Ms. Pacman Upright Won't Turn On

[curri...@gmail.com]

I just got this upright Ms. Pacman Arcade machine that has been sitting in a warehouse for probably about 15 years. I plugged it in and all I got was a hum sound and a few beeps nothing else. I cleaned and checked the fuses they seem fine. Does anybody have any ideas what it might be or most common problem ?

[Don NJ]

You need to download the manual and start checking the power supply for the correct voltages with a meter.

Don
NJ

[John Robertson]

On 06/11/2013 11:06 PM, curri...@gmail.com wrote:
> I just got this upright Ms. Pacman Arcade machine that has been sitting in a warehouse for probably about 15 years. I plugged it in and all I got was a hum sound and a few beeps nothing else. I cleaned and checked the fuses they seem fine. Does anybody have any ideas what it might be or most common problem ?
>

As you are getting a sound of some sort, then the interlock switches and
power switch appear to all be ON.

The most common failure on these games were the four fuse holders in a
group at the bottom of the cabinet. We ALWAYS replace those first.

After that we start troubleshooting - glow from the picture tube, logic
board plug (is the board/connector/both looking over heated) and so on...

Do some online searching for 'dead ms pacman video game' to get some
ideas where to go from here. This has been a VERY common problem over
the past few decades..........

John :-#)#

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[curri...@gmail.com]

What is the voltage supposed to read from the transformer through the 4 fuses ? And how do I know if my monitor is bad ?