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Robotron was made by WILLAMS it's like an arcade god. A little 120 hour marathon isn't going to fuck it up. It was built for this. It probably feels better than it has since 1983 right about now.
For the most part, these things were built to last. I think it would be the constant on/off cycles that would do the most damage.
Just went out and flipped it back on to get in some game time and the monitor looks dim....guess it was too much for it after all. Ill install a cap kit tomorrow and see if that takes care of it. Hope so....it needs to be in service Halloween night!
I HAVE to turn off all of my games once I'm done because it "costs too much." Keep in note my games get minimum 5 plays a day all spread out.
Exactly. My dad thinks it'll raise the bill by 100s. Ever since I started following his advice my Ms. Pac and Jr. kept crapping... Blown fuses, monitor adjustment issues, etc. etc.Even if your three games were on for 24 hours a day, they still would only cost you about 2 bucks a day to run them.
As to leaving games on for extended periods of time, consider this:
I repaired 8 games for the local pizzeria in town in September of 2010. They have been on 24/7 since.
Donkey Kong: rebuilt monitor, no issues since
Mario Bros: working 'as is' since - no maint performed
Tetris: PCB crapped out this spring, replaced it.
Mortal Kombat: 'as is' - still runinng. Though the 4900 needs a cap kit, bad.
Neo Geo (League Bowling): no issues
Ms Pac: Flyback crapped out a few weeks back. No issues otherwise.
Centipede: Optos on the trackball needed to re re-soldered last spring. No issues otherwise.
Not bad for nearly 20,000 hours of run time.
Exactly. My dad thinks it'll raise the bill by 100s. Ever since I started following his advice my Ms. Pac and Jr. kept crapping... Blown fuses, monitor adjustment issues, etc. etc.
Exactly. My dad thinks it'll raise the bill by 100s.