Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
SkeeBall Help
Kevin Mullins:
What does the CPU unit inside the head box look like ?
(behind the light board for the digits)
There's usually a plastic piece that fits over those light bulbs to give it the LED digit look, with each bulb lighting an individual segment.
Overall the layout looks VERY similar to a standard Skeeball brand machine.
Maybe a slightly older Model H or something..... not sure though.
Kevin Mullins:
Oh, and I would start with pulling the main boards out and thoroughly re-seating every chip on it and look for bad solder joints and such around the power supply sections and any header pin connectors. Clean and re-seat and wiring connectors, etc. Just general stuff.
Just common problems you find with any regular Skeeball brand machine, so I would apply the same concept to this one to start with.
coyote640:
Thanks for the Help..... Yes it is the red plastic LED cover I need, I drove over 3 hours for this machine, and I lost it in transit......
I updated the pictures that show the inside behind the lights, it is definitely not like an arcade board that I am used to working with....
I emailed Skeeball.com too, to see if they can help in the identification also... but anyone with an extra 3 digit LED cover please let me know.
Or if this looks similar to a model H, give me a heads up....
Sorry, this is my first Skeeball machine, and just getting into it. Arcade units and my mame cabinet were much easier to work on for me.....
Kevin Mullins:
Take a quick measure of the digit display area (the blank box area) and the spacing between bulbs and maybe we can see if it matches a standard Skeeball display piece.
I have an old Toss Em' machine and it also has a very similar display setup as the Skeeball version. (speaking about the red plastic display piece) I haven't pulled it off to take any measurements yet, but I'm guessing the part you lost shouldn't be terrible to get a hold of. I may even know where a Skeeball version is laying around. (have to double check this weekend)
Encryptor:
Is it just a piece of red acrylic or is it masked of for each number area?
Maybe you could get something like this and make your own.
http://www.plasticonline.co.uk/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=4
Encryptor
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