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My first classic: Pacman !
« on: June 01, 2013, 06:45:23 PM »
Hi Everybody,

Today I got the first of the 3 classic arcades I am looking for : a 100% original Midway Pacman   :pac: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:

I bought it from a retired pro who kept it for his children then stored it till last March when it appeared on Leboncoin. Price was crazy but after weeks of thinking he finally accepted my offer.

Unfortunately it is non-working. I don't want to start cosmetic restoration before it works (it is much less beautiful than on the pics).
Step 1: finding someone who can repair the PCB.

Do you know anyone able to repair it ?

Valentin

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2013, 06:47:26 PM »
More pics

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2013, 06:57:39 PM »
I can´t repair the pcb for you, but I want to congrqatulate you with your fist cab, a great one. What are your other two grails?

By the way, don´t fool yourself thinking that you can keep your collection to only three .....  :D

Who is the retired pro?

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2013, 07:07:23 PM »
I can´t repair the pcb for you, but I want to congrqatulate you with your fist cab, a great one. What are your other two grails?

By the way, don´t fool yourself thinking that you can keep your collection to only three .....  :D

Who is the retired pro?

Thanks for the congrats ! But I have a lot to do to deserve it.
I am looking for a Breakout and a Space Invaders (Taito). Only 3 because I am more pinball oriented.

I do not the old name of this company - he stopped this job in the 80s.

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2013, 07:35:28 PM »
One thing that your game is missing is the smoked plexiglass cover on top of the tube bezel.

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2013, 07:42:57 PM »
Awesome first cab, congrats!
An iconic must-have  :-*
I'm sure your seller has more hidden treasures, call him every day !!

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2013, 07:47:52 PM »
Pac Man! What a great one to start a collection! And that one looks pretty nice, congratulation!  :)

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2013, 08:07:14 PM »
Great catch.  :spaceace:

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2013, 08:13:21 PM »
One thing that your game is missing is the smoked plexiglass cover on top of the tube bezel.

Any idea where I could find it (original or repro) ?

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2013, 08:14:27 PM »
I'm sure your seller has more hidden treasures, call him every day !!

No, just an old video poker without the poker PCB.
He stopped this job decades ago.

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2013, 08:36:43 PM »
Congrats on the catch !
nice cab to start a collection  ;)

As for the PCB, you could try to ask RobinHolland

he is a pcb wizard  :spaceace:

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2013, 08:47:14 PM »
Very nice cab  :)
What are the serial number ?
With plexi it looks like this
What is wrong with the pcb ?
« Last Edit: June 01, 2013, 08:50:03 PM by Robinholland »

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2013, 09:25:15 PM »
Very nice cab  :)

This is only in pics, the cab is nice but there is a lot of touch up to do.

What are the serial number ?

10637

With plexi it looks like this

Availiable on a web-shop ?

What is wrong with the pcb ?

I saw the game turned on only when I went to see it in March. There was nothing...
One of the big condo is explosed.
It didn't plug the arcade today because many fuses are not correct - I prefer to clean and replace the fuses before turning it on again.

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2013, 10:11:18 PM »
Congrats, looks in very condition !!

You jump a bit too quick to the conclusion that it's the PCB. Do all the basic work first. Check fuses, power levels, monitor function etc.

If there's really an exploded cap I'd love to see a picture of that.

For a tinted plexi, look for a local perspex dealer. With the correct sizes they'll be able to sell you a perfect match for around €15, at least that's what I paid at my local dealer. Don't go too dark though, you'll have to "overdrive" your monitor if you choose too dark plexi.

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Re: My first classic: Pacman !
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2013, 10:53:41 PM »
Edit:   Found the plexi here : http://pac-man.com/pacman/upright/front/
Edit 2: Even cheaper here : http://www.arcadeshop.com/parts.htm#Bezels


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« Last Edit: June 01, 2013, 11:12:27 PM by valentin27 »