This special episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday, November 8 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 and I discussed the games that were at the expo as well as our seminar and the seminars given by Ken Graham (Former Williams Programmer), Dan Ferguson (Lone Star Pinball Museum), John Costa (EM Pinball Repair Guru), Joe Crookham (Classic Arcade Works) and Karl Kuhlenschmidt (Classic Cabinet Restoration).

Show Links:

• ColorDMD – http://www.colordmd.com/
• Ken Graham (YellowDog on KLOV Forums) –
  http://forums.arcade-museum.com/member.php?u=38753
• Dan Ferguson (Lone Star Pinball Museum) – http://www.lspinball.com/
• Multimorphic (The P3 pinball platform) – http://www.multimorphic.com/
• John Costa (Costa on HAAG Forums) – http://www.arcadecenter.com/haagmsgboard/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=305
• Classic Arcade Works (Joe) – http://www.classicarcadeworks.com/

Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday, October 18, 2012. 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…

• A Zaxxon with power supply issues
• A Sega Turbo with no lights or sound and a collapsed screen
• A World Class Bowling with screen sliding issues
• An Atari Vindicators with the top 1″ of the picture screwed up
• A Black Tiger with a dim screen
• A Multi-Arcade with a shifting screen during play
• A NFL Blitz ’99 that does not boot
• An Altered Beast where the monitor goes out after a minute
• A Marvel Super Heroes with a bad power supply
• A Tabletop Arcade Machine with a screen that wobbles
• A San Francisco Rush The Rock with some monitor issues
• A Mr. Do with a curl on the left side of the screen
• A Golden Tee 2K with a very wavy, distorted picture
• A Super Mario Bros Vs. with vertical collapse
• A Namco cabinet with a horizontal line going through it
• A Dig Dug with stripes on the characters and text
• A Popeye with a 2″ tall block across the screen
• A Jambo Safari that randomly slows down during gameplay
• An Arkanoid with a bad hardware error message
• A 1000-in-1 arcade machine that doesn’t save high scores
• A Neo Geo 4-Slot with graffiti scratched in the glass
• A Neo Geo with power supply issues
• A Galaga that doesn’t turn on at all
• And several general monitor and board issues.

We also give our opinions on cost estimations for arcade repair and make a very special announcement concerning the Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) Expo. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Show Links:

• JammaBoards.com (Ms. Pac Man to 60-in-1 Upgrade Kit) –
  http://www.jammaboards.com/store/pacman-ms-pacman-upright-cabinet-60-in-1-upgrade-complete-kit.html
• What’s My Monitor by Bob Roberts –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/monitor.html
• Happ Controls Digital Multimeter –
  http://na.suzohapp.com/tools/49612200.htm
• Bob Roberts G07 Sync Upgrade –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/g07notes.html
• Play It Amusements (Formerly Sega Amusements) – (847) 364-9787
• Moss Distributing – http://www.mossdist.com/
• Arkanoid Instruction Manual –
  http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/ARCADE/A-J/Arkanoid%20%5BInstructions%5D%20%5BEnglish%5D.pdf
• Cables Unlimited Large Anti Static Gloves –
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A3PL2Y/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000A3PL2Y&linkCode=as2&tag=arcaderepair-20
• Moss Distributing – http://www.mossdist.com/
• Arcade Components (Raymond) – http://www.arcadecomponents.com/
• High Scores Arcade Game Repair (Arthur) –
  http://www.highscoresrepair.com/
• American Amusement Auctions –
  http://www.americanamusementauctions.com/
• Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) Expo –
  http://www.arcadecenter.com/

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Monday, July 30, 2012. 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…

• A Big Buck Hunter 2 Sportsman’s Paradise with gun calibration issues
• A Warp & Warp with a RAM 2 error
• A Centipede cabaret with about an inch of gameplay off the screen
• A Tic Tac Strike with general illumination but no score displays
• A Showcase cabinet with a black line that scrolls from top to bottom
• A Golden Tee 2K with nothing on the monitor
• A 60-in-1 game with a curved screen and wrong colors
• A Frenzy that beeps twice during the self check sequence
• A Nintendo VS Unisystem with a monitor that doesn’t work
• A Nintendo Playchoice that has a monitor that won’t come on
• A Cherrymaster Delight with white vertical lines on the screen
• A Galaga with power supply issues
• A Monster Bash pinball with a credit issue
• A Joust with sound and control issues
• A Punch-Out that will not power on
• A Police Trainer that keeps blowing fuses
• A Ring King with no power
• A Ms. Pac Man/Galaga with the wrong colors
• A Galaxian with coin mech issues
• A Star Trek Voyager with a scrambled screen
• A Happy Fish 2 with wiring issues
• A Clean Sweep claw machine with a broken crane head
• A NBA Jam wiring problem
• And several general monitor and board issues.

We also give an update on Stan’s USPS Dragon’s Lair board fiasco and discuss what we’ve been doing since our last podcast. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Show Links:

• HobbyRoms Programming Services – http://www.hobbyroms.com/
• Affordable Electronic Repair (Michael) – http://www.tvrepaironline.com/
• Arcade Cup (Chad) – http://www.arcadecup.com/
• JammaBoards.com (Ms. Pac Man to 60-in-1 Upgrade Kit) –
  http://www.jammaboards.com/store/pacman-ms-pacman-upright-cabinet-60-in-1-upgrade-complete-kit.html
• Rec.Games.Pinball Group –
  https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/rec.games.pinball
• The Real Bob Roberts (Nintendo Audio Board Repair Kit) –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/
• JammaBoards.com (VGA to CGA Video Converter) –
  http://www.jammaboards.com/store/vga-to-cga-pal-ntsc-video-converter-pcb-gbs8100.html
• MCM Electronics – http://www.mcmelectronics.com/
• Smart Industries – http://www.smartind.com/
• High Scores Arcade Game Repair (Arthur) –
  http://www.highscoresrepair.com/
• American Amusement Auctions –
  http://www.americanamusementauctions.com/

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

This special episode of the podcast was recorded live on Saturday, March 24 to discuss the Texas Pinball Festival 2012 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, Mark, Joe and I discussed the games that were at the festival as well as the seminars given by Jack Guarnieri (of Jersey Jack Pinball), George Gomez (of Stern Pinball) and Steve Richie (of Stern Pinball). We also give you our thoughts on Stern Pinball’s new AC/DC pinball machine.

Show Links:

• Stern Pinball (George & Steve) – http://www.sternpinball.com/
• Jersey Jack Pinball (Jack) – http://www.jerseyjackpinball.com/
• Texas Pinball Festival 2012 – http://www.texaspinball.com/

Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Friday, March 16, 2012. 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…

• A Dynamite Cop with a thin horizontal line on the screen
• A Street Fighter II with no attract sound
• A Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 with a non-working joystick and buttons
• A Pong cocktail that has a barely visible screen
• A Virtua Fighter that blacks out after 5-10 minutes
• A Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. with erratic sound
• A Galaxian with a blank screen with working sound
• A Mario / Dr. Mario that flashes every second
• A Donkey Kong with white vertical lines on the screen
• A Golden Tee 2K with sound but no picture
• A SF Rush The Rock with monitor and restarting issues
• A Pac Man with a screen that cuts out in the middle of a game
• A Mortal Kombat 2 with sound and monitor issues
• A Lethal Enforcers with a sporadic monitor
• A Silver Strike Bowling with a fuzzy screen
• A Vs. Super Mario brothers that freezes after the first level
• A Donkey Kong with wide vertical bars on the screen
• A Neo Geo 2 Slot with a video RAM issue
• A Shuffle Board with power supply issues
• An Area 51/Maximum Force with no adjustment on the power supply
• An Astro Blaster with some minor board issues
• A Street Fighter where Ken’s hair is blue
• A House Of The Dead 2 that keeps blowing fuses
• And several general cabinet and board issues.

We also give an update on Stan’s USPS Dragon’s Lair board fiasco and discuss our opinions on operators who do not take care of their games. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Show Links:

• CoinOpSpace (Centipede Group) –
  http://www.coinopspace.com/group/centipede
• MikesArcade.com (Street Fighter 2 Dip Switches) –
  http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/spies.cgi?action=url&type=dip&page=StreetFighterII.txt
• Flippers.com (John) – http://www.flippers.com/
• Lawnmowerman’s Pacman Page – http://lawnmowerman.rotheblog.com/
• Elektron Forge Video Game Repair – http://www.elektronforge.com/
• Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 – http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
• Michigan Pinball Expo 2012 – http://www.mipinball.com/
• Texas Pinball Festival 2012 – http://www.texaspinball.com/

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

This episode of the podcast was broadcast live on Thursday, February 2, 2012. 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…

• A Space Fever cocktail that will not boot up
• A X’s & O’s pinball machine with a tilt error
• A Ms. Pac Man with a screen that wobbles
• An Asteroids cocktail with no ship or asteroids
• A Mortal Kombat 4 with squiggly lines on the screen
• A Lil’ Hustler that comes up with crazy screens
• A Space Panic cocktail with intermittent issues
• A Mars bill acceptor that will not accept bills
• An arcade game that will not coin up
• A Total Carnage with a green-tinted, dark, flickering screen
• A Wells Gardner K7901 monitor with static on the screen
• A Punchout that will not power on
• A Playchoice 10 where the power will not work
• A Wells Gardner K7000 monitor with horizontal size issues
• A Wells Gardner K4600 monitor that needs a cap kit
• And some general monitor repair questions.

We also give an update on Stan’s USPS Dragon’s Lair board fiasco and discuss different items that can cause interference with your arcade game. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Show Links:

• Asteroids Troubleshooting Encyclopedia –
  http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/asteroidtech/asteroidsrepair.html
• Monitor Tech Information from 8liners.com –
  http://www.8liners.com/datatech/monitor.html
• Arcade Monitor Chassis and Yoke –
  http://www.arcademonitor.com/Arcade-Monitor-Parts/chassis.php
• MCM Electronics – http://www.mcmelectronics.com/
• MikesArcade.com (Nintendo Parts) – http://www.mikesarcade.com/
• Arcadeshop Amusements – http://www.arcadeshop.com/
• P&L Video Games (Monitor Repair) – 1-800-992-6588 / (626) 337-9782
• American Amusement Auctions –
  http://www.americanamusementauctions.com/
• Louisville Arcade Expo 2012 – http://www.louisvillearcade.com/
• Ohio Pinball & Gameroom Festival 2012 –
  http://www.ohiopinballshow.com/
• Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 – http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
• Texas Pinball Festival 2012 – http://www.texaspinball.com/

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday, January 19, 2012. 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…

• A Kangaroo with green horizontal lines on the screen
• A Billabs monitor that’s missing the color green
• A Star Wars with static sound and no picture
• An Arcade Legends with a broken trackball
• A War Final Assault that will not turn on
• A WWF Superstars with bad screen burn
• A Neo Geo with a white and blue square on the screen
• A Donkey Kong monitor that is closing in from the left side
• A Mortal Kombat with an overstretched image
• A Star Wars Racer with a vertically and horizontally stretched picture
• An Astro Blaster with no sound or speech
• A Dig Dug with invisible characters
• A X-Men vs Street Fighter with a bad monitor
• An Arkanoid with no picture or sound
• An Eygo monitor with a white line in the center
• A Mortal Kombat with a horizontally rolling screen
• A Mortal Kombat with a darker image on one side of the monitor
• A Wells Gardner D9200 monitor with bad colors
• A 1943: Battle Of Midway with a barely visible monitor
• A Silverball Mania pinball machine without general illumination
• A Playchoice 10 with no monitor or sound
• A Street Fighter 2 with horizontal position issues
• An Area 51 with a missing monitor
• A Space Firebird cocktail with strange and ghosted sprites
• A Mortal Kombat 2 with a stretched out screen
• A Golden Tee 2005 with distorted colors
• A Mortal Kombat 2 with some wiring issues
• An Area 51 with lines at the top of the screen
• A Rapid Fire with non-working guns
• A Tron with video output issues
• And some general monitor repair questions.

We also give an update on Stan’s USPS Dragon’s Lair board fiasco and get a Facebook community update from our community manager Mark. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Show Links:

• Elektron Forge Video Game Repair – http://www.elektronforge.com/
• Eldorado Games (Board & Monitor Repair) –
  http://www.eldoradogames.com/
• What’s My Monitor by Bob Roberts –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/monitor.html
• HobbyRoms Programming Services – http://www.hobbyroms.com/
• The Killer List Of Videogames – http://www.klov.com/
• Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum – http://www.marvin3m.com/
• Play It Amusements (Formerly Sega Amusements) – (847) 364-9787
• American Amusement Auctions –
  http://www.americanamusementauctions.com/
• Louisville Arcade Expo 2012 – http://www.louisvillearcade.com/
• Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 – http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
• Texas Pinball Festival 2012 – http://www.texaspinball.com/

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

This episode of the podcast was recorded on Thursday, December 8, 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, Stan and I answered your questions regarding…

• A Joust with the colors slightly out of convergence
• A MX 5000 with no indication of it working
• A Centipede with monitor issues
• A Mortal Kombat 2 power supply wiring problems
• A Mortal Kombat 4 with a slight screen interference
• A Galaga with a steady audio thumping sound
• A Big Casino pinball where nothing but the lights seem to work
• A Ship-Mates pinball with tilt issues
• A Neo Geo with monitor display problems
• A Pac Man/Galaga Class of 81 with a blank monitor
• A Beach Head 2000 with a rotated monitor image
• An Arkanoid with monitor collapse issues
• An Aliens converted to a 60-in-1 multicade
• A Superman with graphics glitches
• An Area 51 with really quiet sound
• A X-Men where the audio has stopped working
• An Area 51 with a crazy monitor screen
• A Mortal Kombat power supply installation issue
• A Millipede marquee light installation issue
• A World Cup Italia 90 with 4 images on the screen
• A Donkey Kong with a slight jitter on the screen
• A Gunsmoke where the sound doesn’t work
• A Playchoice 10 with a missing ground prong on the plug
• A Draw Poker that doesn’t show the game screen
• A Knights Of The Round with an address error
• A Drift where the screen goes black after 5 minutes
• A MAME with 3 scrolling images on the screen
• A Time Crisis with a whited out image
• A Space Invaders Deluxe cocktail with jumbled characters on the screen
• A Centipede with solid player start lights
• A Frogger that needs some restoration
• A Pac Man with blue flickering on the screen
• A F-15 Strike Eagle with a MAC FAIL error
• And some general JAMMA questions.

We also give an update on Stan’s Dragon’s Lair restoration and discuss the story of his first arcade game. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Show Links:

• Setup Adjustments For CRT Color Monitors –
  http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/cbm/converge.txt
• JAMMA Wiring Diagram – http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/jamma.html
• I Want To Build A Game! by Bob Roberts –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/buildit.html
• The Wiretap Arcade Game Collector’s Archive –
  http://www.cityofberwyn.com/
• HobbyRoms Programming Services – http://www.hobbyroms.com/
• F-15 Strike Eagle Manual –
  http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Arcade//Manual/formated/F-15_Strike_Eagle_-_1991_-_Microprose_Games_Inc..pdf
• Lawnmowerman’s Pacman Page – http://lawnmowerman.rotheblog.com/
• American Amusement Auctions –
  http://www.americanamusementauctions.com/
• Texas Pinball Festival 2012 – http://www.texaspinball.com/

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

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).

Show Links:

• LaserCon (Shaun) – http://wood1st.com/LaserCon/
• Pac-Man Battle Royale (BMI Gaming) –
  http://www.bmigaming.com/pacman-mspacman-galaga-commercial.htm
• Ken Graham (YellowDog on KLOV Forums) –
  http://forums.arcade-museum.com/member.php?u=38753
• John Costa (Costa on HAAG Forums) – http://www.arcadecenter.com/haagmsgboard/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=305
• Classic Arcade Works (Joe) – http://www.classicarcadeworks.com/

Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.

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…

• A X-Men vs Street Fighter with a green screen
• A Cruis’n Exotica without a power cord
• A Ms. Pac Man with no sound or picture
• A Mortal Kombat with neck glow but no picture
• A Super Street Fighter 2 that needs a monitor replacement
• A Street Fighter II Championship Edition with non-working kick buttons
• A Golden Tee 2K that’s playing blind
• A Defender with some video issues
• A Ms. Pan Man with a hum coming from the speaker
• A Roadblasters with some monitor and/or board issues
• A Ms. Pac Man/Galaga Class of 81 with stretched characters
• A Star Wars Trilogy with a bad 50″ rear projection monitor
• A Galaga where the right side of the monitor is black
• A Smash TV with garbage color lines coming down the screen
• A Track and Field with a non-working player 1 jump button
• A Crane Machine that will not drop the claw
• A Virtual Striker 4 with vertical monitor problems
• A Street Fighter II monitor replacement issue
• A Varth with monitor convergence and stretching issues
• A JAMMA arcade cabinet that needs to be adjusted
• A Street fighter 3 3rd Strike with board and power issues
• A NBA Jam with a scrolling screen
• An Ironman Ivan Stewart’s Super Off Road with audio issues
• A NBA Jam conversion to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• A Centipede cocktail with a two inch wide screen
• A Mortal Kombat 2 with a bad switching power supply
• A Knuckleheads with a shadowy dark roll on the screen
• A Playchoice 10 with two very dim monitors
• A Frogger with thick red and green bars on the screen
• A Kung Fu Master that’s missing the top half of the screen
• A Karate Champ with a distored and barley legable screen
• A NBA Jam Tournament Edition with a green screen and no sound
• A Space Invaders monitor replacement issue
• A Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 with discoloration in the mid-left corner
• A 60-In-1 board that doesn’t save the settings
• A Mortal Kombat 2 with a monitor that won’t light up
• A Simpsons with some relocation issues
• An Astro Blaster with a malfunctioning fire button
• A Street Fighter II that needs to be put on free play
• A Big Buck Hunter that doesn’t register the gunshots
• A Bosconian with no picture, sound or control response
• A Killer Instinct that freezes after 20 seconds
• A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that needs sideart installed
• A Donkey Kong with some power supply issues
• A Mr. Do cocktail with a jittery screen
• A Crystal Castles with some trackball issues
• And some explanations as to where we’ve been.

We also go over some listener progress updates and discuss some good tips to follow when moving arcade games upstairs. Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions below. As always, you can contact us when we are off the air by email at questions@arcaderepairtips.com or by calling our voicemail line at (972) 8AR-TIPS or (972) 827-8477. Enjoy!

Show Links:

• CPS-2 Shock (Suicide Page) –
  http://cps2shock.emu-france.info/suicide.html
• Lawnmowerman’s Pacman Page – http://lawnmowerman.rotheblog.com/
• What’s My Monitor by Bob Roberts –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/monitor.html
• Hum Bar Fix by Bob Roberts –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/hum.html
• BNC to VGA Adapter (Star Wars Trilogy) –
  Coming Soon
• Isolation Transfomers by Bob Roberts –
  http://www.therealbobroberts.net/xformer.html
• Arcadeshop Galaga Repair Info –
  http://www.arcadeshop.com/galaga/galaga.htm
• Discharging Monitor Tubes by John –
  http://www.flippers.com/vid-tips.html#discharge
• Play It Amusements (Formerly Sega Amusements) – (847) 364-9787
• Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) Expo –
  http://www.arcadecenter.com/
• American Amusement Auctions –
  http://www.americanamusementauctions.com/

Special thanks goes to David Vaughan for composing all of the great chiptunes music that we use in our content and Nathan Knight for providing our excellent voiceovers. Please check out their websites for information on the services they provide.