I am not one week into this arcade collecting thing and already have some lessons learned but the tinkering is definitely fun.
Bought a "4 player Madden Season 2" for @ $550. One of the joysticks was loose and not working. No big deal, I figure there are going to issues with every game.
The guy I bought it from said it needed a spacer. Sounds reasonable as it was missing one. Read the manual and it says "Joystick feels loose or doesn't center properly=Bad joystick grommet = Replace the joystick grommet."
Ok, so ordered a couple grommets and a spacer from suzo-happ. Shipping was as much as the parts. Ouch!
Got them today; go to fix the joystick but the spacer and grommet doesn't do the trick. What the ^#$@!
I then realize that the diameter of the joystick handle shaft on this joystick is smaller than all the others. Doh! manual says .313 Diameter Shaft.
Went back to suzo-happ to get the right handle/shaft, as I couldn't find another vendor selling individual parts for the 49-way joystick; went ahead and ordered some security torx wrenches, didn't even know what those were before trying to removes stuff, and some new barrel locks, min $25 order I had to get over and no keys for existing locks. Coin doors that stay closed are nice.
On the plus side, I did find a couple dollars worth of coins jammed in the coin mech. Addressed that and the culprit was a canadian quarter (or whatever it is called).
Might need to do a daily blog as I am likely going to forget all the stuff I encounter.
Bought a "4 player Madden Season 2" for @ $550. One of the joysticks was loose and not working. No big deal, I figure there are going to issues with every game.
The guy I bought it from said it needed a spacer. Sounds reasonable as it was missing one. Read the manual and it says "Joystick feels loose or doesn't center properly=Bad joystick grommet = Replace the joystick grommet."
Ok, so ordered a couple grommets and a spacer from suzo-happ. Shipping was as much as the parts. Ouch!
Got them today; go to fix the joystick but the spacer and grommet doesn't do the trick. What the ^#$@!
I then realize that the diameter of the joystick handle shaft on this joystick is smaller than all the others. Doh! manual says .313 Diameter Shaft.
Went back to suzo-happ to get the right handle/shaft, as I couldn't find another vendor selling individual parts for the 49-way joystick; went ahead and ordered some security torx wrenches, didn't even know what those were before trying to removes stuff, and some new barrel locks, min $25 order I had to get over and no keys for existing locks. Coin doors that stay closed are nice.
On the plus side, I did find a couple dollars worth of coins jammed in the coin mech. Addressed that and the culprit was a canadian quarter (or whatever it is called).
Might need to do a daily blog as I am likely going to forget all the stuff I encounter.
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