Live Show – Episode 8

This Live Show episode was recorded on Thursday, October 5, 2017. For more information on the show, please visit our YouTube page at http://youtube.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found there as well as the upcoming schedule for our future episodes. On this episode, Tim and Jonathan discussed the following topics…

• Question from Francisco who is trying to repair the joystick and buttons on a Stargate arcade cabinet.
  Williams/Taito Two-way Joystick Rebuild Kit (Arcadeshop) – http://www.arcadeshop.com/i/405/joystick-williams-rebuild-kit.htm
  Williams Defender/Stargate Button Kit (Twisted Quarter) – http://www.twistedquarter.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1515
  Lightmite LB (LED Board for Transparent Leaf Buttons) – http://www.nicemite.com/LightmiteLB/LightmiteLB.htm
• Question from Jeffrey who has a Super Pac Man that has various monitor issues including problems with the hold, brightness, and focus.
• Question from Shedward who is trying to stop the G07 monitor in his Street Fighter II from scrolling.
• Question from Pat with an upright Zaxxon game that rotates the screen for player 2.
  Zaxxon Dip Switch Settings (Solvalou) – http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_dips/Z/zaxxon
• Question from Emmanuel who is having trouble installing a Pandora’s box board in his 4-slot Neo Geo cabinet.
• Question from Skylar about a Ms. Pac Man that was playing blind when he bought it, starting working when he got the game home, and stopped working again after he cleaned it.
• Question from WarLoardPsycko who is having some problems with the volume on his Golden Tee 97 cabinet.
  Volume Potentiometer/Rheostat (Holland Computers) – http://www.hollandcomputers.com/store/pc/Solderless-25-Ohm-3-Watt-Rheostat-Pre-wired-For-JAMMA-Arcade-Cabinet-Installation-20-Tolerance-for-Mame-and-Jamma-2512p10951.htm?idaffiliate=38
• Question from Randy who has a Area 51 / Maximum Force combo unit with a monitor that won’t turn on and will sometimes go out mid game.
• Question from Filiberto who is having sound issues with his San Francisco Rush: The Rock.
  Manual – http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Arcade_Manuals_and_Schematics/San_Francisco_Rush_The_Rock_Alcatraz_Edition_(16-30031-101)_Oct_1997.pdf
• Question from Michael who has been having various sound issue with his Williams Firepower pinball machine.
• Discussion: What are some things you have learned NOT to do when it comes to arcade repair? (Facebook) – https://www.facebook.com/ArcadeRepairTips/photos/a.406713492960.17 0512.195484337960/10155195053527961/?type=3
• Super NES Classic Edition sells out quickly despite heavy launch shipments (Geekwire) – https://www.geekwire.com/2017/super-nes-classic-edition-sells-quickly-despite-heavy-launch-shipments/
• Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) Expo 2017 – https://www.arcadecenter.com/
• Online Store Special Sale for our Live Show Viewers – http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/store/sale/
• AFTER SHOW – Super NES Classic Edition Tracker (Zoolert) – https://www.zoolert.com/videogames/consoles/nintendo/super-nes-classic/

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Arcade Repair Tips – Live Show – Episode 8

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