Agreed ^
Been enjoying this thread, and the straightforwardness of the info here.
It's also great to see repair logs of chassis that aren't usually talked about. I've got a few Neotec's that are on my workbench waiting to be repaired. Some of the info here on the various neotec chassis' you...
Yes, mine is rotated counter-clockwise. A majority of the vertical arcade games are rotated CCW. Namco games are mostly clockwise, though. Among others.
But it really doesn't matter if you install a yoke flip switch that changes the polarity of your yoke connectors. I have one in my tate Aero...
Are the Steel Gunner games supported on this?
They are A/D gun games like Operation Wolf or Rambo, not light gun. From the looks of the manual it doesn't seem have any special IO daughterboard required. Though I could be wrong, all the manuals I've found are really poorly scanned. But it looks...
Yeah I picked up a cheap Assault PCB right away when this was first announced, since then I’m sure prices have skyrocketed.
Any ballpark estimate on the price?
Reballing BGA's was one of the main things Ken was doing with repairing Naomi's for the last decade. Aside from the regular fixes like bad buffers and supercap replacements.
I heard that he doesn't even offer the reballing service anymore because of the time consumption and unreliability. I...
If the BGA solder is cracked? The Naomi will not function. Period. You'll get a black screen, no boot, etc...
Prevention is tough. There's not much you can do. Arcade hardware is a ticking time bomb. Eventually, things fail.
I just suggest:
- When storing the Naomi, do it horizontally so...