I love the SMS logo idk just apart of my childhoodOriginally Posted by Ed Oscuro
I am deff going give it some loving (I guess no one really treated it well till i got it), Its just its hard to work on my garage floor, specially after this winter salt, sand ect.... Also what sucks is that I have no key to it so the coin box could be full for all i know lol.
Last edited by enp82003; 03-19-2009 at 02:48 PM.
I would re-wire the whole control panel... Wire soldered to the switch... why god why ?!?
well congratz looks like a nice machine and a decent game at that, Came into a similar problem last year a friend of mine got his first arcade while we were out garage sale hunting. We got it in the truck along with my newly purchased 1929 sewing machine also very heavy. Got it back to his place and managed to get it into the kitchen. Then realizing the trek upstairs pluged it in and tested it. Over all got an amazing offer with in a day so sold it instead of hauling it up stairs lol. I wouldn't advise taking it apart, if leaving it downstairs is an option then think about that other wise prepare for a fun day.
I dunno why everyone's talking about discharging the monitor before yoinking it out of the cab. I worked at an arcade for 3 years, replaced dozens of monitors in that time, chucked an equal amount in the dumpster behind the mall. 8*)
Just unbolt the monitor, disconnect it from the board and power, and yank it out of there. If you're really concerned about shocking yourself just don't mess around with the red high voltage wire. Accidents often happen when you're nervous, be calm and sure of yourself. Pulling out and replacing monitors isn't something to be worried about.
Soldering wires is often more secure, but then when your switch dies it's a huge PITA to replace. 8*)
If it were me I'd spend the hour or so it'd take to put quick disconnects on all the switch wires, will make your life INFINITELY easier when it comes time to replace switches.
I only discharged a monitor if I had to remove the anode. Other than it's basicaly plug and play.
I actually got it up the stairs fine! It took about 20 mins with me and 2 of my friends. It was really a lot easier then i thought. And no the stairs didn't break lol. So i am not going worry about taking the thing apart I'll leave it intact. Me and my friend where looking at the non-working fire button and the wiring to it. We think it might be a wiring problem but we can't be sure. I can just play as the 2nd player and it plays fine, but if i have a friend over one of us will just have to be the bomber as the fire button on player 1 is basically useless.
Last edited by enp82003; 03-20-2009 at 05:36 AM.
New switches - http://happcontrols.com/amusement/acesor/95073301.htm
Quick disconnects - http://happcontrols.com/electrical_s...s/43053900.htm
Crimping tool - http://happcontrols.com/electrical_s...s/92027400.htm
If you're gonna buy an arcade machine start learning how to work on it. 8*)
If you feel like rewiring the cab -
JAMMA harness - http://web.happcontrols.com/powersupplies/80510000.htm
In case it's PCB issue, tested working Aero Fighters PCB -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=120327761202
Well I figured out how to get in test mode! When i went to control configuration it said that the fire button was stuck "on" So IDK ill look at it little more. I have no clue what the problem could be, I don't to take all the wiring out if i don't need to and its just a dirty button or something easy to fix.
I don't own any arcades so I can't give any info, but atleast your machine is of an awesome arcade game(look into getting the second title.)
Everything in the above post is opinion unless stated otherwise.
I Did it!!!!! I FIXED IT!!! I AM SOOOOO HAPPPYYY!!!IT was the Snap Switch underneath the button! The little red square that the actual button hits was stuck in... I just opened up the Snap Switch and the little red button came flying out, I put it back together and the little red square worked fine!
Last edited by enp82003; 03-21-2009 at 09:32 PM.
Heh, congrats! 8*)
Good deal, glad it was an easy fix. Stonic sent me a box of spare buttons one time that I have been passing along to people who need them -- had I seen this a day or two ago I could have sent you one.
If I were you I would pick up a 48-in-1 board off of eBay or somewhere else. It's JAMMA, and vertical, which means you can unplug the harness going to your board, connect this one to it, and be done. The 48 in 1 has games like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Zaxxon and so on -- tons of classics that are really fun to play. Between that and Aerofighters, you may never need to buy another cabinet! (And, if I lived up a flight of stairs, I wouldn't!)
Here's a quick tutorial I wrote up about swapping boards, which oddly enough, features putting a 48-in-1 in my own Aerofighters cabinet!
http://robohara.com/arcade_articles/...ile=jamma_swap
Wow thanks for the guide and every one else's support! I had no clue what a snap switch was till looking at the different parts that intvsama recommended. I really wanted this Raiden fighters Jet PCB board i saw on ebay going for $75 with the front display that goes infront of the light. I was the top bidder till the last 10 secs then i think some one bid snipped me i was so sadI love Raiden 1 and 2 for PSX so having a game by them that wasn't released to console and only for arcade would of been sweet... but oh well... Damn bid snippers...
I never like those Multi-Boards. Always prefer them to the real thing just in case the Mult-Board is not playing the game 100%.
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