Hey guys, I have a technical problem and need your help. I have just bought a Taito Super Chase: Criminal Termination dedicated sit-down cabinet.  The monitor has been miss-handled by the previous owners and needs work.  To test the game I checked voltages and connected it (temporarily) to an LCD with an RGB to VGA converter.  It was working great. I decided to try to connect the back speakers (that are on the chair's cowl-back) and back light.  I connected them and the game was still working perfectly but no rear sound.  I moved the RGB to VGA converter as the cables were tangled then the game went off.  I have no idea why, but I am getting 'no signal' to the screen.  I checked the converter fist with an alternative one and the same issue is there; 'no signal'.  The only thing that was out of place is that the yellow wire on the converter was free.  Could this have caused an issue?  Can anyone help me troubleshoot and hopefully bring life back into this?  Cheers guys.  Tom

EDIT:

I took the sound board and mainboard apart and tested the mainboard only... nothing.  Then connected the soundboard with no sound ribbon and the game came one with no sound.  reconnected the sound board ribbon and it all works again. How odd, but soo pleased.  

Hey.  Just picked up this awesome looking cab.  It's a Taito Super Chase: Criminal Termination.  Anyone seen one before or know anything about it; flyers, schematics, anything?  I can't find anything on this version online.  https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/687502699340028810/ TIA peeps

Hey all.  

I thought seeing as I've been on here for a while, it might be time to introduce myself; or rather my (very small) retro collection.  

I have two arcade cabinets, one generic Jamma two player upright and a 1979 cocktail table.  I have acquired a few PCB's, that I hope to find cabinets as soon as, but this will depend on convincing my wife it's a good idea.     I also have a 7' (ft) pub (bar) pool table with a slate top, that's on free play.  Although, I'm trying to find a new home for this.

The cocktail cabinet is an early monochrome Space Invaders cab, proceeding the colour (color - I'm british) monitor distribution.  It has a rainbow panel that sits on top of the screen to give the illusion of colour.  The game it currently runs is Lunar Rescue; although it has heavy Space Invaders burn-in.  So, it has a 13" mono monitor, as apposed to the 14" colour that came later.  The issue I have with it, is that the flyback smokes when switched on.  Suffice to say, I don't switch it on.  All the schematics I have found on this cabinet/monitor show a new model monitor and chassis.  This makes finding any information quite hard.  The question I have is, do i replace the CRT for a newer model or keep trying to find a way to fix the issue?  My preference is to keep trying.  Any advice or information on where I might go with this would be greatly appreciated.  

The Jamma CRT also developed some issues.  But I have a reasonable idea how to go about fixing these.  Mainly the black turned red and there are raster horizontal lines scrolling up or down the screen.  

The PCB's I own currently, in no particular order, are:

• R-Type II
• Shadow Warriors
• Armoured Warriors
• Lunar Rescue
• The Main Event
• Phoenix
• Street Fighter II
• Tekken II
• Virtua Fighter II

 

My most wanted (for an affordable price) PCB's (cabinets too if found) would be any of these:

• The New Zealand Story
• Rainbow Islands
• Space Invaders
• Pac Man
• Joust
• Double Dragon
• Gauntlet II
• Ghosts 'n Goblins
• (yeah, I know - like that's going to happen - but still)
• Golden Axe
• Altered Beast
• Dynamite Dux
• 
• Bomb Jack
• Power Drift
• Hard Drivin
• Toobin
• Robocop
• Computer Space (pfft, yeah I wish - but I really do)
• Frogger
• Mortal Kombat (any version)
• Lode Runner
• ...And this list keeps growing! =D

If anyone would like a great home for any of these... let me know =)  

I also have a thing for retro computers (from my childhood) and the old handheld "arcade" machines; like the that John was given.  I love the old BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, ZX80/81 and the Atari 2600, etc.

As for me, I'm a Computer Scientist, working as a Software Developer.  I have experience in embedded systems and IoT devices, with a specialisation in system integration and communication protocols.  

I have a lot to learn about arcade maintenance and am attracted to the whole repair process, thus the love for the John's Arcade channel.  

I hope to get to know more of you on here.     Please feel free to drop me a line anytime, and if anyone want's know know anything about me, just haller.

DrTopCat.