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Installing A High Score Save Kit (In A Donkey Kong Cabinet)

Tim Peterson — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:30:47 +0000

When arcade cabinets first arrived on the scene, players would pump tons of money into their favorite machines to see if they could get the high score. Unfortunately, many of the arcade cabinets at the time would not save the high scores when the machine was powered off. This was mainly due to the limited […]

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Swapping Boards In A JAMMA Cabinet

Tim Peterson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:30:35 +0000

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 […]

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Inspecting An Arcade Board

Tim Peterson — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:30:19 +0000

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 […]

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Adjusting Dip Switch Settings On A Board

Tim Peterson — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:30:20 +0000

Just like most console video games, arcade games have different options that you can adjust in order to change the gameplay experience. Options such as difficulty, number of lives and number of plays per coin are just some of the options that can be changed on your arcade game. While newer arcade games usually use […]

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Recommended Books For Electronics Repair

Jonathan Leung — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:00:13 +0000

Those of you who are just now getting into the electronics part of arcade repair might wonder about where to start. This post contains some recommended books that will help you understand the basic electronics principles that are applied in arcade games. The Book: A Guide To Electronic Game Operation And Servicing (Atari, 1980): This […]

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