This special episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday, November 17 to discuss the Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) Expo in Houston, Texas. For more information on our podcast, please visit our iTunes page at http://itunes.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found there as well as a review section where you can leave us a comment on how we’re doing. On this episode, Tim, Stan and I discussed the games that were at the expo as well as the seminars given by Ken Graham (Former Williams Programmer), John Costa (EM Pinball Repair Guru) and Joe Crookham (of Classic Arcade Works).
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November 21st, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan Leung | Posted in QA Podcast
This episode of the podcast was recorded on Friday, November 4, 2011. For more information on our podcast, please visit our iTunes page at http://itunes.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found there as well as a review section where you can leave us a comment on how we’re doing. On this episode, Tim and I answered your questions regarding…
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November 7th, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan Leung | Posted in QA Podcast
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 way to find out if it’s your current board or the cabinet that’s causing your issues. In this post, we will discuss how to swap boards in a JAMMA cabinet for testing and conversion purposes.
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August 31st, 2011 | Posted by Tim Peterson | Posted in Board / PCB, Intermediate
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 be traced back to faulty ground wiring between these parts. In this post, we will discuss how to connect (or reconnect) the ground wires from your harness or power supply to the various parts on your control panel.
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July 27th, 2011 | Posted by Tim Peterson | Posted in Control Panel, Intermediate
This episode of the podcast was recorded on Saturday, April 23, 2011. For more information on our podcast, please visit our iTunes page at http://itunes.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found there as well as a review section where you can leave us a comment on how we’re doing. On this episode, Tim and I answered your questions regarding…
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May 1st, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan Leung | Posted in QA Podcast
If you’ve worked with arcade games for any length of time, you’ve probably come across your fair share of monitor issues. One of the more common problems we see with arcade monitors is known as screen collapse. In this post, we will discuss how to repair monitors that are experiencing screen collapse issues.
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April 7th, 2011 | Posted by Tim Peterson | Posted in Advanced, Monitors / Screens
This special episode of the podcast was recorded live on Sunday, March 27 to discuss the Texas Pinball Festival in Grapevine, Texas. For more information on our podcast, please visit our iTunes page at http://itunes.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found there as well as a review section where you can leave us a comment on how we’re doing. On this episode, Tim and I discussed the games that were at the festival as well as the seminars given by Steve Richie, Gary Stern (of Stern Pinball) and Jack Guarnieri (of Jersey Jack Pinball).
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March 27th, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan Leung | Posted in QA Podcast
Even though most monitor issues can be traced back to the chassis, there may be some instances where the tube is at fault. Missing colors, color smearing or screen blurring are just some of the symptoms that might indicate a bad monitor tube. In this post, we will discuss how check a monitor tube and troubleshoot other monitor color issues.
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March 23rd, 2011 | Posted by Tim Peterson | Posted in Advanced, Monitors / Screens
Troubleshooting board (or PCB) issues might just be the toughest part of arcade repair. While many board repairs require sophisticated equipment, there are some simple things you can check before sending your board off to a qualified professional. In this post, we will discuss how to inspect and identify problems with an arcade board before you send it off for repair.
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March 16th, 2011 | Posted by Tim Peterson | Posted in Advanced, Board / PCB
This episode of the podcast was recorded on Sunday, March 6, 2011. For more information on our podcast, please visit our iTunes page at http://itunes.arcaderepairtips.com. All of our past episodes can be found there as well as a review section where you can leave us a comment on how we’re doing. On this episode, Tim and I answered your questions regarding…
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March 9th, 2011 | Posted by Jonathan Leung | Posted in QA Podcast
