Hey guys, Although not much of a poster I am on here most days and am amazed by the dedication and knowledge of retro arcaders...
I recently picked up an upright GTi Club for my young son which was working perfectly, I came to it last week and all I now get is a bad rom 25V on the boot up screen and then it restarts, just going through a loop.

I have noticed 2 wires have come away from the Jamma connector (which looks a bit weak ) I am going to fit a new connector and rewire it to eliminate that issue.

Its not the easiest machine to work on  and although is Jamma the video connectors go to a separate part of the PCB so I can't really send it to my friend Irongiant.

Can any please help me out or point me in the right direction here? The only error on the boot up is the 25V do I need that actual rom replacing.

Thanks Mike

Hey Guys!

Can anyone recommend a good PCB repair man or woman in the UK please?

Fixing the boards is just way to much for me at the moment and looks really complicated.
When I was into the scene 15+ years ago I had an old boy that was fantastic and cheap
but he's sadly gone to that great arcade in the sky ;(

I intend to get a few machines over the next few years & my girlfriend is a very understanding gal

I have just about finished my Moon Cresta resto project and will upload it in the next couple of days
and welcome any comments/ advice.

This site is sooO addictive and I am learning alot from you all, It's great to check out all the fantastic old machines.

Hey Guys,
This is a great site and I wanted to introduce myself..
Mike, 41 from the UK. I've been an arcade fan since '78 and have owned a few machines over the last 20 odd years.
I had a little sideline in the mid 90s with 20 sited machines with games from that time.
Kinda left it alone for the last 10 years but got bitten again and picked up a Moon Cresta cocktail (nichibutsu) from ebay last week which i want to fix up.
Bought as a non runner but it think its just the PCB thats faulty . I've been enjoying the road trips and restorations on here and would like to upload a few pics of my machine and get some advice from you. All my dealing with coin ops was pre internet days, looking for pin outs, manuals etc was a real pain (I remember ringing Atari in Ireland and a lovely guy sending me an Asteroids manual for free

My best find was 4 cocktails from an old nightclub in Ashbourne. Asteroids (9/10 condition pcb fault), Crazy Kong (scramble hardware) worked fine, The Pit & Picses (Both in small Universal cabs) both working.. cost me £100 for the lot...

Sorry for rambling i've had a long day at work

Glad to have joined - Mike