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Ms. Pac-Man for $40 bucks! Did I do good? [Pics 56k warning]
Neilyboy:
Yeah I honestly could not believe it when the guy was like 40 bucks after seeing everything else he was selling for soo much more (this cab was in better shape than the others that he was selling for like 500+). He said he just 'needed the room' this thing was taking up. I told him I would take it off of his hands. The only part of the cab that wasnt in great shape was the back. One of the four corners is busted off and missing but I figured it shouldnt be too hard to find a replacement back..
Where would be the best place to buy CP artwork? Best price/Best quality to match original...
Neil
Malenko:
you did good. glad its being restored and not painted black and converted (like I did to my Pengo cab lol) Im sure mame marquees or ebay will net you a god CPO. Take pix and make a progress log, weut
SirPeale:
Cut cord is an easy fix. You could either use an old computer cord (which a lot of people have several lying around) or go to the hardware store and pick up a replacement plug. Five bucks, tops.
Crowquill:
--- Quote from: Neilyboy on June 10, 2007, 10:26:30 pm --- So I called the guy and he told me that it works if you plug it in it fires up just that it doesnt respond to any joystick or key-press'. So I figure its got to be an easy fix..
My first thought on what may be wrong is just the leads to the coin-mech are de-soldered maybe the game is just stuck in attract mode and thats why it acts as if its not responding
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If NONE of the controls work, it's probably a break in the ground wire somewhere. You might be right about the coin switches, though. Check dips 1 and 2. If they're on it's on Free Play and they probably just weren't using the coin slots. If nothing else, turn them on and it'll make it easier to test without having to short out loose wires.
You can check continuity of the ground wires before you get the power cord. You have a multimeter, right?
I'm guessing without a power cord that you haven't seen it running. Hopefully the guy wasn't lying.
Have I mentioned you're a lucky bastard?
Dexter:
You jammy git! I can't get one of these here in Ireland at ANY price!!