arcade games, pcb, hardware, restore/repair,

[system11]

Are you aware that the Rayforce is a bootleg (conversion)? I hope it didn't cost too much. Rayforce was never released in cartridge form for that type of F3 motherboard.

[Yoshi]

Are you aware that the Rayforce is a bootleg (conversion)? I hope it didn't cost too much. Rayforce was never released in cartridge form for that type of F3 motherboard.

I'm hoping that he just used "motherboard" instead of "PCB" and that he really has the dedicated version.

[system11]

It's in the photo behind the monitor.

[TenaciousJ728]

Are you aware that the Rayforce is a bootleg (conversion)? I hope it didn't cost too much. Rayforce was never released in cartridge form for that type of F3 motherboard.

Nice catch! Yes, this is one of those conversion carts. And yes, it really did cost a more than I was willing to spend but it was the most readily available. I just wanted to play the game on the F3 as I'm also looking into getting Darksoft's F3 Multi, though I'm sure there's a whole backlog of buyers for it at the moment.

[system11]

Not really a fan of them. It's ethically no different to all the Chinese multigame bootleggers.

[TenaciousJ728]

A low start I suppose, but a start nonetheless. I will probably persue the legit RayForce PCB soon enough now that I've a cozy arcade setup. Let it be known I'm looking to buy.

[Gravey]

Anyone here have a supergun? That is something I really wanted to build at one time and never got around to actually doing it.

Something like a supergun is just about all I can see keeping arcade hardware working at all in the long run. Tons of people are now gutting good arcade cabs to build MAME machines at an alarming rate, so it isn't hard to imagine how that supply will dwindle with time. The fact that many were made of EDF, or something like it, and fall apart with water damage has done a lot to kill most machines I find in the wild. Leaky barns are the enemy of golden age fans the world over. Getting a working monitor or finding someone that knows how to repair one might just be the final nail in original machine extinction.

[alexvw]

I build 2 of then took a little bit of while to gather all parts and research can be done I’ll say for around $400 you build one with desent components

[system11]

I have a couple, one is used for sometimes playing stuff on the TV, the other lives upstairs on my repair bench. I do have all the parts in the garage to build one I designed myself specifically as a full test rig. After getting a custom IO PCB made to fit inside the project stalled because .... you won't believe how expensive simple laser cutting of holes in sheet metal is.

I'd recommend one of the better ones made in Japan or places like Jasens Customs, the cheap stuff is exactly what it looks like. It's that or build your own, they're conceptually very simple - my first was a power supply and bundles of wire in a plastic cake box.