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Posted by Drew Rudman on April 14, 2019 | No Comments Pole Position II Troubleshooting The beast is back at it! Yes, Pole Position II, by far the most cumbersome and bulky of the game systems I own, and also one of the most “frankensteined” internally, is back on the operating table after a...
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Posted by Drew Rudman on April 5, 2019 | No Comments Tempest Power Up Troubleshooting So, as part of a maintenance visit to our Palm Springs Midmod vacation rental property, I was prepared to troubleshoot the Frogger system that was reportedly no longer working. After determining that the Frogger system...
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Posted by Drew Rudman on April 4, 2019 | No Comments Frogger Power Up Troubleshooting So, word came down a few weeks ago that my latest acquisition, Frogger, worked for the first day of someone’s vacation at Palm Springs Midmod, but then stopped working. Apparently, they were pretty bummed, but I...
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Posted by Drew Rudman on March 25, 2019 | No Comments BurgerTime High Score/Free Play Upgr... So, the BurgerTime free play/high score save kit upgrade didn’t exactly go as planned. As noted in that entry, the installation kit requires the replacement of the static RAM chip at location 14D on the main...
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Posted by Drew Rudman on February 9, 2016 | No Comments Joust Power Issue Part 2 Well, the repairs that Area Amusement did to my Joust system have lasted just about 2 months. Once again, the power supply appears to not be properly powering the game boards. Marquee, coin doors, and monitor are all...
Posted by Drew Rudman on Feb 3, 2016
Scanning the San Diego Craigslist ads was not providing too many opportunities for picking up additional systems. I expanded the search to include the Palm Springs area (where we are looking for a new “Escape” vacation rental to replace the one we sold in Tahoe) as well as the Orange County and Inland Empire areas. I hit pay dirt when this Bally Midway BurgerTime...
Scanning the San Diego Craigslist ads was not providing too many opportunities for picking up additional systems. I expanded the search to include the Palm Springs area (where we are looking for a new “Escape” vacation rental to replace the one we sold in Tahoe) as well as the Orange County and Inland Empire areas. I hit pay dirt when this Bally Midway BurgerTime...
Posted by Drew Rudman on Oct 12, 2015
Purchased my first new system in about ten years: Sega Zaxxon. I had been monitoring Craigslist here in the San Diego area for about two months and had seen quite a few games on my want list come up, but all were significantly over my price range. $2,000 & $2,500 for a Star Wars, both of which appeared to have sold. $850 for a Frogger, which has been relisted at least a half...
Purchased my first new system in about ten years: Sega Zaxxon. I had been monitoring Craigslist here in the San Diego area for about two months and had seen quite a few games on my want list come up, but all were significantly over my price range. $2,000 & $2,500 for a Star Wars, both of which appeared to have sold. $850 for a Frogger, which has been relisted at least a half...
Posted by Drew Rudman on Aug 10, 2015
Tempest’s monitor no longer displays an image. This occurred at one point, but opening the unit and making sure all connectors were properly seated appeared to solve it. That is no longer the case.
Posted by Drew Rudman on Aug 10, 2015
Joust had been experiencing intermitten re-boot issues while playing the game. This was most likely due to a faltering power supply. Finally, the system gave out and no longer boots into game play at all. Marquee and coin slots light up, but no monitor or game play. Dropped off at Area Amusements in San Marcos for a troubleshooting session.
Posted by Drew Rudman on Aug 10, 2015
The multigame kit added to Space Invaders no longer boots into the game selection menu but instead goes directly into the “Lunar Rescue” game. This is most likely a kit setup issue, but needs to be investigated.
Posted by Drew Rudman on May 29, 2013
Space Invaders is currently experiencing random reset/restart issues. The multi-game mod installation works fine and you are able to select the game you want to play. It begins playing fine, but will occasionally pause and appear to restart. The screen image will also roll from left to right. I have also seen odd game play occur. For example, the row of invaders will advance for...
Space Invaders is currently experiencing random reset/restart issues. The multi-game mod installation works fine and you are able to select the game you want to play. It begins playing fine, but will occasionally pause and appear to restart. The screen image will also roll from left to right. I have also seen odd game play occur. For example, the row of invaders will advance for...
