Hey everyone- I was able to pick up two Toshiba Pure Flat Tri Sync chassis recently, both supposedly in working condition. I currently own two Sanwa PFX monitors (Namco USA stock). One of the two has a color purity issue, and I am hoping to use the Toshiba Pure Flat chassis instead. My friend sent m...

Hey everyone- Does anybody know why the mono section of my Blast City audio amplifier dies so easily? I had the original amp die about 6 months ago, I figured it was due to old age. I swapped it out with an identical model 3 replacement and all was good. Last week, out of no where, the mono audio wa...

That looks to be a "coin lockout solenoid". They engage and physically block more coins from being added when a jam is detected. You can run the machine without one for sure.

Funny you mention the hacker spaces...my good friend runs the Hartford Connecticut maker space. Which reminds me... I moved and didn't update my info. I'm in Boston now. Anyways... I basically just need someone I can give the piece to and have it taken care of. I'll ask around, that's a really good ...

Hi everyone! Has anybody created a 3D printed cps2 volume button cluster yet? I just broke my volume down button yesterday... Pain in my butt! Would be really cool to see these for sale, or available on a site like shapeways.com ready to print. Any out there? Or anyone looking for something to do wi...

-update- I concluded the HOT was bad on the chassis, since I had horizontal frame collapse. I sourced an NTE replacement from a local supplier, slightly higher on amps. I installed the HOT, no difference regarding the frame collapse. Gave up on trying to fix it and decided to send it to Allgood USA ...

Hi everyone- I recently installed one of my PFX monitors into my Astro 2 cabinet. In 15hz mode, there is some static noise over the raster. There is like a wave-like pattern that is faint, but pretty darn annoying. Its more noticable on some pcb's than it is others. Now, I have another PFX installed...

My Sanwa PFX is experiencing what appears to be horizontal frame collapse - all I am receiving is a thin beam of light down the center of the monitor. While testing a faulty pcb the monitor squealed while trying to sync to the signal and all I got was garbage on the screen. A few moments later "pict...

There's lots of speculation going on regarding the Progear USA version, as well as how CPS2 boards function. Let me clear a few things up. First off, that Blue Progear is 1000% original Capcom. I know this for fact as I had one (part of a full kit) with hand-written eprom labels. Towards the end of ...

I have a co-worker w/ a Bubble Bobble cabinet exhibiting the same exact fault! His cab has original Bubble Bobble wiring unfortunately rather than a jamma adapter. It also has an ANCIENT power supply. I'm suspecting the PSU is the problem, however I can't take the PCB back to my cabs and test as I d...

Finally got back my repaired 3S cart today, tried to downgrade my version, after I select the "rewrite" option there's a screen saying "rewriting, don't turn it off / loading data" for a second but than it just keeps on jumping back to the "checking disc" screen. :wtf: Anybody had the same issue? F...

When the CPS3 loads a game and freezes, one of three things is going on.

*Bad CD
*Bad CD Drive
*Bad memory simm

9 outa 10 times I fixed the issue by changing the simms.

Yeah my collection is pretty much always in a changing state lol I keep a few "cornerstone" games but the rest I swap out on a pretty regular basis. When I get bored with a game I don't even think twice about selling... especially if there's something expensive I'm after. My philosophy when it comes...

Blinking LED = voltage problem. Measure your voltages with the 246 running.

As for Fighting Jam, this was actually intended to be used with the Capcom I/O. Any JVS I/O that supports 6 buttons will work fine, but Capcom intended you use their hardware (according to the manual).

Bump! OH yeah, completely forgot I promised a tutorial on the install :D I'm actually still finalizing my install... the monitor fit in just fine with some minor modifications to the frame and monitor wiring. I actually backmounted it about 1/2" too much, so I need to revisit it. All in all it look...

My first arcade experiences for me are mostly fuzzy memories. Growing up I had a mini-golf with a nice gameroom pretty close to home. We went there at least 5 times a year. From what I can remember, this is what stands out the most from my childhood World Heroes 2... specifically the magician dude w...

What I generally do is discharge the tube and remove the chassis. For the chassis, I remove all the mounting components so its just a bare PCB, and clean it in the sink with my sprayer (just like a game PCB). For the tube, I brush off what I can with a paint brush, and finish up using a light cleane...

Ah, so just a case of swapping the jumper to the connection next to it? That will be 15khz then? Should that sort it? :think: :) Thanks bud. Yes, if the monitor came form a model 3 cabinet, then the video was set for 24khz. You need to simply move the 24khz jumper harness to the pin-header directly...

WOW! Thanks to neokoen, I was able to guess and figure out how to access the PFX's service menu

Hold degauss while booting (4th button on the remote board)
While holding degauss, enter the adjustment menu

ENJOY

Did the service menu look something like this
I'm opening a new thread with how to access it, so it doesn't get lost in this one.