Live Show – Episode 36

This Live Show episode was broadcast live on Thursday, February 6, 2020. 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…

• Followup from Andy who had a Frogger that was struck by lightning and had discoloration all over the monitor.
• Followup from Greg on the joystick for his custom Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga cabinet.
• Question from Jeff who wonders how hard it is to replace the power source on a Lethal Enforcers arcade game.
• Question from John on his 60-in-1 table arcade game that starts up and goes into power save mode.
• Question from Phil who would like to take a JAMMA cabinet that has two light guns and modify it to use two joysticks and buttons while keeping some classic originality.
  Side Mount Light Gun Holster (Arcade Guns) – http://www.arcadeguns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=324
  Push In Terminals For Edge Connectors (Twisted Quarter) – http://bit.ly/tq-jamma-pins
• Question from Julio on his Baby Star arcade game that has a 4 player control panel but only allows for 2 player gameplay.
  Baby Star System User Manual –
• Question from William who wants to adjust the screen on his old Scramble cocktail table.
  Wells Gardner K4600 Slanted Picture (The Real Bob Roberts) – http://www.therealbobroberts.net/slanted.html
• Some questions from YouTube involving wiring up old arcade monitors, using modern power supplies instead of classic power supplies, and troubleshooting a game that works for 10 minutes then stops with a smoke smell.
  A Quick Look At Sync’ing (The Real Bob Roberts) – http://www.therealbobroberts.net/sync.html
• Battery Acid Damage Repair (Pinball Medic) – https://pinballmedic.net/coin_op/techtips.html
• Williams 5114/5514/6514 NVRAM Adapter (Arcadeshop) – http://www.arcadeshop.com/i/1367/williams-5114-5514-6514-nvram-adapter.htm
• Arcade1Up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cabinet found at Gatti Land with swipe card readers installed – https://www.facebook.com/ArcadeRepairTips/photos/a.10151848915167961/10157373346612961/
• Ready guest one: Atari-themed hotel deal punctuates the gaming pioneer’s turnaround (Fortune) – https://fortune.com/2020/01/26/atari-hotel-vcs-new-console/
• iiRcade Is a Retro Cabinet for Modern Games and Classics Alike (Tom’s Hardware) – https://www.tomshardware.com/news/iircade-arcade-cabinet
• These ‘pinball wizards’ learn career skills by fixing up arcade games as part of Henry County Career Academy program (Martinsville Bulletin) – https://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/news/local/these-pinball-wizards-learn-career-skills-by-fixing-up-arcade/article_393fc2fa-2f94-5405-8244-b0ef5d8e5dfb.html

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Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below or on the YouTube page for this episode. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com. Enjoy!

Arcade Repair Tips – Live Show – Episode 36

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