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Arcade Games stand up cabinet style

Do you do repairs on Arcade cabinet style games? Example - Pac Man

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Bob McCarthy @juststuff ifixit does not do repairs. Here you can get help and advice to fix your own device. We might have an expert on this forum that can assist you with your game. Just let us know as much information as possible. i.e. what game is it any serial or model numbers always help and post some images of circuit boards etc. with your question. Use this guide Adding images to an existing question for that.

Since you have not mentioned what error or problem your Pac-Man game has start with something like this:

PAC – MAN

TROUBLE SHOOTING

PC A082-91375-A000

NOTE: All I.C. trouble shooting information is with the I.C. removed from circuit.

1-E 74LS161 All Characters are at top of screen - Characters move horizontally only.

1-F 74LS283 Lines and Squares entire screen - Effects Self Test.

1-H 74LS283 Horizontal lines across screen in color.

1-K 74LS283 No Sounds - Game plays normal.

1-L 74LS174 Same as 1-K

1-M 5623 (Prom) Same as 1 –K

1-N CD 4066 Same as 1 –K

2-A 93415 (Ram) Effects Color of all Characters - Game plays.

2-B 93415 (Ram) Same as 2-A

2-B 93415 (Ram) Same as 2-A

2-D 93415 (Ram) Effects Color of the Characters - Eyes only two Characters.

2-E 74LS161 Characters top of screen - Characters move horizontally-Effects Game Play-Color 8. Sound OK.

2-F 74LS283 Effects Self Test - Row of Characters horizontally across screen. Effects Game Play-Color & Sound OK.

2-H 74LS86 All Characters are Squares - Effects Self Test –

Horizontal Color Bars across screen.

2-K 74LS89 Effects all Sounds - Game plays & color OK.

2-L 74LS89 Same as 2-K

2-M 74LS273 Same as 2-K

2-P 74LSO2 Effects Sync - No Video - No Sound – Moving Diagonal Lines.

2-R 74LS161 Vertical short lines in color - Effects Game Play.

2-S 74LS161 Horizontal Color Bars across screen - Effects Game Play.

3-A 74LS158 No Characters in maze.

3-B 74LS157 No Video (Dead)

3-D 74LS75 Characters missing in maze - Game plays without seeing Characters.

3-E 74LS20 No Video (Dead)

3-F 74LS89 Same as 3-D

3-H 74LS89 All Characters move jerking - Characters do not stay in maze.

3-K 74LS158 No Sounds - Game Plays.

3-L 74LS157 No Sounds - Game Plays.

3-M 1M5623 No Sounds - Game Plays.

3-N 74LS74 Effects Sync - Color Diagonal Lines.

3-P 74LS10 No Video (Dead)

3-R 74LS161 No Video (Dead)

3-S 74LS161 Effects Sync - Diagonal Lines.

4-A 1M5623 (Prom) No Video (Dead)

4-B 74LS377 Distorted Letters - No Color - Maze is White –Effects Game Play.

4-C 74LS00 No Video (Dead)

4-D 74LS273 No Maze - Screen covered with Number Fives – No Letters - Characters moving about.

4-E 74LS157 Distorted Maze - Letters Upside Down – Characters Distorted.

4-F 74LS86 Distorted Characters - Letters and Sound.

4-H 74LS245 Flashing White Dots - No Color.

4-K 2114 (Ram) All White Zeros on screen.

4-L 2114 (Ram) Flashing Numbers and Letters in Color.

4-M 2114 (Ram) Blank screen with a Single Zero at top of screen –Two Red Characters Only.

4-N 2114 (Ram) All White Zeros on screen.

4-P 2114 (Ram) Flashing Self Test - Flashes continuous.

4-R 2114 (Ram) Screen is blank with a Number One flashing – A single Character can be seen.

5-A 74LS157 Blue Screen - All Characters are Squares – No Letters or Numbers.

5-B 74LS194 Color Squares around each Character - All maze dots

are blue.

5-C 74LS194 Effects Maze - Characters have Squares around them - Self Test in Red.

5-E 9332 (Prom) Blue screen with Horizontal Squares - No Maze – No Letters or Numbers random Characters.

5-F 9332 (Prom) Effects Characters in Maze which are Squares – Everything else normal.

5-L 74LS139 Red screen flashing with all Letter F’s.

5-M 74LS74 Screen covered with Garbage in Color.

5-N 74LSO8 Effects Sync - Moving Diagonal Lines in Color.

5-S NVC 284 (Custom) Flashing White Dots - Game plays.

6-B Z80 CPU Screen covered with Garbage in Color.

6-D NVC 285 (Custom) Same as 6-B

6-E 9332-B (Prom) Flashing blue Zeros and Garbage – Continuous Meter

Pulses.

6-F 9332-B (Prom) Blank screen with a Flashing Number One – Bad Rom One.

6-H 9332-B (Prom) Screen covered with Garbage.

6-J 9332-B (Prom) Blank screen with random Characters.

6-R 74LS367 Screen flashing with Garbage in Color.

6-S 74LS367 Same as 6-R

7-F 7603 No Video (Dead)

7-H 74LS08 Eleven Horizontal rows of Zeros across screen.

7-J 74LS138 No Video (Dead)

7-K 74LS138 No Video (Dead)

7-L 74LS02 Same as 7-J

7-M 74LS139 Screen covered with Garbage in Color.

7-N 74LS42 Same as 7-J

8-A 74LS107 No Video (Dead)

8-B 74LS368 Same as 8-A

8-C 74LS74 Effects Sync - Diagonal Lines flashing.

8-D 74LS367 Effects Dip Switch settings.

8-E 74LS367 No Coin - No Up & Down Controls - 1st Player.

8-F 74LS367 No Controls - 2nd Player.

8-H 74LS367 No Test Switch - 1 & 2 Player Select.

8-K 74LS259 Stays in Self Test-Shows Memory OK.

9-C 74LS161 Screen covered with Garbage in Color.

10-A LM377 - LM1877 No Sounds.

ADDITIONAL DEVICES

10-A Dip Switch Effects Coin Play - Number of Pat-Man Bonus Pac-Man.

B-7 Crystal (18.432) No Video (Dead)

P-8 (IR1) 78GVIC (Regulator Effects + 5 VDC

R-9 D44VM4 Pass Transistor - Effects + 5 VDC

L-9 D40K1 Transistor - Effects Coin Counter

C-9 2N3391 Transistor - Effects Power Reset

The first letters and characters separated by a dash are the location on the board for the IC If you need any further information let us know what the trouble with your game is

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