Hey folks!
First off, I'm new to the forum, so if I say anything extra noob-ish or have posted this thread in the wrong section, I apologize ahead of time.
I've been a home console game collector for over 20 years now, but I've always wanted to own an arcade cabinet. In my area though, they just never seem to surface, and when they do, they are usually vastly overpriced. Well, as fate would have it, I have actually been able to score 3 over the last 4 weeks. The first was "Sar search and rescue", which works great, just needs cosmetic work (nothing fancy as its not in its original cab). the second was "time pilot" which also works well, but needs a small amount of cosmetic work and a new joystick.
My most recent purchase (aka today) is a 1996 Midway "Hangtime" arcade cabinet. Its rough, but mostly complete, and great potential for its $200 Canadian price tag. My friends and I love hangtime on the N64, so when I seen this 4 player cab pop up for sale, I had to have it.
It's main downfall right now though is that its playing blind. When its powered on, the music plays, you can tell it responds to money put in, you can shoot and pass, etc. but nothing shows on the screen. I took some pics, and was hoping that some of the knowledgeable folks on this forum would maybe spare a few minutes of their time and look at them. Also there is no neck glow.
The three as they currently sit:
NBA Hangtime:
How things look in the back:
A mess of wires that don't seem to lead anywhere:
An unplugged cord that seems to come from the monitor, but can't seem to find where it is supposed to plug into:
The back of the monitor neck board. Something clearly has happened, is this the cause of the lack of picture:
Also, do I have to worry about discharging this monitor? I have read that most older monitors need to be discharged, but I thought I read that some of the mid 90s and on ones don't.
Any help/answers/tips/directions would be greatly appreciated. I know some basics, and am trying to read as much as I can about these things, but its going to take some time hahaha.