MAME/Hyperspin Cab... the gateway drug!

[DarakuTenshi]

I've heard it before on the forums... and I didn't want to believe it. I couldn't believe it. But, it's true... I am an arcade addict.

[wp34]

So true.  So true.  Nice looking cabinets you have there.

[Paul Olson]

I've heard it before on the forums... and I didn't want to believe it. I couldn't believe it. But, it's true... I am an arcade addict.

In a few years, you will fondly look back at this pic and kinda remember what it was like to have space in your garage. lol

In 2003, I had one MAME cab. I started buying dedicated games in 2007 (I think), and now I have 5 arcade games and 5 pinball machines. It sounds good when I say it like that. It is when I mention the ~50 games that have come and gone during that time, that it sounds like I may have a problem. 

[DarakuTenshi]

The monitor on my MVS started making sparks out the back today... 
That's a bit frustrating. Time to figure out what is causing this and how to fix it.



The circle indicates where it was sparking.

[404]

The monitor on my MVS started making sparks out the back today... 
That's a bit frustrating. Time to figure out what is causing this and how to fix it.
The circle indicates where it was sparking.

Busted flyback. I just bought a dynamo cab with the same issue. You are going to have to find out which model monitor is on that MVS and get a replacement. twistedquarter tends to have replacement flybacks for the most common monitors.

[yotsuya]

I hear you, brother. I started with one MAME cabinet the summer of  2010..... I'm up to 12 machines and counting... 

[Brian74]

I got my first cab in 2009. Started with two joys and six buttons. Built a new cp and added a trackball and 4 way. Started two other builds and didnt like them. Fourth try was the charm. I have 11 cabs in my basement right now, but had 13 on hand. I never thought I would ever have one. I still get a huge smile on my face when I walk into my arcade!

[Gatsu]

hehe. I'll be glad when I have 1. But then it will begin. Because 1 is never enough.

[DarakuTenshi]

The monitor on my MVS started making sparks out the back today... 
That's a bit frustrating. Time to figure out what is causing this and how to fix it.
The circle indicates where it was sparking.

Busted flyback. I just bought a dynamo cab with the same issue. You are going to have to find out which model monitor is on that MVS and get a replacement. twistedquarter tends to have replacement flybacks for the most common monitors.

Thank you very much for the name on this part. After a bit of research it doesn't seem like too much of a plain to fix.

[DarakuTenshi]

@ yotsuya and Brian74

I would love to do that personally.... My wife may not be too happy about that.

[Brian74]

I started with having mine in the garage too. But then it was getting cold out. I explained to her " I am I suppose to play it when its freezing in there". Then she let me bring in my Mame and racing cab. Now that we have a house. I have the whole basement. The only crappy part now is, I am out of room 

[Caparo8bit]

 i was planning to buy two great dane dogs and my wife said NO....! So then i was planning to start buying arcades she said NO...! Again .... I was like wt.. And i just ask her a question the dogs or my arcades.I start with one showcase now im building my first bartop and is not done jet and im thinking on my second build now.......

[yotsuya]

i was planning to buy two great dane dogs and my wife said NO....! So then i was planning to start buying arcades she said NO...! Again .... I was like wt.. And i just ask her a question the dogs or my arcades.I start with one showcase now im building my first bartop and is not done jet and im thinking on my second build now.......

Put all your thought and concentration into that first bartop, compadre. 

[DarakuTenshi]

I started with having mine in the garage too. But then it was getting cold out. I explained to her " I am I suppose to play it when its freezing in there". Then she let me bring in my Mame and racing cab. Now that we have a house. I have the whole basement. The only crappy part now is, I am out of room 

This is the wonders of living in southern Texas

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

Yeah, this stuff is like crack. Got an Egret 3 with the intention to MAME it five years ago, but have bought lots of Neo Geo, PGM and CPS2 games (apart from everyday PCBs) for it in the meantime.

[Ginsu Victim]

Yeah, I've heard that gateway thing before.....hmmmmm.......
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[DarakuTenshi]

Yeah, I've heard that gateway thing before.....hmmmmm.......
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That must have been where I saw it.

[dcninja]

i'm good with the arcade stuff... I have my nice mame cab that can play all the games... pinball on the other hand, I'm desperate for a pinball...