QA Podcast – Episode 57
This episode of the QA Podcast was recorded on Sunday, February 28, 2016. For more information on our podcast, please visit our iTunes page at http://itunes.arcaderepairtips.com or our Stitcher page at http://stitcher.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found at these locations along with review sections where you can leave us a comment on how we’re doing. On this episode, Tim and Jonathan answered your arcade repair questions regarding…
- An arcade monitor that has a bend in the picture
- Using SCART cables with a JAMMA harness
- Using a TV as an arcade monitor
- A cocktail table where the high score numbers are hidden under the black guard
- A Silver Strike 2009 that needs a new CPU
- A Ms. Pac Man with a damaged power cord connector inside the cabinet
- An arcade monitor that’s saturated with the color blue
- An arcade board that shows 2 images of a playfield on the screen
- A Neo Geo 1 Slot that needs power connected to the arcade monitor
- A Kortek KT-2901M that’s missing the schematics
- A Williams Aztec EM pinball machine that needs to be cleaned and restored
- Wiring ground wires on a JAMMA harness
- A Bubble Bobble with several wiring issues
- A Satan’s Hollow with battery and power problems
- A Raiden 2 with a stretched picture on the right side
- And a Golden Tee that’s playing blind
We also talk about some games that were damaged at a bus station in Amarillo, TX, discuss some arcade games that never got ported to home consoles and interview Gerry Stellenberg from Multimorphic about their recent announcement concerning the P3 Pinball Platform. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!
Show Links:
- G07 Sync Upgrade (Bob Roberts) – http://www.therealbobroberts.net/g07notes.html
- How To Make A SCART Adapter (Gameland.gr) – http://www.gameland.gr/geoanas/realarcade.htm
- Saturn2JAMMA SCART Wiring (PC2JAMMA) – http://pc2jamma.mameworld.info/arc_sat4.html
- Video Converter Board CGA/EGA/YUV to VGA – http://www.hollandcomputers.com/store/pc/Arcade-Game-RGB-CGA-EGA-YUV-to-VGA-Arcade-HD-Converter-PCB-GBS-8220-Converts-older-arcade-systems-to-LCD-monitors-2917p6337.htm?idaffiliate=38
- Incredible Technologies, Inc. – http://www.itsgames.com/
- The Real Bob Roberts – http://www.therealbobroberts.net/
- Twisted Quarter – http://www.twistedquarter.com/
- MikesArcade.com – http://www.mikesarcade.com/
- AC Wiring Diagram (Bob Roberts) – http://www.therealbobroberts.net/basic-ac.gif
- Arcade Cup (Chad) – http://www.arcadecup.com/
- Betson Enterprises – http://www.betson.com/
- Suzo/Happ – http://www.suzohapp.com/
- CasinoTech Casino Electronics (Kortek Monitors) – http://www.casinotech.com/kortek/monitors/monitors.html
- Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum – http://www.marvin3m.com/
- Pinside (Pinball Forum) – http://www.pinside.com/
- Internet Pinball Database – http://www.ipdb.org/
- Pinball Backglass Restoration Repair – http://www.bgresto.com/
- Police: Man charged with damaging arcade games at bus station (Amarillo Globe-News) – http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2016-02-05/police-man-charged-damaging-arcade-games-bus-station
- 9 Great Arcade Games That Never Got Ported (NowGamer) – http://www.nowgamer.com/9-great-arcade-games-that-never-got-ported/
- Gerry Stellenberg from Multimorphic (Interview) – http://www.multimorphic.com/
- Ohio Pinball & Gameroom Festival 2016 – http://www.ohiopinballshow.com/
- Louisville Arcade Expo 2016 – http://www.louisvillearcade.com/
- Texas Pinball Festival 2016 – http://www.texaspinball.com/
- Southern Fried Gameroom Expo 2016 – http://www.southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/
Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.
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