Had fun today repairing a Pac-Man

[SirPeale]

Considering most of these machines had fans in em, surely heat is something to consider.

I'm all for keeping dust and stupid cats out though. dust gets everywhere, so why not keep it out.

BTW Peale... why tape the interlock switch instead of just pulling it to the "out" position?

That was the first thing I tried. This switch didn't have this function.

As for most machines had fans, the only machines I've seen with fans have been Sega machines.  Outrun had one.  Most of the big drivers had one.  What other games (non Sega) had them?

[Mauzy]

My Super Pac cocktail has a 6" fan in the bottom. Still stock from 1982.

[SithMaster]

It was even easier than I imagined.

So I got there, the guy tells me he left it on all night, but it ran all day, and when he checked it in the morning it was dead.

First thing I checked was that fuse.  It was fine.

Then I tried to see if it played blind.  Nope.

I'm standing at the back, scratching my head, when I see why it's not firing up. 

The game has no back door - or rather there is a back door, but the guy isn't exactly sure where it is.  The interlock switch was taped down, but over the course of several hours the spring tension must have pushed the tape loose (it was old duct tape) effectively killing it.

I pressed it in, and it fired right up. 

Told the guy to get some stronger tape, or find his backdoor.

how much did you charge for that repair?

[SirPeale]

It was even easier than I imagined.

So I got there, the guy tells me he left it on all night, but it ran all day, and when he checked it in the morning it was dead.

First thing I checked was that fuse.  It was fine.

Then I tried to see if it played blind.  Nope.

I'm standing at the back, scratching my head, when I see why it's not firing up. 

The game has no back door - or rather there is a back door, but the guy isn't exactly sure where it is.  The interlock switch was taped down, but over the course of several hours the spring tension must have pushed the tape loose (it was old duct tape) effectively killing it.

I pressed it in, and it fired right up. 

Told the guy to get some stronger tape, or find his backdoor.

how much did you charge for that repair?

I didn't.  I was passing by anyway. 

[WunderCade]

I couldn't be a stay-at-home-dad....having to spend my wife's money for arcade games. Nope...wouldn't work out. At. All.

[FrizzleFried]

As for most machines had fans, the only machines I've seen with fans have been Sega machines.  Outrun had one.  Most of the big drivers had one.  What other games (non Sega) had them?

Star Wars has a fan,  and my Tempest had the same type of fan,  though I am not sure if it was stock or not.

Outrun had the loudest damn fan I have ever heard....sounded like a jet airplane taking off.

[SirPeale]

Both hot running cabs.  Definitely needed a fan.

[Lutus]

my neo-geo monitor chassis has a fan

[SirPeale]

my neo-geo monitor chassis has a fan

Hantarex, right?

[DJ Infinity]

My Seattle Blitz boards have a fan. My Vegas board has like 3 

[SirPeale]

I was speaking more about classic stuff.  More modern stuff I've seen many fans.

[Neverending Project]

I have an Atari Pole Position cabinet with a fan on the back. I'm not sure, however, if it is original since at one time the cabinet was converted to Hydra (poorly, I might add). From the amount of dust on it I would be willing to bet it was original, though.

[RayB]

I thought the uprights did because my Galaga has a (disconnected) fan at the rear bottom, but it must have been added after the fact. The manual makes no mention of a fan for the upright, but cocktails have fans, due to the compactness I guess.

[Lutus]

my neo-geo monitor chassis has a fan

Hantarex, right?

We never were able to positively put a finger on what chassis it is, here is the topic...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=76965.0

[SirPeale]

my neo-geo monitor chassis has a fan

Hantarex, right?

We never were able to positively put a finger on what chassis it is, here is the topic...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=76965.0

It says there the chassis is a Kortek.