Live Show – Episode 94 – In The Bleak, Dark Screen
This Live Show episode was broadcast live on Thursday, December 5, 2024. For more information on the show, please visit our YouTube page at https://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 Terri who has a Prime Arcade’s cocktail 412-in-1 Game Elf game with a screen that has gone black.
- Question from Marcus who got a Pac-Man cabinet for free where the music plays, the marquee lights up, but the monitor does not come on.
- Question from John who has a Defender arcade game that shows 2 complete game screens compressed horizontally with about another half screen on each side.
- Question from a Florida man who has a cocktail arcade where the screen is “suddenly” not coming on.
- Question from Larry who has a tabletop Pac-Man cabinet that will power on but the screen is black.
- Question from Christopher who wonders if his Hard Drivin’ PCB can be repaired.
- Question from Julio who just got a K7000 chassis repaired but when it is connected back up, it makes a weird sound and just shows squiggly lines on the screen.
- Question from AttractionSpot who wonders how to replace a potentiometer if one is broken.
- Arcade Repair Tips Annual Christmas Gift Exchange –
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Unico MVS Mini Cabinet Bundle ($68.79) – https://amzn.to/418Ybae
Atari VCS All-in Bundle ($80) – https://www.walmart.com/ip/Atari-VCS-All-In-Bundle/2975923390
Pac-Man Merchandise Deals (around $20) – https://amzn.to/49f44Vr
RGB/CGA/EGA to VGA (GBS8200 style) Video Converter Board ($23.59) – https://amzn.to/4f5g9Ph - Listen to an old ’80s arcade sound chip replicating the sound of birds, a whistle, and even a jackhammer (PC Gamer) – https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/listen-to-an-old-80s-arcade-sound-chip-replicating-the-sound-of-birds-a-whistle-and-even-a-jackhammer/
- The Evil Dead Pinball Machine Revealed By Spooky Pinball (Pinball News) – https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2024/11/22/evil-dead-revealed/
- Thieves ransack San Bernardino arcade, stay for days through Thanksgiving (Yahoo News) – https://www.yahoo.com/news/thieves-ransack-san-bernardino-arcade-025409672.html
- Calif. arcade owner storms homeless camps to grab back stolen X-Men machine, other loot after cops tell him their hands are tied (New York Post) – https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/us-news/calif-arcade-owner-storms-homeless-camps-to-grab-back-stolen-x-men-machine-other-loot-after-cops-tell-him-their-hands-are-tied
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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!
Live Show – Episode 94 – In The Bleak, Dark Screen
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