BrianMundt
New member
I'm brand new to the forums and brand new to the world of arcade games. So, please excuse my inexperience!
I purchased a Blitz 2000 arcade a few weeks back. It was working well, but I wanted to make it as perfect as possible, so I put a lot of money into it. Brand new monitor, new board, CF flash kit, restored control panel, etc.
I finished all of the improvements, but when I did, I noticed that the screen was shaking slightly (nothing dramatic but easy to see on static screens).
I called up the guy I bought it from (he runs an arcade and repairs/sells games for a living-- he seemed to know what he was talking about so I trusted him) and asked about the screen issue. He told me that the game was probably receiving too much power and to turn it down with the knob on the power supply. I asked whether or not to keep the game running, and he said leaving it running is easier. I turned the knob ever-so-slightly, and everything went dead.
At the time, I got no picture or audio. Now, I can't get in touch with the guy to help me troubleshoot the issue-- it's like he fell of the face of the earth.
I researched online, and from what I read, it's incredibly stupid to putz with the power without a multimeter. I take the blame because I trusted what this guy said without doing my OWN research.
I figured that I'd fried the board, so I replaced it with my old one (which was working perfectly fine-- I wanted to keep it as a spare). I also purchased a new power supply and multimeter.
I just installed everything and… nothing. The marquee light turns on, as do the coin door lights. The fans kick into gear and the lights on the board come to life. The monitor also comes on, but remains black. There's no sound of video.
I also connected the HDD back (and removed the CF kit) thinking that maybe the surge in power screwed that up as well. No dice.
Anyone have any ideas?!?
And, does anyone know of any repair technicians in Wisconsin? Every place I call gives me the same line, "we only do in-home repairs if you purchased the machine from us."
Or, if anyone on these forums is skilled with repair and lives in the state, I'd pay very well! I just want to have a working machine again.
Thanks in advance!
I purchased a Blitz 2000 arcade a few weeks back. It was working well, but I wanted to make it as perfect as possible, so I put a lot of money into it. Brand new monitor, new board, CF flash kit, restored control panel, etc.
I finished all of the improvements, but when I did, I noticed that the screen was shaking slightly (nothing dramatic but easy to see on static screens).
I called up the guy I bought it from (he runs an arcade and repairs/sells games for a living-- he seemed to know what he was talking about so I trusted him) and asked about the screen issue. He told me that the game was probably receiving too much power and to turn it down with the knob on the power supply. I asked whether or not to keep the game running, and he said leaving it running is easier. I turned the knob ever-so-slightly, and everything went dead.
At the time, I got no picture or audio. Now, I can't get in touch with the guy to help me troubleshoot the issue-- it's like he fell of the face of the earth.
I researched online, and from what I read, it's incredibly stupid to putz with the power without a multimeter. I take the blame because I trusted what this guy said without doing my OWN research.
I figured that I'd fried the board, so I replaced it with my old one (which was working perfectly fine-- I wanted to keep it as a spare). I also purchased a new power supply and multimeter.
I just installed everything and… nothing. The marquee light turns on, as do the coin door lights. The fans kick into gear and the lights on the board come to life. The monitor also comes on, but remains black. There's no sound of video.
I also connected the HDD back (and removed the CF kit) thinking that maybe the surge in power screwed that up as well. No dice.
Anyone have any ideas?!?
And, does anyone know of any repair technicians in Wisconsin? Every place I call gives me the same line, "we only do in-home repairs if you purchased the machine from us."
Or, if anyone on these forums is skilled with repair and lives in the state, I'd pay very well! I just want to have a working machine again.
Thanks in advance!

