Guru-420
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Here's what is all going on....
Backstory: I own several games,but I am still pretty new to maintaining my arcades. I have several moved into my basement, and they all seem to be in various states of disrepair. I've gotten most going, but I have seen some flakey behavior. I had 3 machines hooked up into a power strip to facilitate turning them off/on. After a few tries turning eveything on/off, my TMNT died. The monitor gets power, marquee lights up, etc.. but the game never displays anything. I unplugged the machine and put it on the "need to fix" list...
Currently: Then, a few weeks later, I only have my Super Pacman and my Space Invaders Deluxe plugged into the powerstrip. My in-laws wanted to see the machines, so I go to power the 2 working machines up via the power strip, and after 10min of so the pacman goes dark. I get power to the monitor and rest of the machine, just like the TMNT.. I'm wondering if there is a common issue going on here from the power strip...
Before the bigger issue, the Super Pacman seemed to have some issues with sound. The sound would be OK for a while, and then start sounding distorted/interference coming and going. I also had a HSSK for my Super Pac that I bought, but everytime I put the chips in, it flips my image upside down and will not pass startup test.
So, here are my questions:
1) Has anyone had something like this happen to them, and what should I be looking for to try to fix the issues?
2) Should this turn into a problem with me damaging the board, who is the best resourse for fixing a Super Pacman board?
3) How do others get past the issue of turning multiple machines on/off given the horrid placement of the on/off switches?
Looking for advice from those with experience! Thanks!
Backstory: I own several games,but I am still pretty new to maintaining my arcades. I have several moved into my basement, and they all seem to be in various states of disrepair. I've gotten most going, but I have seen some flakey behavior. I had 3 machines hooked up into a power strip to facilitate turning them off/on. After a few tries turning eveything on/off, my TMNT died. The monitor gets power, marquee lights up, etc.. but the game never displays anything. I unplugged the machine and put it on the "need to fix" list...
Currently: Then, a few weeks later, I only have my Super Pacman and my Space Invaders Deluxe plugged into the powerstrip. My in-laws wanted to see the machines, so I go to power the 2 working machines up via the power strip, and after 10min of so the pacman goes dark. I get power to the monitor and rest of the machine, just like the TMNT.. I'm wondering if there is a common issue going on here from the power strip...
Before the bigger issue, the Super Pacman seemed to have some issues with sound. The sound would be OK for a while, and then start sounding distorted/interference coming and going. I also had a HSSK for my Super Pac that I bought, but everytime I put the chips in, it flips my image upside down and will not pass startup test.
So, here are my questions:
1) Has anyone had something like this happen to them, and what should I be looking for to try to fix the issues?
2) Should this turn into a problem with me damaging the board, who is the best resourse for fixing a Super Pacman board?
3) How do others get past the issue of turning multiple machines on/off given the horrid placement of the on/off switches?
Looking for advice from those with experience! Thanks!
