Live Show – Episode 14

This Live Show episode was broadcast live on Thursday, March 29, 2018. 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 Jeff who is having trouble with the marquee light in his Ms. Pac Man cabinet.
  Replacement FS-2 starter (Twisted Quarter) – http://bit.ly/tq-starter-fs2
  Replacement FS-U starter (Twisted Quarter) –
  Will work in place of FS-2, FS-4, & FS-5 units – http://bit.ly/tq-starter-fsu
  GE Advantage Fluorescent Light Fixture (18 inch) (Amazon.com) – http://amzn.to/2pwmTOi
• Question from Steve who changed the volume on his 60-in-1 board and now it’s stuck in some sort of demo mode that cycles through each game demoing controls and scoring.
• Question from Bill who wonders if it’s possible to take a game off of free play mode.
• Question from Fern who is trying to install a fan in his arcade cabinet and has some questions about the process.
• Question from Erik who has a Defender where the ship goes straight up to the top of the screen and he cannot get it to come down even after checking the switches on the joystick.
• Question from Karen who is curious about what her Tempest that’s currently playing blind is worth if she wanted to sell it.
• Question from Jeremy who has a Thunderbird with a screen that start up out of focus but looks better as you leave it on and has some game freezing issues.
• Donkey Kong’s failing liver: What the death of the CRT display technology means for classic arcade machines (Venturebeat) – https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/03/what-the-death-of-the-crt-display-technology-means-for-classic-arcade-machines/
• If you could own just one arcade cabinet, which one would it be? (Destructoid) – https://www.destructoid.com/if-you-could-own-just-one-arcade-cabinet-which-one-would-it-be–495071.phtml
• Iron Maiden Pinball Machine Revealed: First Images and Details from Stern (IGN) – http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/03/27/iron-maiden-pinball-machine-revealed-first-images-and-details-from-stern
• Texas Pinball Festival 2018 – http://www.texaspinball.com/

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Arcade Repair Tips – Live Show – Episode 14

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