![]() ![]() It must also be remembered that these machines cost in excess of AU$20K per two players wnen they were new.so they were expensive to make and repair right from the start. The faults with them are not always related to liquid spills either - they are just a very very very complex piece of electronics and there are VERY few people capable of repairing them - some owners would say that NOBODY is capable of repairing them!!!!!! The boardset used in Daytonas is a three level arrangement that is chokka with ICs and board interconnects and special chips made from unobtainium. In fact 'less use' may even create more problems! ![]() All electronics become unreliable and more prone to all sorts of problems as they age regardless of the usage. Pinball machines are VERY simple when compared to a Daytona. So in theory, reliability should step up a notch provided you acquire a relatively clean example to begin with. Without any additional testing he turned the machine on and was presented with a blue screen. He connected me with a friend of his and I went over to his house to take a look. When they are retired to home use, they are not getting flogged or run for 12 hours a day like they are out on location. A friend asked me if I knew how to repair arcade machines and I said I could give it a shot. Wouldn't it work out the same as with pins?.
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