John - Take a good look at the Mortal Kombat 2 Operators Manual. That manual shows exactly how the harnesses are to be wired up and will also give you the wire colors and pinouts for everything. That will save you a ton of time on wiring up the rest of the cab. Trust me. i would never have been able to figure out my MK2 wiring without that manual.
Great Video John! I love your format of sharing the whole process of working on arcade cabinets (Even the stressful parts!). You're a very entertaining guy!
Felt your frustration there John. Those fixtures that were never meant to be removed and rescrewed in by hand.... making secure confident connections flicking the switch and for some reason doesnt turn on... Working on machines in the arcade tight space and shit everywhere...... keep plugging away. Youll get it. Only small advice id give is whenever im doing a resto like this ive removed all cable ties and followed it around with ease following the wiring schematic. Then re cable tieing when things are in place. Good to see you back on youtube
First Safeway had the pasta ham salad I like (they are always out), I discovered a new music artist that I just love (Grimes), and now John made a video??? This day is awesome.
love this arcade restore videos... its a lot of inspiration for my own diy arcade machine... :D But the way you organise your screws stresses me out a lot :D Looking forward to the next video :D
I'm looking forward to seeing this wiring nightmare all come together, I would never have imagined it would be so chaotic! Also, thanks for reading my email, that's my first time having viewer mail read on RUclips :).
I'm very excited to see the Bronco restore as you see solid state restores all the time but electro-mechanical restores I've rarely seen. Also when you were messing with the harness and the video wires all I could think of was 'where's the blue wire? This wire is brown, why is it brown?' You just can't escape it can you John.
Shrink Tubing Tip: Turn your lighter ( i use/suggest a BBQ lighter with long neck) all the way up BUT only let the shrink come in contact with the blue part of the flame near the tip of lighter. The blue flame is cooler but still hot enough to get the job done without burning the shrink.
I'd highly recommend looking at the Mortal Kombat 2 Game Manual/Operator's Manual. You can find it online just by searching in-case you don't have it. Good luck, mate :)
Hey John! Great stuff as always..you coming back down for SFGE this year? I had a chance to hang out with ya at last years with NintendoArcade and will be there kicking some pinball ass again, hope to see ya!
Hey John! You might want to check out the "FlipOut" rechargeable screwdriver. I love mine. I got the deluxe one from Lowe's with the tool belt pocket. It works really well in tight spaces. It even has a built-in redirect-able white LED. The battery is built-in, but it lasts quite a while. My pointer comes a bit too late for this go around, but perhaps it can be a fitting replacement for the old mini driver you had in future projects, so maybe such tasks won't suck quite as much. Later John.
Hey, have you ever tried putting your tubing on _after_ soldering the wires together with a plug like this? If not, you need to do so now because it's pretty dang fun! ;-D
Suddenly the MK project became a "can we fix a dead game" video. I guess you could treat it the same. What would you do if you got it from Craigslist like that? It probably is something simple like a fuse as you mentioned. Can't wait to see how the saga unfolds. Thanks for the video!
For the monitor power connection, wouldn't it have been cleaner to just crimp new pins on the purple/red wires, pop out the old purple/white wires with a pin extractor tool, and place the purple/red wires into the original connector housing? Would have saved soldering/heat shrink. I think you had enough length to make it work.
Love your vids man but..... I have to say I've noticed a difference in your restores since your busy with the hanger. Not to be bad but I get the kinda feeling your hearts not in it and your doing recent vids to keep the channel flowing.
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Hmm. "I really wish I could bring that game to the garage and just finish it outside." Well, ya can, can't ya? Just get a friend like Adam to help, as usual.
i am tired of telling you how to do the wiring. i keep saying where to look to make this easy but you just ignore it. fine figure it out yourself instead of going to links and stuff.
ok good. you found the manual. i was about to link one that really is useful because goes into everything and has pictures and stuff too. archive.org/details/ArcadeGameManualMortalkombat2
here is post from yourarcademksource that has a a lot of pictures and shows stuff. he is active on there and answers questions if look at his messages. sure he can help you with wiring questions and stuff. testyourmight.com/threads/mortal-kombat-2-arcade-restoration-lots-of-pics.14997/
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John - Take a good look at the Mortal Kombat 2 Operators Manual. That manual shows exactly how the harnesses are to be wired up and will also give you the wire colors and pinouts for everything. That will save you a ton of time on wiring up the rest of the cab. Trust me. i would never have been able to figure out my MK2 wiring without that manual.
Thx John, worked on rewiring a Robotron control panel and coin door myself today. Thanks for the inspiration!
love your videos glad you are back
looking forward to seeing you play this game
Great video. Recently found your channel and find your restore amazing. Great work.
Man that's a crazy wiring harness, looking forward to the thing being finished. Cheers John always great to see a new video.
Great Video John! I love your format of sharing the whole process of working on arcade cabinets (Even the stressful parts!). You're a very entertaining guy!
Great video, John! Love this series.
Gees I hate it when you tighten up screws with that nut driver !
You strip screws every time ! LOL
Good to see you back John.
Wish I could come to SFGE but don’t have the money.
Your looking well buddy.
Remember the challenge of learning at least 1 finish him move. Restore almost done so good luck John. Great cabanet and classic fighting game.
Almost there John !!!! fingers crossed for this MK2 !!!
Glad you're back man. Cheers from Argentina
holy crap a new Johns Arcade! ZOMG!
Can't wait to see you LED that Bronco, put a shaker motor in there, add a big topper, some playfield toys. That's things going to look brand new.
I'm thinking LCD
Felt your frustration there John. Those fixtures that were never meant to be removed and rescrewed in by hand.... making secure confident connections flicking the switch and for some reason doesnt turn on... Working on machines in the arcade tight space and shit everywhere...... keep plugging away. Youll get it. Only small advice id give is whenever im doing a resto like this ive removed all cable ties and followed it around with ease following the wiring schematic. Then re cable tieing when things are in place. Good to see you back on youtube
very good vid john looking foward to the conclusion lol
Okay dude, I just binged this for three days. I wish I wasn't caught up!
First Safeway had the pasta ham salad I like (they are always out), I discovered a new music artist that I just love (Grimes), and now John made a video??? This day is awesome.
nice to see you active bro.grtx from portugal
So glad to see you, John! Hope to see you a little more soon! Missing the videos!
The flat bolts are call Elevator bolts/Elevator bucket bolts
, in the industry bolt world :)
love this arcade restore videos... its a lot of inspiration for my own diy arcade machine... :D But the way you organise your screws stresses me out a lot :D Looking forward to the next video :D
I must be dreaming. John makes a video amazing!
Woo! Thanks John...!!! MK For Life!
And... I'm watching at 360p Since it's not done processing lol
Your popcorn Machine is busted I noticed, LOL!!!
He office spaced it
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we don't know what you're talking about
you know we miss you. Please come back...
Your wobbling table gives me permanent anxiety XD
yep! best way to splice in wire if you have to is solder and heat shrink! I use flux on the wire to help with the soldering.
Great video. See ya in 3 months for your next one!
I'm looking forward to seeing this wiring nightmare all come together, I would never have imagined it would be so chaotic! Also, thanks for reading my email, that's my first time having viewer mail read on RUclips :).
When will part 18 come out we miss you john
That fkn popcorn maker lmao
Yes i just love you videos! And channel
😘😍😎😋😅
I’m impressed
Welcome back, more videos john!
I'm very excited to see the Bronco restore as you see solid state restores all the time but electro-mechanical restores I've rarely seen. Also when you were messing with the harness and the video wires all I could think of was 'where's the blue wire? This wire is brown, why is it brown?' You just can't escape it can you John.
Love MK and also arcade
Yeah I'm definitely up for the bronco about time
Nice 👍
Shrink Tubing Tip: Turn your lighter ( i use/suggest a BBQ lighter with long neck) all the way up BUT only let the shrink come in contact with the blue part of the flame near the tip of lighter. The blue flame is cooler but still hot enough to get the job done without burning the shrink.
I'd highly recommend looking at the Mortal Kombat 2 Game Manual/Operator's Manual. You can find it online just by searching in-case you don't have it. Good luck, mate :)
holy shit, was that a linemans splice? John, you've finally grown up :_)
Hey John! Great stuff as always..you coming back down for SFGE this year? I had a chance to hang out with ya at last years with NintendoArcade and will be there kicking some pinball ass again, hope to see ya!
Uh-oh, John, your game "desploded"! :-D
HE LIVES! ;)
Hello john! What happened to you, I really miss the shows. I hope you come back on a regular basis.
Soon
Hey John! You might want to check out the "FlipOut" rechargeable screwdriver. I love mine. I got the deluxe one from Lowe's with the tool belt pocket. It works really well in tight spaces. It even has a built-in redirect-able white LED. The battery is built-in, but it lasts quite a while. My pointer comes a bit too late for this go around, but perhaps it can be a fitting replacement for the old mini driver you had in future projects, so maybe such tasks won't suck quite as much. Later John.
Sounds cool. I'll look
John, did you ever try that Gun Dealer board that was sent to you at the outset of these videos?
^^ There you have your design for the next t-shirts.
Hey, have you ever tried putting your tubing on _after_ soldering the wires together with a plug like this? If not, you need to do so now because it's pretty dang fun! ;-D
Scorpion approves!!!
Suddenly the MK project became a "can we fix a dead game" video. I guess you could treat it the same. What would you do if you got it from Craigslist like that? It probably is something simple like a fuse as you mentioned. Can't wait to see how the saga unfolds. Thanks for the video!
Atari's Ted Dabney just died, the value of those early Atari machines will rise no doubt!
Are you gonna be going to CAX this year?
Ahh, When it wouldn't turn on... That sucks John. Good lick diagnosing it. See you when it turns on. To be cont. Episode 29
For the monitor power connection, wouldn't it have been cleaner to just crimp new pins on the purple/red wires, pop out the old purple/white wires with a pin extractor tool, and place the purple/red wires into the original connector housing? Would have saved soldering/heat shrink. I think you had enough length to make it work.
Aww, haha! What's that cute little skateboard there for?
Love your channel bro! When are you going to get a candy cab?! Would make great content if you got into hardware like naomi and atomiswave.
how is your back John? i hope you feel better!
Did you wire anything into the power supply? All I saw was the wiring to the isolation transformer.
Iso does the fluoresecnt light and monitor.
@ 1:19:47 Robotron sfx on point
Can't wait to see something besides MK, would be nice to mix it up with... anything at this point...
them scotch lock connectors on your loom are there from the factory
Ok. Good to know
where did you go john??? weve been on the edges of our seats for 3 weeks now!
17 (now 18) parts, John. If this was a TV series, you'd be looking at a second season. Fingers crossed you'll 'Finish It' soon (sorry).
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Hey John, I just wanted to know if I could buy that isolation transformer from you. Please let me know I need one for my mk2. Thank you.
Email me
Hey I've started to like your page on Facebook broken token
You haven't thrown out the broken popcorn machine ?
How’s the mortal kombat coming along
Hey John i Like your videos Can You do a tour of Geeks mania In Madison Wisconsin
You should Office Space beat that popcorn machine. Plz
John has a screw loose :)
what's with the mini skateboard on the garage work table? :)
Ha. That goes to this little Tony Hawk figure I had on my desk. :)
Changing the grip tape?
Love your vids man but..... I have to say I've noticed a difference in your restores since your busy with the hanger. Not to be bad but I get the kinda feeling your hearts not in it and your doing recent vids to keep the channel flowing.
Dude look at those harnesses, I'd be burnt out too, he also has a family too which is enough already to tire him out
Plus the podcast plus the extra podcasts on the app every week. Plus the twitch streaming and music production. John is a machine! :)
Wow, this is gonna be the longest restore series you've ever made (at least in number of episodes; I haven't added up all the timings), huh, John?
What about the rear cabinet switch? It might not be working because you haven't fitted it yet :)
I don't think this game has an interlock...
aaaaaaaaaaaaand. he's back!.. yes!!
Finally the John has COME BACK TO THE ARCADE!
He was stuck in the grid
Is this video real? I must be imagining it! 😂👍
Power supply
Hey John would you be interested in selling your Revenge from Mars? I'd love to buy it.
John.
Where are you?
You must finish the mk2
And start a new restoration
Ya
1:23:27: "I'm so mad..." {SNIFFLE!} John cries in frustration!
Haha, just kidding, of course!
Love your videos.. but getting really sick of Mortal Kombat videos... can you please upload 17 pinball videos in a row next? :)
yeah and get rid of that fucking wobbly table, lol!
Any word on pt 18 of the mortal kombat restore it's been 2 months and no update this makes me sad
Soon Jason. Soon. Maybe in 10 days. I've had a lot going on this summer. Sorry
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1184 :)
1:30:54 lol
I am too early. Still in 360p. I won't even look at standard def channels on my TV. :) be back soon
53:14 lol
I half expected him to start rambling about brown paint.
Slowing down John? Try Reddcoin and accept tips using it.
Dude,,,,,,,did you shit yourself at 5:22?
you have the same 25-33 haters in all the videos.
I can't argue with this. Maybe they are secretly fans. :)
Bit of a rare Monday night video to end Veterans Day 2018.
Hmm. "I really wish I could bring that game to the garage and just finish it outside."
Well, ya can, can't ya? Just get a friend like Adam to help, as usual.
"shes in!" thats what she said
Throw that busted popcorn machine OUT!!
i am tired of telling you how to do the wiring. i keep saying where to look to make this easy but you just ignore it. fine figure it out yourself instead of going to links and stuff.
It's all in the manual. It's laid out pretty great. I have been reviewing it and will be using it going forward.
ok good. you found the manual. i was about to link one that really is useful because goes into everything and has pictures and stuff too. archive.org/details/ArcadeGameManualMortalkombat2
here is post from yourarcademksource that has a a lot of pictures and shows stuff. he is active on there and answers questions if look at his messages. sure he can help you with wiring questions and stuff. testyourmight.com/threads/mortal-kombat-2-arcade-restoration-lots-of-pics.14997/