Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Paperboy Restoration - Any Ideas?
deathbot:
Greetings Gamers,
I just picked up a Paperboy cab for $65. The cab is in okay shape.... the usual wear and tear. The former owner said it takes a while to "warm up", but until then the screen is jumbled and the the speakers hum. I plugged it in and sure enough. I'm going to leave in on a few hours to see if it starts working. I opened up the back and someone had disconnected the fan. I hope the heat didn't damage the board. Anyway, since I am new at all of this, any thoughts on what my first task should be? Someone on another thread mentioned pulling the chips off and cleaning the contacts with alcohol and a q-tip.
Thanks in advance,
deathbot ???
SirPeale:
I'd start with capping the monitor. That may be part of the reason for the crappy picture.
deathbot:
I thought about recapping (and I still might do it), but I think it's something else. If it were just the monitor, the sound would be fine and I I get is a hum.
deathbot
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Peale on July 26, 2008, 11:34:43 am ---I'd start with capping the monitor. That may be part of the reason for the crappy picture.
--- End quote ---
Tighten and clean all connectors first to eliminate variables. Then check power supply... after that, if both are reasonable, cap the monitor. The monitor likely does need to be capped but if the first two are bad the cap job won't fix much.
RayB:
We need photos. This: "the screen is jumbled and the the speakers hum." could be interpreted many ways:
1. The monitor is fine, but the game board is outputting "garbage" graphics.
2. The monitor sync is off until it warms up (game board could be fine).
3. Both are wonky. This is not likely though, since the monitor is powered from the AC isolation block, while the game boards are powered from the regulator board and big blue, etc...
Show us pics!
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