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'Business' Area : Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB: Spare parts / artwork for restauration purposes (Collection)
« on: October 14, 2013, 06:33:46 PM »
I just bought a set of NOS Hang-On DLX artwork from ArcadeFixIt.com  He ships worldwide too!

He quite possibly will have the Out Run map as well.

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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: NAMCO Tank Battalion (Japan version)
« on: October 13, 2013, 07:04:32 PM »
Very nice!!  :spaceace:

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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: Nichibutsu Crazy Climber mini(?)
« on: October 09, 2013, 09:36:00 PM »
Quote from: gyruss on October 09, 2013, 09:00:36 PM
It's indeed a 15''..  :D

@ataritoobin & Alpha1: So this isn't the European non-deluxe version, is it?

Totally love the seize of the cab, it's so cute! ;) only bad thing about it is the lack of a marque light.

It's definitely a mini of sorts.  Mine is like the one in the picture I posted above, about 177cm high, probably a little under 60 cm wide, and has a 19" monitor.  It too is made in Japan by Nichibutsu.  Also has no marquee lighting.

Nichibutsu definitely seemed to use whatever cabinets they had available.  CC (I'm assuming later models) also came in the Frisky Tom style cabinet with orange molding, no lower cash door and with marquee lighting.  CC also came in a small red mini cabinet, similar to the Moon Base minis, etc.

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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: Nichibutsu Crazy Climber mini(?)
« on: October 09, 2013, 07:17:42 PM »
Quote from: gyruss on October 09, 2013, 06:51:33 PM
Quote from: Alpha1 on October 09, 2013, 06:34:58 PM
That is the standard upright! Tiny though - Nichi made them small!!

Corrected the subject title..  ;)



It is actually a different model.  The "standard upright" has room for the Nichibutsu logo to the left of the Crazy Climber logo, additional artwork on the control panel, and artwork on the bezel.  You can see from the coin door too how much more narrow it is.  Nice pickup!   :spaceace:

What size monitor is in it?


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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: ROBOTRON 2084 - Scratch Built Replica
« on: October 04, 2013, 06:07:12 PM »
Stunning work, as always  :spaceace:

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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: [スーパーレイジーロードの旅!!] ナムコポールポジション
« on: July 28, 2013, 09:07:16 PM »
Picked up a Japanese language instruction card and manual.  I should be getting some naugahyde samples shortly to pick the color and finish building the seat:


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Artwork / Re: Cruse Scanner
« on: July 06, 2013, 12:11:52 AM »
Quote from: Level42 on July 06, 2013, 12:10:02 AM
That may be a factory error.

Yep it's definitely on the original art - just amazing how far off it was, yet was "good enough" to be applied to a cabinet at the factory.

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Artwork / Re: Cruse Scanner
« on: July 05, 2013, 10:34:11 PM »
Cool but wow, the blue registration on that Swimmer side art is phenomenally off!  I've never seen something that mis-registered before!

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Arcade Lifestyle / Re: A very, very, very special video for me....
« on: June 26, 2013, 07:46:09 PM »
 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

Truly awesome!

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Galaxian Theater / Re: Japanese STARBLADE Saved From Oblivion
« on: June 26, 2013, 08:19:40 AM »
Last weekend I tested a bit more on the sound amp (which would "pulse" with a thudding noise, particularly in the rear speakers).

One amp chip (LM-???? - need to check again) appears to be operating around 3.5V and the other, identical chip is operating at around 5V.  The sound board is outputting a consistent 5V out to the speakers which can't be right.  Until I rig up a connector to test the sound amp out of the cabinet, I have disconnected it.

My father-in-law helped me straighten out the coin door and box a bit more:

As it arrived (too bad whomever did this tried to break into the wrong part!  >:( - torqued so hard the side of the box was bend inward)


and as it stands now:



Today, I received two OEM Sanken Power Supplies from Japan (One for +5 and the other for +12V, per the original setup):



:D

Below, you can see my original next to the new unit:


Mounted and ready to go:


vrAx hit the nail on the head over in HHaase's thread.  Though on paper the new standard switching power supplies I used should have worked, with the OEM power supplies I now get no trace of interference on the monitor  :spaceace: 

Before:


After:

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'Business' Area : Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Needed: one screw.
« on: June 25, 2013, 08:00:44 PM »
How urgently do you need it?  It should be something readily available here in the U.S. (plus I need to pick up some screws myself).

BTW, no luck yet finding the box with the Asahi Seiko parts :(  I'll keep my eyes out.

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All the rest / Re: I introduce myself
« on: June 22, 2013, 03:48:29 AM »
Just fantastic!   :spaceace:  Welcome!

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Galaxian Theater / Re: Japanese STARBLADE Saved From Oblivion
« on: June 14, 2013, 04:57:25 PM »
I went to the local surplus electronics store and they surprisingly had a pretty good selection of clip-on ferrite beads in various sizes:



I tried them in various locations but surprisingly they didn't seem to make a difference.

Here is a picture of what the interference looks like:



As a note, with no video connector plugged in, or with a PCB plugged in remotely, I don't get the interference so it definitely seems to follow the internal video cable.

I did manage to find another PCB cage since the wood in the original was pretty rotted.  Amazing how far this has come:



Co-pilot:  ;D



Some de-rusting to be done yet on bolts and such:





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Galaxian Theater / Re: Japanese STARBLADE Saved From Oblivion
« on: June 11, 2013, 04:42:14 PM »
Quote from: HHaase on June 11, 2013, 02:23:14 AM
Maybe try some ferrite choke beads on both sides of the 100v line?

-Hans

That's a great idea.  Sounds likely to be the least intrusive solution as well.

Thanks!

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Galaxian Theater / Re: Japanese STARBLADE Saved From Oblivion
« on: June 08, 2013, 11:57:22 PM »
I mentioned over in HHaase's Starblade thread that I'm getting noticeable interference in the monitor image.

I checked through the wiring and saw that not only does the voltage for the monitor ride up with the same group of wires, but so do the Flashboy and rear light bulbs' power.

I measured to each connector of the entire video harness, and the resistance was far lower than I would have expected (there's a video connector on one of the PCBs to a connector on another PCB, then to the edge connector, to a filterboard, to the main harness, to a connector in the middle of the cabinet, to a connector at the top of the cabinet to a connector on the side of the chassis finally going to the connector on the monitor chassis itself!!)

In the base of the cabinet, I disconnected the 100V going to these parts, and powered the monitor externally and voila - the monitor's image all around is GREATLY improved.

So now to think about how to remedy that.

And just for fun  :lol::


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