Well this thread was sure buried. Crossing my fingers that I may be joining the team tomorrow.

New member of the lineup today. Fully playable, but of course I'm going to tinker. So far I'm liking it. And going through the thread I’ve got OKArcades old machine. Small world.

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I'm not even at lighting improvements yet, other than replacing a few dead LED's and bulbs. Other things to deal with first. I've got a hacked-in switching power supply that's driving me nuts, because it makes navigating the menus a serious pain in the ass. Not to mention, I seriously dislike that all the logic power is always-on as long as the machine is plugged in. My Game Control Board is also hurting right now, the volume pot is bashed and is essentially made up of all dead-spots. So adjusting volume is equally annoying.

So...... I've got PCB's all drawn up and will be prototyping my own versions of them pretty darn fast. Going to order the bare boards this weekend probably.

I'm keeping it a bit low key at the moment, but boards are ordered and starting to trickle in parts as well.
Power supplies are a bit different beast than usual so they'll need more rigorous testing.

-Hans

Well that was fun. Testing out my original 5v power supply on the bench and now I know why it was bypassed. All I got was a bright spark and a loud pop. I think it's ready for the trash.

Good news is my own supply so far is working, but I need a better power supply on my bench to properly load test it.