Yearly Archives: 2006
12 posts
97% done. Still needs: back door painted back door lock cam extended Happ buttons. The ones that are on there now *suck* I had it out on the porch last Halloween. Kids went CRAZY over it. Had it set to play just Ghosts and Goblins (for Halloween…heh) but swapped it […]
Since I’ve added actual arcade hardware to the projects, I’ve changed the name of the site from ‘Mame Cabinet Projects’ to ‘Arcade Game Projects’.
Added Xenophobe to my list of projects. Unlike most of my other projects, this is actually shaping up quickly. Likely due to the fact that it’s in the workshop that I have at my job.
I pulled the original PS to see why there wasn’t any 12V on the dedicated audio line. Was pretty easy to figure out; someone intentionally removed a critical component so it wouldn’t work. Guessing so it wouldn’t die under load.
Andy tracked down the problem earlier today: bum power supply. It wasn’t putting out 12V on the dedicated line to the Sounds Good board. Quick swap with a Peter Chou and viola! My Xenophobe has sound. Now to source out the triggers and joystick bolts. Anyone know if this is […]
Had a little slack time at work today. Decided to tackle the gouges taken out of the board and patch them up. Got a couple of the easier ones by bridging the gap with solder. The others were too wide. Andy is far better at this than I am (much […]
The original control panel wood was replaced. Too much wood to properly place the CPO back on top of it (there are screw attachments on the bottom). So, I broke out the jigsaw, and just started cutting away. Right now I can get it so it lays flat, but then […]
Examined the main boardset today. I had remembered seeing a couple gouged traces on initial examination. So today I dragged it out of it’s storage box, and sure enough, I’m guessing one of the joysticks must have smacked it during one of it’s several moves. At least six cut traces, […]
Pulled the monitor today – what a mess! Cobwebs everywhere. This allowed me to get to the bolts that hold the monitor enclosure onto the pedestal. Of course, I have to allow the paint to cure overnight. Problem is the monitor enclosure is just sitting on the pedestal. I *pray* […]