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Dedicated arcade repair tutorial
tophatne1:
I'm thinking about going to the next level and restoring dedicated machines. The problem is I don't have any experience with boards or any of the inner workings of dedicated games. I've only done MAME cabs.
Is there a site somewhere when I can learn the basics and start from scratch, like a tutorial of some sorts?
Thanks.
CheffoJeffo:
You might want to start with the Restoration Page in the wiki and go from there.
shardian:
It costs money, but you could look into Randy Fromm's instructional stuff:
http://randyfromm.com/shopping/
Basically, you need to beef up your basic electrical knowledge before touching anything. When diggin around on electrical components, the general rule you should obey is if you don't know what you are looking at, don't touch it until you do.
Also, you can read thru Bob Robert's website. He has tons of neat info from his many years of coin-op maintenance.
http://homearcade.org/BBBB/helppage.html
Good luck!
tophatne1:
Thanks for the info.
I've seen Randy Fromm's instructional dvd's but they are a little pricey. I'll look at the other links first and go from there.
I definitely won't be touching any electrical parts until I study up. My friends father is a is an old school TV repair guy and he said the same thing. He's got a lot of good near death horror stories involving electricity and TV repair.
ChadTower:
The Fromm videos aren't cheap but are by far the fastest way to get from zero to repairing games. If your time is worth money to you buy the videos.
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