Arcade Machines/PCs

[therealmeep]

After taking a break from working on my arcade cabinet's issues with not POSTing, I started wondering what you guys think about arcade machines in general, as well as tell a story about my machine. We got this machine a while back as a super buster bros. cabinet probably 10 years ago, as a full stock machine (CRT, original board, etc.). After a month or so I replaced the original board with a pentium machine equipped with an agp ArcadeVGA HD5450, as well as adding in 6 buttons per player, and 8 way joysticks. This setup ran awesome with the original CRT and MAMEWAH for a number of years, up until about 2-3 years ago when the CPU failed. At this point I had a spare Q6600 machine with a 560ti, and without compatibility for the crt, it sadly had to come out and get replaced with a vga panel, that hopefully reduces the chance of my electrocution. Along with this, the addition of a new top peice, the most important part got put in, Arduino controlled RGB! Along with all of this, I forgot when, but I got an awesome joystick panel put in with it. This setup ran for several years before clapping out a couple of months ago, looking like CPU again. Hopefully this machine will come back later this year in probably kaby lake/skylake pentium glory! If you have read to this point, damn you have high tolerance for rambling.

 

[MrGenius]

I'm not picky. As long as it plays...I'll play it.

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Post some pics please.

The part about less chance of electrocuting yourself was amusing, but so true. I repaired my 20" Sony Trinitron some years ago, and was well aware of how high voltage can be stored in them for some time. After 7-8 years, the degausing relay burned out. A mere $14 part that was easy to solder in made it last a total of about $20 years.

One of the reasons I like watching Pawn Stars is they now and then get old arcade video games that they have restored.

 

[therealmeep]

Post some pics please.

The part about less chance of electrocuting yourself was amusing, but so true. I repaired my 20" Sony Trinitron some years ago, and was well aware of how high voltage can be stored in them for some time. After 7-8 years, the degausing relay burned out. A mere $14 part that was easy to solder in made it last a total of about $20 years.

One of the reasons I like watching Pawn Stars is they now and then get old arcade video games that they have restored.

Here you go, enjoy!

Front in its current state

Current PC, very blurry, no hint of cable management

Ignore the washed out top of the case, but look at how well that monitor fits on the original CRT mount!

Here's the original CRT, unfortunately I have nothing to hook up to it, the thing weighs like 50 pounds, its all burnt in, and everything is exposed on it, think I shocked myself taking it out.