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clip Identify the motorized 4-way/8-way joystick, please

July 16, 2025, 11:11:29 pm by jasonbar
I need to replace a faulty motor on one of my motorized 4-way/8-way restrictor plate switching joysticks...

...except, I can't even remember where or when I got these or what they're called.

A little help? :)

Thanks!
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xx All-around rotary solution?

July 16, 2025, 05:25:29 pm by placroix74
Hello,

I've built myself a cabinet with joysticks only, but am now looking into ways of enabling driving/paddle games and those with a rotary joystick for aiming as well, on a small-sized control board.

My holy grail would be a single upgrade for all of them. I had originally spotted this : https://www.ultimarc.com/arcade-controls/joystick-accessories/ikari-12-way-rotary-upgrade-for-servostik-j-stik/, but (correct me if I'm wrong) this rotary upgrade is :
... making it useless for anything other than aiming.

I expect that :
  • a separate spinner could be OK for driving/paddle, but clunky for aiming;
  • aiming can be replicated with buttons.

Is there a way to do this without a dedicated spinner? Am I hunting for a unicorn?

Thank you
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clip Golden tee fore solid status 1 light no boot

June 26, 2025, 05:59:24 pm by Pixeldreamsarcade
I currently have three motherboards that are doing the exact same thing. Status one light stays illuminated while status 2 flashes. I've noticed that U53 seems to be resetting with the status to life. I just received an oscilloscope and I have a logic probe. My voltage is good. I just have no idea where to begin with trying to get this thing working. I'm attaching all the photos that I have of it. I do have a compact flash card with the correct game files so I can put that up when the time comes.

I find it kind of strange that I can have three of these that are doing the exact same thing. The chip at U14 is getting warm but I can touch it and leave my finger there without burning. 
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xx IPAC Four repeating input

June 26, 2025, 06:20:34 am by Charlzyefc
I’ve bought a 4 player arcade cabinet with 4 coin mechanisms the machine is second hand and it’s a bit of a project, the cabinet has come with an IPAC Four all wired up and I’m having no issues with any of the buttons, joysticks etc but I’m having an issue with one of the four coin mechanisms, when I power the cabinet and the IPAC I get a constant repeating key stroke, the number 5, that doesn’t stop until I interrupt it by pressing another button, at first I thought the coin mech was faulty so I’ve replaced it, then I thought the wiring was faulty so I’ve replaced it and fully tested it, I believe it’s an issue with the ‘1COIN’ input where the player 1 mechanism is wired, even when I fully disconnect the wiring and power to ‘1COIN’ it still repeats, I have reflashed the board and had no luck I’ve tried mapping to a different key, the only thing I haven’t done is change to a different spare input on the board, seems a shame to do that because all the cables are nice and neat the way they are and I’d risk damaging cables snipping cable ties off.

Could you think of any other fix for this or shed some light on why it may be happening?

Could it just be a faulty input/switch?

Any help appreciated.

Thank you.
Dan.
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clip At my wits ends with my Ms. Pacman cocktail

June 25, 2025, 10:19:04 pm by Flashflood140
I've been fighting this problem with my ms. pacman cocktail for over a year.  Arcade game will power on but will no image on the monitor. But the game also doesn't play blind. I'm  stuck i did a cap kit on the both the monitor and the board, and still nothing. Please help

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