Repair walked out - Pole Position upright

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At my church we have a Pole Position upright. It recently stopped giving an image on the monitor. I called a gentleman I was refereed to for repair, he came by and found it was not the monitor but the board(s) that operate the monitor (mounted right by it).

He came back a week later with a board he had at his shop and installed it and after a little adjusting it looked great. Then he started tinkering and he was not able to return the image to something usable (flipping in both directions).

After a while of less than professional conduct he let me know he was through and that anyone else but he could have repaired the machine in minutes.

He took out his board, replaced my bad board and walked out! (he also never took the check I had for his initial inspection as I did not expect him to find the problem for free, I am sure he forgot about that).

Now, I have a pole position upright without video but I know it is the board.

Where do I go from here? The machine is in quite used condition but I know it is playable. I certainly don't want to dumpster this thing.

Suggestions?

Is this a board a novice can replace?

Should I simply dump it?

Anyone know of a repair person in the Buffalo NY region?
 
If its just slamming in a new board thats pretty simple. PP boards are notorius for failing. There are a few people on here that I am sure will chime in with repair info.
 
Which board are you referring to? The monitor chassis, or the game logic boards? The game logic boards are large and green, bigger than a sheet of legal size paper, and there are two of them, stacked together. They are covered in small components.

The monitor chassis is a usually a brown colored board, with large components on it that connects directly to the picture tube.

If it's just the monitor chassis that has failed, you can easily send it out for repair - Chad at ArcadeCup.com specializes in fixing them. Or, you can repair it yourself if you're handy with a soldering iron. Let us know what kind of monitor it is, and we can help you.

-Ian
 
Hopefully fixable. I would never say to trash a classic game. If nothing else offer it for free on craigs list to someone who might be willing to put in the time and money it might take to fix it.
 
Sounds to me like a chassis problem. Take a picture of the board in question and post it here. There are enough people here in your area that I'm sure someone can help you...
 
Here is a link to the photo's


http://2047.org/pole/

The portion the gentleman replaced (before removing it and walking out!) is the whole contraption just under the monitor (I referred to is as a board but I guess it is not a board!). I took a photo from each angle that I could.

The monitor has a label on it stating -

Rauland 19VMJPZ2

To the right of the monitor is a sticker that says

19VMJP22/19VMNP22/510VJB22
 
And that item would be the monitor chassis - AKA the "monitor board". In your particular case, it's an Electrohome G07 monitor, and it is the easiest classic game monitor to fix - and quite possibly the best performer too.

If it's dead, I can tell you right now what you're going to need:
Flyback transformer
Horizontal Output Transistor
Small fuse (F901)
And all the electrolytic capacitors.

http://www.therealbobroberts.net/g07repair.jpg

For $26 (plus shipping), you can get all the parts you need from Bob Roberts. Anyone with soldering experience and a couple of hours to kill can install the parts.

Or, you can buy a refurbished, working chassis from someone here and just swap it out.

-Ian
 
I think I would rather see if I can buy a chassis. I;m not even at the level to try soldering!
 
I think I would rather see if I can buy a chassis. I;m not even at the level to try soldering!

Hehe. Yeah, doing one's own repairs isn't for everyone. But, for those like me, fixing the games is half the fun!

Check on the marketplace here on the forum, you're looking for a refurbished G07 chassis. Several members fix/sell these regularly. They'll probably want your old one back, so that they can fix it later.

Another option would be to send your chassis to Chad at arcadecup.com.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

-Ian
 
You can probably replace this yourself with a little reading off the 'net and a working board you can purchase.

Don't be too rough on the guy. He gave it a shot and gave up. No cost to you. It is really hit or miss finding good people to work on these games. For the most part, arcade repair isn't profitable so you're stuck with what you can get.

Think of it as something like heating and air repair. You can get some guys to come out, but the skill may vary. They ALL OVERCHARGE for what they do. And since common people can't repair their own HVAC systems, you wind up with many clowns that charge 'market rate' and, well, whatever. It becomes a bad situation...

I'm a little surprised that he slipped in a board and then couldn't get a stable picture. Maybe he just didn't know how to make the necessary adjustments, or maybe he realized that the picture couldn't be adjusted because the main game PCB is putting out bad signals and he knows this isn't something he can fix or is not cost effective for him to mess with.
 
Where in NY are you? If you're close enough I can swap out your G07 chassis and rebuild it for you for a reasonable amount. PM me.
 
Where in NY are you? If you're close enough I can swap out your G07 chassis and rebuild it for you for a reasonable amount. PM me.


I'm about as far from VT as you can get and still be in New York! I've PM'd you.
 
I am in Rochester. I have a couple go7 boards all rebuilt and ready to go. If you can not find local help let me know. I could repair yours for you. Do you ever get out this way?
 
I'm right around the block (next town over) from you, and may br able to help with the repair. PM Sent.
 
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