$15)

That's kind of lame! NEO GEO's are cool because when you select games the light switches from mini marquee to mini marquee.

But, yeah... the EL PANELS are bad. I got lucky and bought some NOS ones. Def' replace them. It's worth it!
 
That's kind of lame! NEO GEO's are cool because when you select games the light switches from mini marquee to mini marquee.

But, yeah... the EL PANELS are bad. I got lucky and bought some NOS ones. Def' replace them. It's worth it!

That isn't why the Neo Geo is cool John. But it is a nice thing to have. Unfortunately when I got my Neo, the OP swapped out the EL for a tube. And everything is gone including the harness. :(
 
That isn't why the Neo Geo is cool John. But it is a nice thing to have. Unfortunately when I got my Neo, the OP swapped out the EL for a tube. And everything is gone including the harness. :(
My EL panels are dead and instead of ordering A6 replacements at $20 a piece that are a hair too big, I started trying to figure out the control circuit in order to replace both the inverter board and EL panels with my own small circuit and LED lights. However, I haven't made much progress due to lack of time so it remains on my "to do" list. I'm in-between classes for the next few weeks though so maybe I'll pick it back up...
 
That isn't why the Neo Geo is cool John. But it is a nice thing to have. Unfortunately when I got my Neo, the OP swapped out the EL for a tube. And everything is gone including the harness. :(

No, it IS why the NEO GEO is cool and it sounds a lot like your NEO GEO is not cool. Sorry to hear about your uncool NEO GEO.
 
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No, it IS why the NEO GEO is cool and it sound a lot like your NEO GEO is not cool. Sorry to hear about your uncool NEO GEO.
LOL! This comment literally made me spill coffee on myself as I made the unfortunate decision to take a sip while reading it...

Don't worry Tighe, if I build my LED light setup I'll help you make your Neo cab cool again ;).
 
No, it IS why the NEO GEO is cool and it sounds a lot like your NEO GEO is not cool. Sorry to hear about your uncool NEO GEO.

Dude, it is about the games.

LOL! This comment literally made me spill coffee on myself as I made the unfortunate decision to take a sip while reading it...

Don't worry Tighe, if I build my LED light setup I'll help you make your Neo cab cool again ;).

This might be useful for you. I have been subscribed to this thread for a long time, the project seems to have died.

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?209601-LED-minimarquee-lighting-PROTOTYPE-FORTHCOMING
 
I replaced mine with A6 panels. Looks nice... but is pretty expensive vs a florescent...

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That's kind of lame! NEO GEO's are cool because when you select games the light switches from mini marquee to mini marquee.

But, yeah... the EL PANELS are bad. I got lucky and bought some NOS ones. Def' replace them. It's worth it!

I agree. I'd love to have them light up when the game is selected, but it's too difficult.
 
It is what makes it cool...unfortunately the "tested working" set I bought to replace my non-working is indeed also a non-working set as well.

I replaced mine with A6 panels. Looks nice... but is pretty expensive vs a florescent...]
Worth every penny Frizz.
 
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With you replacing the marquees light, would it fix it then be fine.. Or not work at all ?
 
GAMES Above all else is what makes the NEO GEO AWESOME.

I'm a purist and I tried to find working panels. There was a guy on N-G Forums that was working on a LED conversion system. Some guys offer newish replacement panels and then they don't anymore... off and on it's a real hassle. I eventually just broke down and cut out the backing wood and put a FL tube behind it all to light up all 5 boxes of my V3.

I thought it was a nice solution and they all look nice light up together.

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GAMES Above all else is what makes the NEO GEO AWESOME.

I'm a purist and I tried to find working panels. There was a guy on N-G Forums that was working on a LED conversion system. Some guys offer newish replacement panels and then they don't anymore... off and on it's a real hassle. I eventually just broke down and cut out the backing wood and put a FL tube behind it all to light up all 5 boxes of my V3.

I thought it was a nice solution and they all look nice light up together.

IMG_0203.JPG

This NEO GEO seems uncool. :)
 
I have a lot of experience with the EL lights (I've replaced about 6 sets of 'em), and while the look is very much worth it, they can be a massive pain.

A6 sized panels work if positioned correctly. I think they can be found from a couple of sources online at this point. I had a source a few years back that was providing them to me at a very good price, but he doesn't seem to be around anymore.

One thing that I would *strongly* recommend is that if you are going to spend the money to replace those panels, make absolute sure your inverter that connects to them is good. Most of the time, the inverter will NOT be good, due to attempting to drive dead panels for years. Hooking up known good EL panels will either completely kill the inverter, or in some cases, burn up leads on a panel. I've had this happen to two dedicated Neos I've owned.

If anyone has any EL installation questions, feel free to ask away or drop me a PM.
 
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