http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php babblings ! en 2008-05-16T12:13:23 apeale@pealefamily.net hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=85&c=1 2008-04-28T13:29:40 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) Capcom Bowl Galaxian Conversion Oh yeah...picture.
]]> http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=84&c=1 2008-04-27T09:28:59 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) Centipede Mini Nothing to report much. It's filty - filled with mouse nests. K4600 that badly needs a cap kit. Board that produces garbage. Needs a back door. But at least it's at my house where I can work on it. http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=83&c=1 2008-04-27T08:05:17 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) Capcom Bowl Galaxian Conversion This one is going to be to get more funds for other projects. I'm going to convert this to a 48-in-1 machine. So far I've stripped the monitor out, removed the wiring and vacuumed. The monitor is a G07 with Pac-Man burn. It blows the cabinet ...
So far I've stripped the monitor out, removed the wiring and vacuumed. The monitor is a G07 with Pac-Man burn. It blows the cabinet fuse. On investigation, it looks like F901 is blown, which means that likely the HOT is blown. Not surprising. Likely the flyback toasted and took the HOT with it. The monitor was *filthy*. I disassembled it, washed down the circuit board, and wiped the tube and frame down thoroughly. Not 100%, but I'd give it a solid 95% clean.

Yesterday I removed the coin door, disassembled it, stripped it down and repainted it. *Much* better. Whoever thought it was a good idea to paint the front of a cab without removing the coin door first needs a lesson on aesthetics. It still needs to be reassembled, but one of the mech actuators is completely frozen solid with rust. I'll have to disassemble it further.

I bought the 48-in-1 board a few weeks back, right when I was thinking about doing this project. Capcom Bowl is a JAMMA pinout, so the harness is already in the cab. I'll need to use some Molex connectors to neaten things up, everything was hardwired in.

Looks like the florescent fixture doesn't work. Likely a blow bulb or starter. Ballast appears okay, but I won't know more without the other parts.]]> http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=82&c=1 2008-04-27T07:52:39 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) General I've got the cabinets in storage right now. The Centipede Mini and the Capcom Bowl have joined me at my house, and the Golden Tee conversion went into storage. http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=81&c=1 2008-04-11T05:50:09 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) General I just worked out a deal on nine ten cabinets. Burger Time Defender Donkey Kong Donkey Kong 3 Tunnel Hunt Centipede Mini Popeye Galaxian Shinobi (Pac-Man Conversion) Capcom Bowling (Galaxian Conversion) I'm really excited. Hardest part is going to be picking them up! Edit: changed number of cabs, made minor correction nine ten cabinets.

Burger Time
Defender
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Tunnel Hunt
Centipede Mini
Popeye
Galaxian
Shinobi (Pac-Man Conversion)
Capcom Bowling (Galaxian Conversion)

I'm really excited. Hardest part is going to be picking them up!

Edit: changed number of cabs, made minor correction
]]> http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=80&c=1 2007-11-20T03:08:09 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) General http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/resistor/ Found on Bob Robert's site. http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/resistor/

Found on Bob Robert's site.]]> http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=79&c=1 2007-05-13T02:30:54 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) General Check the menu to the left. http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=78&c=1 2007-05-13T02:30:34 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) Arkanoid Cocktail Took apart the control panels, since I couldn't get either to do anything. The optics were waterlogged. Once I got that dried up, the spinners actually registered something. Spinners turn rough. Disassembled one and used some petroleum jelly on the moving parts. Smoother. I would have ...
Spinners turn rough. Disassembled one and used some petroleum jelly on the moving parts. Smoother. I would have used lithium grease, but I don't have any.

Fire button on P1 side didn't work. Crappy connection on the wire fixed it - while it was in my hand. Leaf switches...ah, crappy contacts. Still doesn't work when installed. Screw it...install it upside down. *shrug* it works, dunno why.]]> http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=77&c=1 2007-05-13T02:26:11 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) Arkanoid Cocktail A week ago yesterday I brought this home with me. I saw it advertised on Craigslist under a yard sale ad as just 'arcade game'. Emailed him about it, found it was a cocktail (!!!) and he only wanted $60 for it. Drove down, started @ 6am. ...
Drove down, started @ 6am. Got lost in the city he lived in, figured someone would have jumped all over it. Finally found the house, people swarming all over it. Thought I was too late.

Lucky me, they hadn't even brought it forward. It was on the back porch. Different design than I've seen before. And the best part was he only wanted $20 for it! Non-working, but I can deal with that.

Then the bad: tipped it slightly, WATER started pouring from it. Apparently it had been on the porch for a week, and it had rained during that time. Luckily this thing was built to last, there was NO water inside. The water that was pouring out came from a recess under the control panels.

Got it home, started checking it out. I thought it had a 19" K7000, but it's a 13". Booted okay on first try, but an hour later I tried again and it wouldn't. Chalk that up to a dead power supply. Swapped that out and it's running 5x5. Controls are crappy, but that's no suprise considering they were submerged in water for an extended time!]]> http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?p=76&c=1 2007-05-13T02:19:52 admin (mailto:apeale@pealefamily.net) Unnamed Galaxian Project This cabinet was on the destruction list at the place I used to work (arcade amusement company). Since I hated seeing it destroyed (it's a fine cabinet) I started working on it. Galaxian cab, painted black, running the original Golden Tee. I've stripped most of the vinyl off, stained ...
I've stripped most of the vinyl off, stained the front and one side. The idea is to make this a Golden Tee cabinet (since the monitor is horizontal, and the CP I have is set up that way). I may yet change my mind, since I have a Galaxian CP just sitting here unused.]]>