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Arcade & Retro Repairs & Mods, all new recipe, with no added MSG...

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  • #1592
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    TechnoFreek wrote: »
    Yeah. Once the anode cap unsorted just a case of unplugging a few cables and unscrewing the chassis from the cab.

    Feel free to message me if you need help.

    Nice advice pal, any idea how long these things can hold a charge in general?


  • #1593
    TechnoFreek
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭TechnoFreek


    As far as I know the auto discharge circuitry on those chassis means they are discharged almost immediately after mains power is turned off.


  • #1594
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    I'll ask Grant on the other forum to just to make sure, otherwise I'll get someone else to whip it out.


  • #1595
    TechnoFreek
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭TechnoFreek


    Maragenie wrote: »
    I'll ask Grant on the other forum to just to make sure, otherwise I'll get someone else to whip it out.

    It's dead simple and only takes a couple of minutes, once you get over the fear!


  • #1596
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Maragenie wrote: »
    I'll ask Grant on the other forum to just to make sure, otherwise I'll get someone else to whip it out.

    as i said above its not a big deal


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  • #1597
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,360 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Main thing I found is just documenting where all the bloody cables connect back up to - a few had me scratching my head the last time :D


  • #1598
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    Yeah I'll take good notes on that, am I basically just unplugging everything that is connected to the motherboard? And when I say "motherboard" is that what people are referring to as the chassis?

    Will I need to send anything else to Grant other than that part?


  • #1599
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    nope, (send nothing else)
    So whered you get the cab?
    I was thinking it was the one from adverts but it doesnt look like it?


  • #1600
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    It is the one from adverts mate, I was just about to give up on it until it sank in exactly what I was letting go, then I cried and withdrew the Ad immediately.

    That lil Candy Cab came in on a container from Japan. Takes legit YEN coins.


  • #1601
    geotrig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,713 ✭✭✭geotrig


    Maragenie wrote: »
    It is the one from adverts mate, I was just about to give up on it until it sank in exactly what I was letting go, then I cried and withdrew the Ad immediately.

    That lil Candy Cab came in on a container from Japan. Takes legit YEN coins.
    if i am right it came in on the ic09 order of cabs .... back then i remember the guy that delivered mine had just dropped of a awsd before making it out to me ...i could be wrong though lol


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  • #1602
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    It could very well be that same batch, I think this might of been about 4-5 years ago. The lad that owned my cab previously said he had like 1st or 2nd pick on the whole container at the time, I'm sure Grant was involved somehow, the other lads name is Gadge64, he's a member on here but I'm not too sure how active he do be nowdays.


    I just copped there I'm talking to the same person on 2 different forums, small world.


  • #1603
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    On a totally different note, where do you guys find the best to buy your arcade bits N bobs? I am going to make a Virtual Pinball machine and was pricing up the cost of Joystick/button bundles.

    Also art work, any good suggestions?


  • #1604
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    pinballs dont have joysticks ;)


  • #1605
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    BrownFinger wrote: »
    pinballs dont have joysticks ;)

    I'm building a control panel aswell. ;)


  • #1606
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,943 ✭✭✭Doge


    Where habe you guys bought high voltage discharge probes from? They tend to be very pricey.


  • #1607
    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Doge wrote: »
    Where habe you guys bought high voltage discharge probes from? They tend to be very pricey.

    Screw driver with some insulated cable and crocodile clip.


  • #1608
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,360 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Doge wrote: »
    Where habe you guys bought high voltage discharge probes from? They tend to be very pricey.

    You can get older ones for fairly cheap on ebay if you keep an eye out. I think mine was about 20 euro.


  • #1609
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    Another totally different subject dudes, but do any of you know of anyone that repairs old vintage (90s) jukeboxes?

    It's a NSM digital wall thunder and there's an error indicating that there's isn't enough power running through to power the CD player. All I know is that it was working fine for a week, then we mounted it on the wall and soon afterwards we got a smell of burn so immediately plugged it out.

    After that day it never ran the CD's but still lights up and tries to play them.


    This might not even be the correct forum *


  • #1610
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    i did work before on a sound leisure cd juke.

    Theres a fella on adverts called ilovejamma.he is the man for jukes.
    i believe the NSM parts are available still


  • #1611
    Maragenie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Maragenie


    BrownFinger wrote: »
    i did work before on a sound leisure cd juke.

    Theres a fella on adverts called ilovejamma.he is the man for jukes.
    i believe the NSM parts are available still

    Excellent, I've just contacted him there now.


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  • #1612
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,847 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Anyone modded an original GBA with a AGS 101 screen and done the soldering trick to increase the brightness? I bought one last night on a whim and was wondering if they’re any good. I mean , the 101 screen is nice, the orig GBA shape is better to hold, so can’t really go wrong, can I?

    It’s also got a glass screen lens instead of the older plastic type.


  • #1613
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    I've not done the mod but it looks like a pig of a job to do tbh. Agree that the original GBA is a nicer console alright and would really benefit from a backlight.

    I've a GCW Zero so no need to be worrying about other handhelds :)


  • #1614
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,847 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    I've not done the mod but it looks like a pig of a job to do tbh. Agree that the original GBA is a nicer console alright and would really benefit from a backlight.

    I've a GCW Zero so no need to be worrying about other handhelds :)

    Ah yeah, I've been looking for the best version of the GBA to use with my new Everdrive(which i havent even tested yet :o), so had to be original hardware in my mind, even if its hacked up :)

    The GB Micro is very nice but too small for me, the SP 101 has nice screen but stupid for factor. So i hope this one I purchased works out well, was pricey so it better be at least half decent!


  • #1615
    BGOllie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    found this crusty BG a while back and gave it the Last Bandit's Jerome Russel B Blonde job, a new cover, and Backlit mod + hex inverter for good measure :)

    14291777_10154510478988276_109418237956400179_n.jpg?oh=e5bf1ec44a15cfb306a60c20f589cf98&oe=5839AFF4


  • #1616
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Don't get me wrong, it looks like a fine job, but the blue tint just seems wrong to me!


  • #1617
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,057 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    A photograph probably doesn't do it justice, looks good to me.

    I do like original hardware but some mods are almost mandatory - or buying a second unit to mod so as to keep one original if that's feasible. The GBA and Nomad are practically unplayable without modded screens imo. NGPC is another.


  • #1618
    BGOllie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭BGOllie


    Star Lord wrote: »
    Don't get me wrong, it looks like a fine job, but the blue tint just seems wrong to me!

    the backlight also comes in green or yellow (or F##' pink!! ) but they never look right I find.
    They always seemed artificial. I find the blue one to be the most practical and neutral on the eye .


  • #1619
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,360 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Looks lovely!

    I've a green inverted one of them in a DMG01 - apparently the colour inversion makes LSDJ easier to read, but with the amount of chiptune creation I've actually used it for versus gaming, I should have gone with a standard one :D

    Classic handhelds are the one part of this hobby that really need the most work to bring them up to scratch alright. I don't know how we used to play on those screens, especially in a perpetually overcast country.


  • #1620
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Star Lord wrote: »
    Don't get me wrong, it looks like a fine job, but the blue tint just seems wrong to me!

    Green would be ideal, but as BGO says, for whatever reason, the led mod with a green screen just doesn't look right. The white/blue one is the softest on the eyes, and to my eye gives the best contrast.


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  • #1621
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Classic handhelds are the one part of this hobby that really need the most work to bring them up to scratch alright. I don't know how we used to play on those screens, especially in a perpetually overcast country.

    Just emulated them on a 50" 4K screen, sure everyone will love the 4" square pixels :D


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