Hey all! I picked up a Galaxian cabinet less than a week ago. When I first got it, it was playing blind. Yesterday I tinkered with it, and got a green line down the center. It turns out the service switch was causing the issue. Last night, after more tinkering, I got blue and green working. This morning I noticed that some blue was leaking from the anode cup. I discharged the monitor, removed the cup, and cleaned everything. Reassembled and now I have red! I have been unable to get the convergence right. The monitor is very dim and, the left side of the image is pushed to the right about 2 inches. I ordered a cap kit since this machine is 35 years old. I plan to reflow the solder. Since I'll have the boards pulled out, may as well recap. Anything else I should look for, or just do the caps and see what happens?
Heya! I've listened to the podcast for almost a year now. Picked it up while searching for 'retro' gaming podcasts. I thoroughly enjoy it. Even when they go off and talk about beer fags and Franz. I just picked up an all original Galaxian cabinet on Sunday. First one I've had since my Playchoice-10 I picked up in the mid 90's. I will likely have questions about it since the game is playing blind. I'll dig through the forums before asking stupid questions. Y'all take care!