Those of us who own or work on arcade machines just need to inform Alex about arcade machine auctions in SoCal and let him shop for himself. A machine that needs a little work can often be had for a good price.
Maybe think about posting a video of the machine back up and running. I am building my own MAME/Emulator machine at the moment and I for one would appreciate seeing your machine running.
Hi Rambo! I would like to become an arcade repair technician. I recently took an iPhone/mobile device repair class and advanced soldering class. They were both a week long. I am starting to build a repair workbench and got a rework station and some other stuff. I plan on buying old damaged units and learning to repair them myself. What is the best way to start learning as arcade specific repair? Thanks and have a great day.
Every time i solder SMD and everything goes as planned, I hear legendary voice in my head: "Look at this! We did amazing job!" 😊. Your mindset and skills give me extra motivation.
This is EXACTLY the basic skills I would love to learn one day: how to probe hardware for failures, measure individual components, look for shorts and figure out where the problem is without needing any schematics. A basic tutorial for each type of component and what values / currents / drops we should expect would be awesome!
So, you decide to watch guy, who test unknown board by plugging power supply without any measuring? Plugging twice? He is idiot! What you want to learn from idiot?!
I worked at a pinball factory in my early years. One of the most fun jobs I've ever had. From assembly to board repair but final testing was a hoot. I thought it was my dream job. Imagine playing pinball for 8-9 hours a day and getting paid. Realistically, after a month, it wasn't fun. I transferred back to repair. That's a pretty small board compared to what we had in the 70's. Great video Alex. It could have been way worse.
Hi Alex, I'm a slot technician and repair slot machines for a living. I have been watching your videos for about a year now and they have really helped me tramedasly. Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos
I am just fascinated by these videos. I have no clue how this stuff works but its awesome to see the process of troubleshooting and measuring components to figure out whats wrong. Lol
Alex, Love your videos. You should invent a programmable foot switch for a multi-meter, so you can switch between your 3 favorite modes without having to drop a probe. Keep up the great work!
I was working on a Stern INDIANA JONES (c.2008) pinball today. Pinballs require a lot of love and attention. I already have 6 hours into INDY, and about another 6 hours to go when parts arrive. Power driver PCB needs some transistors too; this will be $1500 ticket to make it work like new. And a year from now, there will be a whole new list of problems. PINBALL TECHS STAY BUSY AS LONG AS OWNERS HAVE WATER-COOLED CREDIT CARDS.
Very nice repair, you really are a professional. I was able to repair a Philips Perfect draft using your soldering technique. It's crazy that such a tiny part can make you get rid of the whole pinball machine sometimes
Probably would have been good to advise up front that this was a home arcade cabinet, not a commercial machine, just so they take that into perspective. I have an iiRcade Gold cabinet im trying to diagnose myself and might just need the same type of assistance 😊
I wouldn't be so sure! I've watched a few hundred of his videos and this is not a 1 off. I have seen him select the correct capacitor on the first try, many times. Alex is very good at what he does!
Apparently sometimes they do for high frequency noise I've seen 0.1nf and 0.01nf caps placed in parallel on power busses a lot. This doesn't make sense to me but I keep seeing it in designs.
what i find more fascinating is how fast his solder melts when blasting it with hot air one some high thermal mass boards without preheating.. when i set mine to 370C it takes forever and when its 420C the board gets charred and bubbles immediately, long before solder starts melting lol
I'd love to have a pinball machine but the prices are crazy. I remember when I lived in Pensacola, I found a old Wild West shooting Gallery at a thrift store. Price to play was 10 cents. I refurbed it but when I moved I had to sell it.
i've got an old sampler e-mu e4k that i required a chip swap to update the OD, i attempted this 15 years ago and tore a pad off and gave up. i'm guessing it'd be an easy fix for you but i also assume all the caps are bad now that its sat for so long... want to give it a go?
yup. awesome as always. man you have helped me with my little repairs i do here and there for myself. i thank you for that. your videos are amazing and very informative, you have great content. keep doing what you do so well
Thank you sir But i have one laptop with dimming screen i try changing another screen but the problem appear please any other way to solve this problem.
Hi friend, I'm looking for the board view of the Laptop Asus Rog Strix G16 - G614J, I can't find it on the internet, could you send it to me? I'm grateful
Thank you Alex! It was my iiRCade Gold Edition you fixed! You can keep it as there is no way I can send you a pinball machine! 😅
Those of us who own or work on arcade machines just need to inform Alex about arcade machine auctions in SoCal and let him shop for himself. A machine that needs a little work can often be had for a good price.
Failing that, he would probably enjoy a Pandora box just fine.
Maybe think about posting a video of the machine back up and running. I am building my own MAME/Emulator machine at the moment and I for one would appreciate seeing your machine running.
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3:59 OMG rip
I’m an arcade technician and your videos have helped me tremendously in board repair. I’ve even repaired pinball machines. This was fun to watch.
Hi Rambo! I would like to become an arcade repair technician. I recently took an iPhone/mobile device repair class and advanced soldering class. They were both a week long. I am starting to build a repair workbench and got a rework station and some other stuff. I plan on buying old damaged units and learning to repair them myself. What is the best way to start learning as arcade specific repair? Thanks and have a great day.
its not the 50c part that the client pays for, its knowing how to find, troubleshoot, replace and retest that part sorts the problem - Top Job!!
Every time i solder SMD and everything goes as planned, I hear legendary voice in my head: "Look at this! We did amazing job!" 😊. Your mindset and skills give me extra motivation.
NO schematic and balls of STEEL! Always a pleasure to watch you work sir. Thank you for sharing.
This is EXACTLY the basic skills I would love to learn one day: how to probe hardware for failures, measure individual components, look for shorts and figure out where the problem is without needing any schematics. A basic tutorial for each type of component and what values / currents / drops we should expect would be awesome!
So, you decide to watch guy, who test unknown board by plugging power supply without any measuring? Plugging twice? He is idiot! What you want to learn from idiot?!
I worked at a pinball factory in my early years. One of the most fun jobs I've ever had. From assembly to board repair but final testing was a hoot. I thought it was my dream job. Imagine playing pinball for 8-9 hours a day and getting paid. Realistically, after a month, it wasn't fun. I transferred back to repair. That's a pretty small board compared to what we had in the 70's. Great video Alex. It could have been way worse.
Hi Alex, I'm a slot technician and repair slot machines for a living. I have been watching your videos for about a year now and they have really helped me tramedasly. Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos
Alex is now a Pinball Wizard.
Great way to end the work day.
I am just fascinated by these videos. I have no clue how this stuff works but its awesome to see the process of troubleshooting and measuring components to figure out whats wrong. Lol
Alex, Love your videos. You should invent a programmable foot switch for a multi-meter, so you can switch between your 3 favorite modes without having to drop a probe. Keep up the great work!
I was working on a Stern INDIANA JONES (c.2008) pinball today. Pinballs require a lot of love and attention. I already have 6 hours into INDY, and about another 6 hours to go when parts arrive. Power driver PCB needs some transistors too; this will be $1500 ticket to make it work like new. And a year from now, there will be a whole new list of problems. PINBALL TECHS STAY BUSY AS LONG AS OWNERS HAVE WATER-COOLED CREDIT CARDS.
Greetings from Germany. Great tutorial and repair. Keep up the good work. Always a joy watching and learning.
Ah, wie ich sehe, ein anderer Deutscher der seine Videos guckt :)
Very nice repair, you really are a professional. I was able to repair a Philips Perfect draft using your soldering technique.
It's crazy that such a tiny part can make you get rid of the whole pinball machine sometimes
“if my granfather had four balls he would have been a pinball machine” common way of saying in Tuscany, Italy! great repair Alex!
We say "If my Grandmother had balls, she would be my Grandfather" here in Greece. 😂😂😂
Probably would have been good to advise up front that this was a home arcade cabinet, not a commercial machine, just so they take that into perspective. I have an iiRcade Gold cabinet im trying to diagnose myself and might just need the same type of assistance 😊
"It's an arcade motherboard, so the board wants to play games" hahahaha
Amazing talent. I wish I would have gotten this type of training. I'd be rich and everyone who knows me would be happy!
Good morning from Athens Greece. Nice job.!!!
What a pleasure to watch. Thanks Alex!
I would have loved to see you use the atomizer!
Thank you for your video very interesting. What is the temperature air flow to unsolder caps ?? Thanks
Thanks for your time and efforts , as always good work and repair from Alex and big Boss.
Hey Alex, I noticed you haven't uploaded anything in a week. Just checking in to make sure everything's okay with you.
مشكور يا غالي على الفايده.. بس تغير لونه واضح عن البقية
Please make more videos. We missed your videos
Please come to South Africa I have many arcade machines and no one to repair like you
Lmao the luckiest cap removal ever. Nice one 😂
I wouldn't be so sure! I've watched a few hundred of his videos and this is not a 1 off. I have seen him select the correct capacitor on the first try, many times. Alex is very good at what he does!
Parrellel caps have the same value. It wouldn't make sense for them to be different. Good find btw, you found the needle in the haystack.
Apparently sometimes they do for high frequency noise I've seen 0.1nf and 0.01nf caps placed in parallel on power busses a lot. This doesn't make sense to me but I keep seeing it in designs.
Nice repair 🙌🏻 loved it !!
Your cap looks better than factory. Yes sir, I would say so myself.
what i find more fascinating is how fast his solder melts when blasting it with hot air one some high thermal mass boards without preheating..
when i set mine to 370C it takes forever and when its 420C the board gets charred and bubbles immediately, long before solder starts melting lol
Good morning from Czech
Alex is a pinball wizard. 😎
I'd love to have a pinball machine but the prices are crazy. I remember when I lived in Pensacola, I found a old Wild West shooting Gallery at a thrift store. Price to play was 10 cents. I refurbed it but when I moved I had to sell it.
Always the best! Hi from Italy
i've got an old sampler e-mu e4k that i required a chip swap to update the OD, i attempted this 15 years ago and tore a pad off and gave up. i'm guessing it'd be an easy fix for you but i also assume all the caps are bad now that its sat for so long... want to give it a go?
Better than the original Fantastic
Have a good day Alex was just watching one of your videos! Just saw this as it was just posted on the feed.
Twilight Zone table is a good choice 😉👍
It would really help if you show how you measure and know when components are not working?.
That is key component of repairing
Good morning from India
Good day Alex
I'm watching this at 2:30 am! Is this a sign 🤔
Depends on what pinball machine you’re wanting
hey i wanted toi ask , did you develop your current northridge fix website yourself ?
Alhamdulillah
great work 🎉🎉🎉
Hi Alex what LCR meter are you using?
we do an amazing job
Good job! Respect 🤝🙂
Is that 10 uF cap polarized? That seems to be a very large value for a nonpolarized cap.
Very nice work ☺
u should said okay gentlemen's we catched the bad guy 😂😂
Great Job as always !
3:59 OMG
thank you for a nice lesson
Great job!🎉
yup. awesome as always. man you have helped me with my little repairs i do here and there for myself. i thank you for that. your videos are amazing and very informative, you have great content. keep doing what you do so well
What's the status on the collaboration video with Jayz2Cents?
I've been looking forward to this for months now.
Capacitors. The bane of every board 😢
Alex is so dang handsome.
So dreamy. lol
amazing fix 👍👍
Bring fun toys to repair xD
Thank you sir
But i have one laptop with dimming screen i try changing another screen but the problem appear please any other way to solve this problem.
Right!
There’s a pinball machine at Costco right now. I think it was 4k.
Like this format. Keep it up sir
As usual, l loved the video 😊
🎲 💡The Wizard does it again!
Board wants to play games...literally 👍
Alex good job where is your Pink shirt you look cool in that God bless you bro 💖💖💖💖😍
sherlock holmes and columbo all in one,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
What did you end up receiving
the board wanna play games , we can play games to
Best 👍
3:58 upsss.... 😂😂😂
Nice job, good luck getting a pinball machine 😂😂
I understand a themed pinball machine for that price
allahi barek
You king of shorts
Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
Dang, i had an label printer that did the spark. I did not know that was due to a short..😢
Even good caps go bad.
Hi friend, I'm looking for the board view of the Laptop Asus Rog Strix G16 - G614J, I can't find it on the internet, could you send it to me? I'm grateful
Alex , I can get you set up with a pinball . Hit me up !
Great job my friend
please ShoW As multimeter Reading Please
. . . Scary how unreliable parts are today . . . 😮
Thank god your name isn´t Jimmy, or your name would be "Jimmy´ll fix it"
👍👌👍
10:12 😆
Use your thermal camera - why don't you use electric tweezers instead of air - little faster - my opinion - that's what I use - good day
If it aint broke dont fix it, im assuming he uses what is comfortable for him and i imagine you are comfortable with what you use
First comment of the day from Burkina Faso.
tell me the capital of that?
طريقة تحدثك وتصرفك تشبه الطريقة الجزائرية هل انت عربي 😂
🗿👀
Love from Pakistan
Damn caps.
It's tiny.
Awesome Job!