LOL it's all good Chris, just glad I was able to help and you got it working. I know what you mean. I'm kmeww deep in chassis repairs and tube swaps. Never seems to end. Spend more time fixing than playing it seems. Thanks for sharing as ways.
Great job! I know anytime I've got to do any sort of repair I'm always expecting everything to BLOW UP when I hit the power. The REFLOW would have scared the ISH out of me. I really need to do like you did and buy some cheap kits to practice on. I've got some maintenance to do on my cabs. I've got a monitor out on 2P of my Virtua Racing that I need to troubleshoot. Probably either power or flyback. My dot matrix display just went out on my pinball this weekend, but thankfully that seems to just be a fuse, waiting for replacement fuses to show up. My Virtua Fighter randomly freezes, so I've got to get in there and see what's up. And my wiring harness in my MK is incredibly touchy, so I'll need to replace that. OHHH but it's part of the fun of owning them. Sure is satisfying though when you fix something! Keep it up dude and you'll be the next MIKE in 10-20 years that people contact for tips.
Hahaha I know that feeling. I check every thing about 10 times before turning it back on. The cheap soldering kit was great for me. I didn’t care if I butchered it. I honestly may get another one just for more practice. Troubleshooting arcade PCBs is what scares me still. I just don’t know enough about them. Which is why I store an extra MK4 and KI PCB lol.
This gives me hope buddy. Im in early stages of an mk restore and at some point soon am going to do a cap kit, fuse holder replacment and flyback replacement on the k7191 that i have. Fingers crossed
The soldering and desoldering really isn’t that tough. Knowing what to put where and what causes what issue is the hard part to me. If you’re really nervous, grab one of those DIY radio kits on Amazon. You can practice soldering components in.
@@KillerArcadeGames I can solder that's no issue it's tye fact that it's the unknown ya know. Not sure if I'm doing things the right way or if I have the right parts.
Great to see you leveling up your monitor repair skills! It’s definitely a dying art and I’m glad there are still people out there with the know-how! Good on you
One thing everyone who has a MK4 should do is set the high score initials to "AQT." It's hilarious when the announcer says it. I did it when I had a MK4.
Props to fixing those monitors man! Yep baby steps and you are picking up things. I am still doing that with my soldering skills. lol Of course I repair consoles and such and trying to build a business doing that. Anyway going outside to remove the destroyed rear driver side wheel bearings in my '82 Datsun 280zx 5 speed slicktop coupe. Pretty sure they are original and the Z has almost 200k of abused miles on it.
Great job bro! And great video! Unfortunately this is the thing with owning real cabinets. I feel like you really have to enjoy repairing these things. This is the thing keeping me from owning anymore real cabs. I was really thinking about rebuying a KI after one of our conversations a while back. But remembering diagnosing these problems was a real headache. The actual repairs are usually simple, it’s knowing what to repair is the difficult part lol. As far as cap replacement those are easy peasy. You’ll have no problems at all. Just remember if you’re going to replace one might as well replace them all.
@@arcaderacer586 yes. I fully understand that move. But you miss out on that beautiful crt picture. There’s just something about playing these things the way they are intended to be played. I know most have crt fillers and such and the look good to varying degrees. But I much rather play on a crt.
Thanks Bill! Yeah, I hope I don’t get worn out on the repairs but we’ll see. Right now I’m just excited to learn it all. I still think I’m extra lucky having really skilled and experienced people to rely on because of the channel. And the arcade museum forum is always a great resource.
@@KillerArcadeGames yes. I was lucky as well as my father repaired these things for a living so he was always a phone call away. Even worked weekends with him doing those cap kits for a couple extra bucks.
Hey Chris question and by the way, I love your work…should I buy a crazy taxi near me instead of San Francisco rush the rock…in your opinion which one do you think is better if I can get either or❓❓…thanks👊🏻✌🏻
Hmm…well I’d vote Rush because the gameplay is more deep and will have more replay value. But Crazy Taxi is probably worth more money in the long run. I’d ultimately decide which game you want to play more.
@@KillerArcadeGames thanks Chris… not sure if you ever got my tweet not long ago but I just bought a Cruis’n Exotica deluxe edition all original except upgraded to a 32 inch LCD but everything else is original for 800
@@KillerArcadeGames actually, it was pretty easy to load I had a guy help me I rented a U-Haul and everything is on wheels so I was able to roll up everything on the ramp and then down the ramp and of course used plenty of their blankets but I unloaded it myself… it separates into three sections (the only part that we had to teeter totter in was the main body, but wasn’t bad)… have a great day my man👊🏻✌🏻
Hey man my KI2 died the day I bought it within an hour. Lol had it repaired by a guy around DC. Now my MK4 is all waving for some reason the screen knobs don't stop it, and now my MK1 resets it's self after about 15 min of play.
I think I just prefer the real thing even if it’s flawed. The cabs themselves are so interesting to me. Each one is it own little experience. So far it’s worth the trouble.
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Update! 3 flybacks went out during the filming of this video! LOL
Lol I think those will last me a while since I’m only running them occasionally instead of all day. If not, I guess I’ll be learning that next!
LOL it's all good Chris, just glad I was able to help and you got it working. I know what you mean. I'm kmeww deep in chassis repairs and tube swaps. Never seems to end. Spend more time fixing than playing it seems. Thanks for sharing as ways.
That’s true, it’s so rewarding to get them running again and enjoy some game time though.
Great job man. Glad I could help.
You the man Chris!! You help out more people than you think with these videos dude!!
I’m glad to hear it! I hope others will realize it’s not as difficult as it sounds. If I can do it, you can too.
Now you are the chief electrical engineer of KAG Enterprizes.
Hahah! I bugged the heck out of Lady KAG about my new skills. I kept bringing it up jokingly but kind of serious lol
Great job! I know anytime I've got to do any sort of repair I'm always expecting everything to BLOW UP when I hit the power. The REFLOW would have scared the ISH out of me. I really need to do like you did and buy some cheap kits to practice on. I've got some maintenance to do on my cabs. I've got a monitor out on 2P of my Virtua Racing that I need to troubleshoot. Probably either power or flyback. My dot matrix display just went out on my pinball this weekend, but thankfully that seems to just be a fuse, waiting for replacement fuses to show up. My Virtua Fighter randomly freezes, so I've got to get in there and see what's up. And my wiring harness in my MK is incredibly touchy, so I'll need to replace that. OHHH but it's part of the fun of owning them. Sure is satisfying though when you fix something! Keep it up dude and you'll be the next MIKE in 10-20 years that people contact for tips.
Hahaha I know that feeling. I check every thing about 10 times before turning it back on. The cheap soldering kit was great for me. I didn’t care if I butchered it. I honestly may get another one just for more practice. Troubleshooting arcade PCBs is what scares me still. I just don’t know enough about them. Which is why I store an extra MK4 and KI PCB lol.
Great work bro!!! It will only get easier going forward! 💪💪💪
Getting over the fear of getting zapped and the fear of being a noob was the best part haha. My worry was I’d ruin a chassis.
@Killer Arcade Games impossible to ruin a chassis unless you step on it! 😃
(Which I've done before 🙄)
This gives me hope buddy. Im in early stages of an mk restore and at some point soon am going to do a cap kit, fuse holder replacment and flyback replacement on the k7191 that i have. Fingers crossed
The soldering and desoldering really isn’t that tough. Knowing what to put where and what causes what issue is the hard part to me. If you’re really nervous, grab one of those DIY radio kits on Amazon. You can practice soldering components in.
@@KillerArcadeGames I can solder that's no issue it's tye fact that it's the unknown ya know. Not sure if I'm doing things the right way or if I have the right parts.
Great stuff. These real arcade cabinets are a joy to watch. Note by: Arcade 1UP and other emulated, LCD based fakes don't count as real arcades.
Nothing beats the real thing! Even if they can be troublesome.
Great to see you leveling up your monitor repair skills! It’s definitely a dying art and I’m glad there are still people out there with the know-how! Good on you
It is a dying art. The local tv repair places wouldn’t even touch CRTs anymore! I was so stunned.
Badass! Getting that experience! Possible side hustle?
I’m not anywhere near that level! I’d just like to reach the point of being fully able to repair all of my monitor problems.
I've been there countless times.
Owning actual arcade cabinets is like having kids.
It is, maybe the reason I can handle it is I don’t have kids haha. No other annoyances.
The arcade monitors are so good on the repairs
It’s amazing how you can keep one running for decades as long as the tube is still good.
@@KillerArcadeGames Yes! Of Course you have!
One thing everyone who has a MK4 should do is set the high score initials to "AQT." It's hilarious when the announcer says it. I did it when I had a MK4.
Props to fixing those monitors man! Yep baby steps and you are picking up things. I am still doing that with my soldering skills. lol Of course I repair consoles and such and trying to build a business doing that. Anyway going outside to remove the destroyed rear driver side wheel bearings in my '82 Datsun 280zx 5 speed slicktop coupe. Pretty sure they are original and the Z has almost 200k of abused miles on it.
Great job bro! And great video! Unfortunately this is the thing with owning real cabinets. I feel like you really have to enjoy repairing these things. This is the thing keeping me from owning anymore real cabs. I was really thinking about rebuying a KI after one of our conversations a while back. But remembering diagnosing these problems was a real headache. The actual repairs are usually simple, it’s knowing what to repair is the difficult part lol. As far as cap replacement those are easy peasy. You’ll have no problems at all. Just remember if you’re going to replace one might as well replace them all.
I went to all lcd years ago in my cabs
@@arcaderacer586 yes. I fully understand that move. But you miss out on that beautiful crt picture. There’s just something about playing these things the way they are intended to be played. I know most have crt fillers and such and the look good to varying degrees. But I much rather play on a crt.
I have a rowe nightstar touchscreen jukebox that I converted to home use. It has a 13” crt. Its my lone crt hanging on for dear life lol
Thanks Bill! Yeah, I hope I don’t get worn out on the repairs but we’ll see. Right now I’m just excited to learn it all. I still think I’m extra lucky having really skilled and experienced people to rely on because of the channel. And the arcade museum forum is always a great resource.
@@KillerArcadeGames yes. I was lucky as well as my father repaired these things for a living so he was always a phone call away. Even worked weekends with him doing those cap kits for a couple extra bucks.
Hey Chris question and by the way, I love your work…should I buy a crazy taxi near me instead of San Francisco rush the rock…in your opinion which one do you think is better if I can get either or❓❓…thanks👊🏻✌🏻
Hmm…well I’d vote Rush because the gameplay is more deep and will have more replay value. But Crazy Taxi is probably worth more money in the long run. I’d ultimately decide which game you want to play more.
@@KillerArcadeGames thanks Chris… not sure if you ever got my tweet not long ago but I just bought a Cruis’n Exotica deluxe edition all original except upgraded to a 32 inch LCD but everything else is original for 800
I didn’t see that, I’m pretty awful at checking my social media stuff lol. Nice find though! I’ll bet it was heavy.
@@KillerArcadeGames actually, it was pretty easy to load I had a guy help me I rented a U-Haul and everything is on wheels so I was able to roll up everything on the ramp and then down the ramp and of course used plenty of their blankets but I unloaded it myself… it separates into three sections (the only part that we had to teeter totter in was the main body, but wasn’t bad)… have a great day my man👊🏻✌🏻
Hey man my KI2 died the day I bought it within an hour. Lol had it repaired by a guy around DC. Now my MK4 is all waving for some reason the screen knobs don't stop it, and now my MK1 resets it's self after about 15 min of play.
But thanks for your videos they are cool
the mk1 the rest issue is likely low voltage at the power supply. As far as the waves adjust the h pot amd v pot a bit
I’d try what Wicked Arcade said. Or maybe check with the people over here forums.arcade-museum.com
CRT repair is always a doozy, keep up the great work!
That was my biggest concern, repairing them seemed too tough for me. The only other fear now is PCB failure. I doubt I can fix most of those problems.
If you're happy, I'm happy for you, but to me, all those screen defects would drive me mental. It's like going from 1080p dvd to ntsc vhs. Fk that
I think I just prefer the real thing even if it’s flawed. The cabs themselves are so interesting to me. Each one is it own little experience. So far it’s worth the trouble.
SO IMPRESSED, KAG!!! NO WONDER LADY KAG IS SO MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU AND COOKS YOU PIZZA ALL THE TIME!!!