Ms. Pac Man cabinet and Arkanoid Spinner

[mtd]

I just found a 1981 Ms. Pac Man Cocktail cabinet for $50.00 -- only that it is currently an Arkanoid game.  I don't know how anyone played arkanoid through the Pac Man burnin - but. . .  

The arkanoid spinners are currently connected to the Jamma Harness.  Someone explain to me why plugging the J-Pac in won't work.  

Does anyone have a source for the Ms. Pac Man underlay and CP overlay?  Also, I could use a new coin box.  I currently do not see much on ebay.  

[rampy]

Have you tried http://www.arcadecollecting.com/caga/
if you wanted to roll your own.  otherwise I guess there are repo houses out there ...

So are you selling the spinners?

Where are you located (and where did you find a beat up mspacmananoid for 50 beans?!?!

Off hand if it's truly a jamma setup... without really knowing or doing it before...  I can't see why  a jpac  wouldn't "Work" either...  You'd want an optipac if you were keeping the spinner(s) on the control panel(s) though (or you could do a mouse hack i suppose...)

good luck!

rampy

[mtd]

There are about a dozen cabinets at a local arcade supplier.  I stopped in at 5:30 tonight as they were locking up.  He said $50.00 for anything in this stack, but that he was leaving  and I only had 5 minutes.  

I noticed the midway/bally control panels and requested this cabinet that was on top.  When I pulled it down, I realized it was EXACTLY what I wanted.  The cabinet itself is in great shape.  I am sending a friend back to dig through the stack.

As for the PCB - yeah if anyone wants an Arkanoid PCB - I have one.  The spinners -- I'll be keeping one and offering another to a friend.  If he passes, then I will entertain offers.  

I guessed that the opti-pac is necessary, but wasn't 100% sure.  

[mtd]

Hmm.  Looking through some of the sites that were suggested and I noticed that Pac Man cocktail control panel is slightly larger than a Ms. Pac Man control panel.  Is there any other means to tell what the cabinet is -- maybe I need to go look at the burn in a bit better.  

According to two-bits the plexi-glass that lights the control panel is 4.5 x 11 for pac man, but only 3x9 for Ms. Pac Man. If this is a true way to distinguish, then my cab is a Pac Man cab not Ms. Pac Man.  It does have the 1981 Bally/Midway stamp inside.

[brandon]

Hey, I would be interested in the Arkanoid PCB and the spinner.  I've got a dedicated Arkanoid upright that need reviving!   Let me know what you want for it.  Also, maybe I possible trade.  I got all kinds of arcade PCBs and parts so let me know.    kbr1979@netzero.com

Btw, I think the arkanoid PCB used a variation of the Jamma pinout just for ease of cabinet conversion.  I am almost %100 sure that it wont work with a J-Pac.   The first Arkanoid PCBs weren't jamma at all and had a special harness.  The one you have is either newer or a bootleg.

[mtd]

Interesting.  After I got stuff cleaned out last night, I realized that the Jamma Harness is pretty hacked up.  Maybe due to this fact.  Provide me with an email and I'll contact you regarding the Spinner

[brandon]

it was in the above post but here it is again  
kbr1979@netzero.com

~~~Brandon