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#315721 9-Aug-2024 20:15
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Hi 

 

I have just taken possession of what i think is an 80's arcade machine. It has a new chip with 33 games, but after going through the sync process i cannot select the game I want. I suspect the joystick is faulty. There is also no sound. Does anyone know of a repairer in Dunedin that would tackle this
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  #3270025 9-Aug-2024 23:17
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I once repaired an arcade type machine, never touched one before.

 

On disassembling the cabinet I found a regular PC inside and the joystick plugged into a USB port.

 

So you could try plugging a mouse (or PC joystick) into the USB port to select games.




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  #3270096 10-Aug-2024 08:04
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Those multi-game boards are not "legitimate" as such - the games have usually been modified in some way for various reasons, but for fun at home noone will notice/care :)

 

Theyre pretty straight forward units, I have one myself that I'm in process (try years) of tidying up.

 

Get access to the internals, and its just a matter of following the cables, seeing what connectors, and then replacing. As for the sound, they usually just have a single speaker or two above the screen that you can replace easily - probably find a cable has come away and needs soldering back onto the speaker.

 

Take photos of everything how it is, and start replacing/fixing things :)

 

 

 

 

 





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  #3270099 10-Aug-2024 08:06
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K8Toledo:

 

I once repaired an arcade type machine, never touched one before.

 

On disassembling the cabinet I found a regular PC inside and the joystick plugged into a USB port.

 

So you could try plugging a mouse (or PC joystick) into the USB port to select games.

 

 

Thats a MAME setup most likely and yeah, is literally just a PC with adaptor for the joysticks. 

 

What the OP has described sounds like a proper arcade board type setup. As per my pics above. 

 

On the plus side, if fixing the board does get too messy, they have a nice cabinet to put a MAME PC into :D

 

 





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