My new Arcade!!!!

[Katarak]

ok
I bough an arcade from amusement 911. total cost 230$ canadian. shipped to my door.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&item=6103063577&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

now that i have it.. i have a few questions....This is my first arcade, and i will most
probably take it apart as i build a neo-geo cab for it. however, i would like to test my 4slot... NOW!!!

i am a little scared of just removing the
jamma and plugging it in my board though... I noticed that my jamma connector is missing a +5v cable on the parts side. will this damage my 4slot if i plug
it in??
everything else, i don't really care about (buttons, coin...etc)

q2: I don't have the key for the botton of the coin door, and it is
locked.
is there anyway for me to open it up from the back?? All i see is a metal box, and it doesn't seem like it wants to budge..

q3: AS you can
see... this game is a shmup, the screen is in the vertical position... to be able to run my neo geo. I will need for it to be in the horizontal position...
however, this screen seems very wide (as in 16:9 if i were to put it in the horizontal position) I though all monitors were the same... it was just the
orientation that mattered?

q4: a very important one.... what part of the monitor can i not touch? at the head of the tube there is a card and on it it
says "Danger High Voltage".. is that the place to not touch? is there another place where i cannot touch?

apart from that the machine works good, the
2p start is a little hard headed, but i can still manage. The marquee lights up, and the coin mechs work. the screen has very slight burn in ( i rreally
don't know from what game... you can only really tell when you have a white background. it also has a very slight crack on one side, but it is barely
noticeable.


thank you in advance for anyone who helps me with this.

[Ethous]

I would say dont try it with out the +5 could be dangerous.
Also to remove the lock you can do it by
the back you need a star screw driver and you will see it.
The monitors are all ajustable so thats not a problem.
The other question never ever touch a
monitor that has not been discharged if you value you life.
I will tell you it will be the last Zap you ever feel.

[Weirdguy]

do not plug it.
you're gonna have to build a new jamma harness with the correct connection.
it might work, but you would have any
sound and probably a non working select button and 4 one, etc

but there's still a chance you can fry it.

BTW i got your puzzle bubble.

[Katarak]

I would say dont try it with out the +5 could be dangerous.
Also to remove
the lock you can do it by the back you need a star screw driver and you will see it.
The monitors are all ajustable so thats not a problem.
The other
question never ever touch a monitor that has not been discharged if you value you life.
I will tell you it will be the last Zap you ever feel.

if i am to flip the monitor i will need to touch it...
and this is why i'm asking where it is that i cannot touch and/or what
part needs to be discharged and how..

@Weirdguy
koolness, so i guess i will be on a search for a new harness... i could also just add some cables
on to that one... all the connectors are there, so i just need to solder in some wire and and add a connector..

[mark]

that monitor isnt really ideal for neo geo unless you rotate it

[CongoBongo]

It
looks like it's going to be a challenge to rotate that monitor judging by that bezel that's around it. You will at least need a new bezel. What I'm
considering is having one vertical machine and one horizontal. You may just want to keep this one for vertical games. RE: the monitor, be sure not to touch
the back of the tube and be very careful with the neckboard.

[mark]

I agree with congobongo. Also like he said be very very careful around the monitor do not touch anything you are unsure
about.

q1: you need to wire up a new jamma harness to neo specs check www.hardmvs.com

q2: either get the key or drill it out, or just leave
it

q3: either rotate or get a seperate cab for neo

[sniperCCJVQ]

I saw that you bought your
arcade from Amusement911 (Denis). I bought mine from him two years ago, no problem everything was alright, cab in excellent shape, crystal clear monitor and
no dust inside, 100% clean (i pick-up the arcade myself which save me alot of cash).

[Katarak]

I saw that you bought your arcade from Amusement911 (Denis). I bought mine from him two years ago, no problem everything was
alright, cab in excellent shape, crystal clear monitor and no dust inside, 100% clean (i pick-up the arcade myself which save me alot of cash).

i don't particularly care about the keys... i bought one of his cheaper cabs, because he gives no guarantees on it, i knew there
would be somethings missing...
like i said most everything works well. I just want to get that lock out so i can have access to
everything...

@congo, maybe you're right... I shouldn't be using this for a Neo, maybe i made a bad decision buying this cab, but it was the one
with the nicest picture. the problem now is that i promised my gf that i would only buy 1 cab (there really isn't much space in the house...
maybe i'll
just buy another monitor as i get working on my neo cab...
hopefully i'll get started on that soon. I'm just waiting for the side boards.

[mark]

Have you ever considered consolizing your 4 slot board? I think this is a
better solution if your space is restricted.

[Katarak]

Have you ever considered consolizing your 4
slot board? I think this is a better solution if your space is restricted.

because a console and an arcade isn't the same
thing...
an arcade ROCKS!!!
a console is ok...

[leonk]

Let me try and help you a bit (being
that I made my own MAME machine, put a new cap kit in my monitor, and know the insides of one very well).

- A vertical monitor is a horizontal monitor
twisted 90 degrees. They are all 4:3 aspect ratio. You can take your monitor, rotate it 90 degrees and you're all set.

- In terms of what part of
the monitor you can touch, not touch. As long as the monitor is not plugged in, you can touch any part of the frame and glass tube. Try not to touch any
part of chasis (the circuit board) and definitly do not stick your fingers under the suction cup looking thing on the tube. That's the anode with thousands
of volts in there!!!

- When rotating the monitor, you might have to degauss it externally using a degauss rod since the monitor is used to being
rotated 90 degrees.

- The reason the monitor looks wide screen is because it has a bezel around it. When you'll remove the glass, and black bezel,
you'll see the 4:3 tube.

- You might run into a problem where the cab is designed to hold the monitor only in the rotated way. (i.e. the cab might
be too narrow for the monitor to be rotated).

- Neo Geo does not follow standard JAMMA specifications. I believe (don't take my word for it..
check on neo-geo.com) that the 5V pin is missing on the neo geo JAMMA connector. At which point, connecting it just won't do anything.

- There is no
way to fix the slight burn. The tube will need to be replaced.

- Buttons are dirt cheap to replace. If you're serious about restoring the cab, the
first thing I'll do is order all new buttons and a couple of new joysticks from http://www.therealbobroberts.com/. The neo geo works best with Happ
Supers.

As far as what I would do with this cab.. all depends on the monitor. Neo geo is horzontal monitor. If I can't rotate the monitor, I would
take it apart and restore the body (maybe put new laminate all around) and clean up the control panel.

Then get someone to put a new cap kit in that
monitor (makes it nice and bright, and clean again.. with the burn ins).

Lastly, I'd toss a pentium 2 or old computer in there, and run MAME on it
with all the vertical classic games on it. (Pac man, tiger heli as well as a dozen different vertical shooters!)

Visit
http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm for more great info and a lot of help on your project!


GOOD LUCK!!!!

[leonk]

Have you ever considered consolizing your 4 slot board? I think this is a better solution if your
space is restricted.

There's nothing sweeter than Neo Geo in RGB.. Consolizing a 4 slot will make it run in NTSC.. (big thumbs
down).

[Ethous]

He is correct on that there is a big diffrence from arcade to console the arcade has more of a good
fealling

[RayB]

Hi Guys. I know I'm new and I'm gonna wear out my welcome
really fast by saying this, but what you bought IS NOT AN ARCADE!!!!

An arcade is a room or building full of coin operated games and devices
and stuff. What you bought is an arcade video game machine. A cabinet. a Coin-operated video game. Calling it "an arcade" is like saying you bought a garage
when in fact you bought a car.

ok now that my rant's over... I'll try and redeem myself. Feel free to chastise me for any spelling mistakes.


What I was wondering, was where you live? I'm impressed that Am911 was able to ship to your door for only $132 more. I saw a couple cabs of his
that I wanted but I always refrained from buying from him since I always heard shipping these things was in the $250 us range. (I live in Toronto area).