Shoutout to the guy who brought in a 1980s arcade cabinet for a full recap

That thing had 47 original capacitors that all needed replacing, and the schematics were a mess of handwritten notes. It took me three days, but getting that old monitor to fire up with perfect color was the best feeling I've had in months. Anyone else get a weirdly satisfying job that made your whole week?

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danielm152d ago

That's the real payoff right there. I had a similar project with a 1979 Galaga board where the sync was completely gone. Tracing the fault through three different ICs felt impossible until I found a cracked via under some old flux. That single connection brought the whole game back to life. It's a different kind of satisfaction from just buying something new.

ryan_smith372d ago

Ugh, that sounds like a huge waste of time. I'd rather just buy a working one and actually play the game instead of chasing ghosts on a 40 year old board.