Arcade Repair Tips - Troubleshooting Games That Are Playing Blind 

This is a great channel keep up the great work man The funny part was that I already knew it was the flyback but I have like 15 years experience of doing this from working in arcades in New York City most of the time it's always the flyback or the hot that destroys the fuse crazy but I'm happy you explain to people about arcing a lot of people don't know about that that shit kills people

3:20 - Starts talking about the repair 4:00 - Checking if the monitor has power 5:35 - Checking video wires 6:45 - What is neck glow? 7:15 - Checking fuses 8:15 - Talkin' about fuses 10:10 - Results

Thank you!! I got a USA Shooting Competition Sammy for $75 'cause it was playing blind. A fuse was enough to get it going. Up until now, CRTs terrified me. Your video gave me the confidence to discharge the capacitor and stick stick my hands in there.

Awesome video!!!. It feels good to be able to fix my games. Love this hobby.Thank you guys for what you do.

Yet another great video! Thanks so much and keep 'em coming!

Excellent job as usual my friends. Loved this vid a lot.

Awesome video, I might be landing a job soon fixing Gatti Towns arcade and other games. Of course they will supply nesesary training but doesn't hurt to get familiar with all types of arcade games. Very informative thanks!

Awesome stuff, man this would be a great hobby to be into. It's older tech sure, but it's very interesting and arcade games rock.

Awesome video, I've come across this before with some local arcade machines but hadn't the skill to fix it myself, it's great to know in case I come across it again. :D

Good video. Just wish it was shot in HD so we could see everything better. Thanks!

Thank you for the informative video.

Thank you for this video!

Thank you for the tip. Great sense of humor

like always great work!

First of all I love your videos and have used them several times to troubleshoot my games! Huge Thanks!!! I am working on a Bally Midway Space Invaders, I have just upgraded to a switching power supply. Before the new power supply was installed it would only show a garbage screen and bark noise out (my +12 was fluctuating usually low and the power on reset was dead). Now I have the game somewhat working, it will alway play blind but if I fiddle around with it, the monitor will display the game. It is usually a jumpy image that gradually fades to black, but the game is playing. Even with the monitor black I still have neck glow. I have ordered the supplies to build a power on rest circuit with plans on installing it asap (I think this issue is unrelated to my blind play issue). I would greatly appreciate any and all advise you can offer! Thanks, Johnny Jones

Thanks! Can't wait for my first cabinet.

You guys are great!

I got mortal kombat 1 for Christmas when I was 16. Now I'm 32 and are now going to attempt to fix it. I had the exact same symptom as that arcade did. Worked one day and then the next I was playing blind.

Hi love the tips my question is the opposite. In my Midway WWF game I get sound during power up but then nothing in game play, it plays perfect but no sound my book says to Check the harness that worked so I know its my pcb do I risk putting new solder? Joints all look clean noticed a bad/red u24 chip what do you suggest

I just went to play my 1981 Ms Pacman cab and its playing blind....... i am going to try some of these tips for repair. Thanks for uploading them.

Awesome video is it possible to replace the tube that comes out of the back of the CRTs the people I just bought this Tetris cabinet from broke it and loading and I'm trying to figure out whether I can get a tube or whether I need to replace the whole CRT

Hey guys, I have a question that I would greatly appreciate your input on. I recently got a used WG4900 monitor and did the typical caps/upkeep. When I installed it to my crystal castles, the horizontal adjust is doing nothing in terms of shrinking the picture to allow it all to fit in the frame.mmeanwhile, the vertical adjust works just fine. Any thoughts on what it is and how to fix? Thanks!

ha ha that was one funny vid and very informative, awesome job mate:)

Been watching alot of your videos I have I recently got a phoenix arcade ,it comes on and I can coin up and I have sound but when I hit player one it goes back to the startup screen I have taken all of the chips out cleaned them but no change , do you have any idea what I need to do thank you

Do you guys have a video on how to identify a HOT as well as how to check one with a multimeter? Thanks!

ah okay now i understand , thanks for your quick answer =)

great vid.. i was expecting to hear you mention to never attempt shunting the fuse connector.. haha.. I have seen in other electronics that I had (that were dead BTW) when opening it.. people shunted the fuse.

I have a question,I have a simpsons bowling arcade machine .I get a horrible buzzing noise through my speakers. I already replaced the speakers no dice.Any thoughts?

I know you here this a lot from reading these comments. But I really like your videos. I have a Sea Wolf game I need to deal with and you have helped. However- I am laying even money I will end up calling you begging you to fix it.

hi mr Peterson i was wondering if you can tell me some tips and how to build my own arcade machine (svc chaos snk vs capcom),i have the motherboard and i bought a CGA EGA YUV to VGA arcade video converter(cuz i want to put a tv as a monitor) and a jamma full cabinet wire harness loom but i dont know what type of power supply do i have to use for that game. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

how do you switch how much quarters you put to start your game?

Do you guys ever run into the flyback having an adjustment knob? I bought a non working streetfighter 2 off craigslist and finally got it to work, it was playing blind. And there was a small adjustment knob im guessing for voltage on the flyback.

Oh, forgot! I also have a Cruisin USA that works when it wants to! It has power because front lights are on, but occasionally the game just won't come on, not blind. Then the next day, it will work as it should. And when it does, I have to recalibrate the steering and pedals, it won't retain the settings. Thanks!!!

Woah...My cell phone must have been listening to me because exactly this has happened to my machine a couple days ago and I told some friends and now this was suggested to me.

Hi Guys, I have a deluxe space invaders. I can see the game come on if i look through the glass and down. However, it's not reflecting, or a light is out, which would make it playable from a normal angle. Do you know if there is a fuse or bulb that would enable the game to reflect/project correctly. Thank you

I have 2 donkey Kong boards that work on other cabs. But in my home cab I get a loud buzzing out of the speaker. The donkey Kong stomp is super loud. And the monitor is totally out of sync and scrambled. I checked all wires. Cleaned it like crazy. Messed with the hold dials and for the life of me I can’t fix the buzzing or sync issues. Any ideas?

I have a Galaga 3 cab that plays blind but when I turn off the power, the screen flashes white. Then when I turn it back on it flashes white again then goes away. I can hear sound and play the game just like in the video, but with the screen flashing. Someone suggested a cap kit but would that do anything if there is no image?

I have a galaga machine and it has an upside down glitched screen. Any tips

I have a pengo arcade ha got real bright then nothing powers on but screen is white and no sound I noticed the pcb boards red light isnt on I bought another board same thing so doubt its the board what should I check etc thanx

Does the flyback replacement need to be specific to the monitor / chasis?

I have a cocktail table Pac Man original. Upon start up, it does kooky things graphically, like, the processor is going thru it’s checks and screen blinks and resets a few times for about 2 minutes and then game starts up and plays perfectly. Any areas I should focus attention on, to probably address a potential issue?

HOT = Horizontal Output Transistor

you can tell if there is a (heavy) short by looking at the fuse. I can see a burn mark. So there is a (heavy) short. if the wire is only broken without burn mark , you can try it with only replacing the fuse :-)

I have an arcade machine but it’s not quite playing blind, however the image is unrecognizable. Almost as if the image has been vertically stretched and distorted beyond belief. It only happened when I switched the jamma pcb to a new 60 in 1. I really need help fixing this problem

I need help with my 1980 eagle arcade I took off the light on top which had the start button in it and throw it away. not knowing I needed it now my game will not turn on would you have a old light with a plug with 6 wires for sale or how can I wire a switch to start game

Not sure about what power requirements the converter needs, but everything sounds like you just need a transformer and switcher.

i want that cab so bad

That arcing made me jump and i was just watching a video,if i was standing behind the cab i think i would of wet myself lol

Hey guys, ?? ,I have bought your video's. But i'am stuck. I got this Sega Out Run mini cab. The power supply was making an awful sound so I replaced that. Unfortunately it still isn't working. I have a green horz. line still. It really isn't playing blind.?? If I hit the Service switch I can get a Diagnostic dull green screen. But that's about it!! The sound is muffled too, even after I replaced both speakers. This thing was badly abused and then neglected for years.PCB or Monitor ,not sure ????

Hi dear thank you for this vieeo. You showed us what a fuse looks like but you didn't show us the "Hot" & "Flyback" as well as how to repair/replace it. May you please at least puctures.

Hi, you say that if the fuse blows on your monitor board it's not than likely a diode, your flyback, or your "hot." could you please explain to me what the "hot is on the monitor board and how to check it? I have a board that blew a fuse but everything looks normal. Thanks

I've got an 18 Wheeler sit down in my business that is playing blind. I've watched your video and you speak of a "hot". What is this? I'm trying to get all the info in my head before I stick it in the back of the game. What is the best and safest way to test the flyback while it's in the game? Thanks!!!

maybe it´s a stupid question, but what is sync" for? i know what is red, green, blue and ground for but what does sync? o.o

I need to know why my golden tee game play randomly stops. Power to Marquee sign and screen are good.. game play stops randomly ….

What would a repair like that cost? I have a golden tee that was playing screen went blank and had a smoke smell . Turned off and unplugged it. I could still here the game playing when I turned it off

My pacman has a green screen does anyone know why. It also show pacman graphics once in a wile. please help i don't know what is wrong some wire may have popped out i don't know which.

I meant more than likely. Sorry

How do you repair the money machine? The machine does not take the funds.

What if only half of the monitor is working? I have half a screen

I've got arcade machine with 6000 games it was workin now won't work any Ideas all can some 1 have a look please thanks

was thinking about buying a arcade playing blind off craigslist 0_0 no no no

Great video well explained until you decided to change the hot. You never explained how you came to the conclusion that it was bad

So what if there isn't 120V coming from the power supply? How much is enough to run the video? How much is too little? You only explained how to fix your problem. What if that wan's the problem with mine?

watching different repairs of old school tubes makes me love mame games run by computer with flat screens they are cheaper and easier to get fixed im selling alot of my old arcade games for computerized versions they also use less power and less fire hazard

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Swamp people fixing arcade games lol... gotta find me a gator lol Seriously isnt it illegal and dumb showing people how to fix arcade games who have no skill and dealing with high voltages present? With those horrid wells gardiners you can extend the life of the eht transformer by cleaning the surface and then sealing with silastic. This will stop teh transformer leaking in most cases and you might get years out of it before having to replace it

Makes me cringe when people unplug and plug in games to turn them on or off instead of using the switch

I need to know why my golden tee game play randomly stops. Power to Marquee sign and screen are good.. game play stops randomly ….