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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #135 on: September 17, 2022, 04:59:00 AM »
Crap, that sucks Clint. That would drive me absolutely crazy. Great looking machine though.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #136 on: September 19, 2022, 05:52:29 AM »
So, after some troubleshooting with the machine guided by tech support, it’s been decided that they are to send me a replacement LCD screen with a replacement PCB, possibly attached to the back,for that one. It occurs to me that a part from Star Wars would fix attack from Mara and a part from that machine would fix Star Wars. I hope that they hurry with those parts.
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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #137 on: September 19, 2022, 05:54:26 PM »
Replacement LCD for attack from mars has shipped.
Now that was quick.
I tried attacks top module over Star Wars bottom and their predicted fix for that one was correct. It was good to hear that one again

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #138 on: September 19, 2022, 09:48:24 PM »
Sorry about all the frustrations with this, but it does sound like the vendor is being responsive - that's happy and not as common as it should be. Its great that you were able to figure out the "swap" to fix the Star Wars game.
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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #139 on: September 20, 2022, 03:15:05 AM »
Well this stuff is just too expensive for them to not be responsive. Glad they are though. Sounds like their fixes will work. Keep us updated.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #140 on: September 27, 2022, 02:26:17 PM »
Got the screen via UPS on Friday. Installed it and seen no difference. I put the extra screen that I pulled out and put it away in a box. To be a spare, I suppose.
  Still very forthcoming with responsive emails, they are now accelerating this ticket into another ticket and are mailing me a new lower PCB which attaches to said screen and everything else.
   I’m getting pretty familiar with the guts of these pinball machines. On Attacj from Mars, I did move the two side solenoids further forward, to the bottom side of a panel you rest you hands on while playing.    Those two fire when you hit your flippers.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #141 on: September 28, 2022, 03:05:25 AM »
Sounds like you are closing in on the problem. It has to be frustrating though. Glad to hear they are still working good with you. They should for the amount you spend.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #142 on: December 06, 2022, 06:14:57 AM »
It’s been a while, time for an arcade update.
Attack from mars is fixed, it wasn’t the screen but a new lower PCB that the machine needed. A week after that part arrived, the Star Wars pinball part arrived and has that one up and running now.
  I had taken that Galaga partycade apart and retro fitted its screen, bezel, marquee, control panel and speaker panel into my gen - Galaga standup cab.
Got new graphics from arcade graphics.com for Galaga, final fight, tempest,Star Wars stand up, Atari 12 in 1,and Mrs pac man applied.
I had picked up Ridge Racer before attack from mars, I thought.
It had a media sound system and some LED lighting enhancements.
I picked up a used Street Fighter vs X-Men 3/4 cab off of the Offer Up app.
For Black Friday deals this year, I picked up the Street Fighter big blue 8in1 I think. The 3 darkstalkers games is what I was going for here. And I picked up the T2 cab which was marked down by at least 3 hundred bucks.

The big blue cab power adapter failed within two days. Already contacted, their support porthole has a replacement coming.
T2 has a sound glitch which I thought an online update would clear up but hadn’t that I am going to approach them about today.
The sound kind of pops and disappears sometimes. I’ll have to take a little video of it to send to them and see what they say.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #143 on: December 07, 2022, 03:53:16 AM »
Wow, sounds like you get one thing fixed and then another thing pops up. Kudos for sticking with it.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #144 on: December 09, 2022, 07:14:48 PM »
Quick arcade update.
Note the lighted jewelry case of Star Wars unleashed figures.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #145 on: December 09, 2022, 08:59:40 PM »
Wow, I'm impressed with your determination on these projects! Love the display case. You've got a great little arcade going there.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #146 on: December 10, 2022, 07:24:29 AM »
Man, that is one fun room. Love the Unleashed stuff. Think I have a few of those around somewhere.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #147 on: December 10, 2022, 07:48:48 AM »
Thanks guys, the more I work on the area, the more I fall in love with it.
Two more from yesterday with the case, and then I’ll show you what I’m working on now.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #148 on: December 10, 2022, 08:04:37 AM »
Nice, wish I had kept a few more of my Unleashed items.

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Re: Arcade 1up 3/4 scale retro coin op cabinets
« Reply #149 on: December 10, 2022, 08:06:23 AM »
Also shots from yesterday, I usually run the overhead lights on in here but turned em off for this shoot.
As you can see, I have been augmenting some of the cabinets with LED colored lighting effects within the riser for under glow and behind/on top of the cab for some back glow. Some are bulbs, some sticks, and some tape lights. That Tempest cab actually has black lights under and over.

The newer cabs, gen 3 and beyond, all have integrated USB ports in their PCBs now that can be used to power all but the bulbs. The LEDs keep the power consumption low. I can run all 19 cabs,3 pinball machines, lights, a radio, lights in the pretty cases,2 media sound systems thus far, “one in ridge racer, and one in Big Blue street fighter”,the race track, a 75inch flat screen, a surround sound system, and still haven’t blown a breaker.

I think there are only two fuses for down there and one is the lights. I’ll attend to that one of these days. I am still framing.