Hello.
So this is the story: back in 2012 I won this game at a local arcade place. When I first brought it I had it in the house and it always worked fine, then in a few months after that...I was forced to move it out in the garage.
A few days in the garage it was still working then I left it alone for a few months and when I tried playing it again...It wasn't working D :>
In my sense it felt like every time I tried to turn it on, it wasn't even powering up because I remember back when it worked I would hear a really quiet sound of power but this time there was no sound in the slightest.
So seeing as it wasn't working I left it alone for a long while, being sad it was broken. I think in around 2013 I decided to open it up and look at it. I uninstalled and took in the Motherboard in case the Motherboard itself was somehow fine and also the little power supply, wrapped the motherboard in bubble wrap and sat it in a box (After while I had to sit the box out in the garage due to no room). I left the CRT arcade monitor, the arcade stick and I what think is the Isolation transformer. I left the back Panel off for some reason, I don't exactly remember why but anyway, it's been left like that to the present.
So about the garage, it use to get really really cold in there around winter, to the point where you could see your own breath in there. And in the summer time it's gotten pretty warm. And my brother and his friends always smoke out there. The garage is also filthy and has spiders and stuff. All I could think to blame is the garage in those conditions.
But all the sudden I'm feeling some hope that I could somehow fix it. Does this seem like something that could still be possibly be restored?
If so, I'm looking for advice from others on here. I've never done any work on arcades, and this arcade was my first and only.
Could any of those parts have survived all of that? The CRT monitor?
I also don't know too much about Isolation Transformers. If it was the problem, can they be bought and replaced as much as the other parts?
Basically, the specific advice that I'm looking for is what parts I should replace, which ones should still work and be safe to keep and use etc.
And I also thought about cleaning the inside with a vacuum if that would be safe.
The pics wouldn't fit as attachments so I had to upload them elsewhere and then link them. If that happens to be against the forum rules (and if so, I apologize ), please let me know so I can get rid of them
Thank you very much for looking. I really hope for replies because I was very happy and excited to own this, considering Ninja Gaiden was my favorite arcade game.
If there's anymore info needed, you're welcome ask for it and I'll do my best to provide it.