Intermediate Archive
Swapping Boards In A JAMMA Cabinet
by Tim Peterson | Board / PCB | No Comments
When troubleshooting an arcade game, you might get to a point where you start to suspect that your board has issues. Swapping in a tested, working board in JAMMA wired cabinets is an easy
Connecting Ground Wires On A Control Panel
by Tim Peterson | Control Panel | No Comments
When an individual button or joystick direction stops working properly, we tend to blame the problem on bad wiring or a faulty switch. When several buttons and/or joysticks stop responding, the problem can usually
Installing A Push Button
by Tim Peterson | Control Panel | No Comments
If you’ve played many arcade games in your time, you’ve probably noticed that not every game uses the same amount of buttons. For instance, fighting games such as Street Fighter 2 are known for
Replacing A Power Cord
by Tim Peterson | Intermediate | 2 Comments
While replacing a plug on a power cord can fix some issues, there might be times when you find that the cord itself is causing problems. Frayed and exposed cords can lead to inconsistent
Adjusting The Convergence Rings
by Tim Peterson | Intermediate | 3 Comments
Most of the time when we hear symptoms such as color bleeding or shadowing, our first thought might be to install a cap kit. While cap kits are known to solve problems such as
Adjusting Dip Switch Settings On A Board
by Tim Peterson | Board / PCB | No Comments
Just like most console video games, arcade games have different options that you can adjust in order to change the gameplay experience. Options such as difficulty, number of lives and number of plays per
Getting Familiar With The JAMMA Standard
by Tim Peterson | Intermediate | 6 Comments
Back when arcade games first came out every game had a different wiring scheme which made trying to swap a board from one game to another a very difficult task. This problem compelled the
Removing And Installing A Monitor Chassis
by Tim Peterson | Intermediate | 2 Comments
The majority of problems you will encounter with arcade monitors will involve working with the monitor chassis. In order to properly work on or repair a monitor chassis, we must be able to remove
Using A Degaussing Coil
by Tim Peterson | Intermediate | 8 Comments
Sometimes when you move a game you might find that your monitor has some areas of discoloration or that your once bright colors now appear somewhat washed out. This might be due in part
Checking Diodes On An Arcade Monitor
by Tim Peterson | Intermediate | 3 Comments
When a monitor just has a black screen, it’s a pretty good indication that it’s not getting power. The typical places to start with this kind of issue would be the power cord and
