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Author Topic: How do repair/replace the player A button from an Area 51 arcade? [HELP!!]  (Read 1991 times)

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How do repair/replace the player A button from an Area 51 arcade? [HELP!!]
« on: March 25, 2011, 03:34:24 pm »
I have an area 51 and it's almost done! But for some reason the player A button (the red one) does not work well. Hitting it softly 10 times gives me 1 credit :)
The thing is.. i do not have a clue how to open the cabinet to get to the control panel! I opened the backside but it there are now screws to get any further!

here is a movie so you can see how it looks, maybe someone had a suggestion?

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Re: How do repair/replace the player A button from an Area 51 arcade? [HELP!!]
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2011, 09:02:29 pm »
Buttons on a control panel are usually accessed by releasing the control panel with latches that are found on the sides of the cp.   These can usually be accessed thru the coin door.

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Re: How do repair/replace the player A button from an Area 51 arcade? [HELP!!]
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2011, 01:04:17 pm »
Thank you Boba....  but in this case there was no way to release some kind of clamp or something. I opened the speaker grill on the front, removed the speaker.. and then i could access the buttons.  A new switch and plays like new :)
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Re: How do repair/replace the player A button from an Area 51 arcade? [HELP!!]
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2011, 03:47:12 pm »
Good to know.  Glad you got a new switch in.  Never heard of that method of getting at the switches but the cab is a unique design so I guess it has a unique access method.
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