Ordered an untested Ms. Pac-Man board off eBay for a fair price. As an aside, remember that “untested” means the exact same thing as broken, especially when dealing with older hardware. Older hardware (games) should be presumed to be broken unless proven otherwise, so bid/price accordingly. Continue reading “Untested” Ms. Pac-Man PCB – Repaired
Monthly Archives: March 2026
New Pinball Trips GFCI but not a Normal Outlet
So, a friend of mine had an interesting problem, he purchased a brand new pin that obviously tested and worked well before it was shipped to him, but as soon as he plugged into a GFCI socket in his garage, it tripped the GFCI outlet.
They came and got the game, treated it again, said it worked and played fine, and then returned it. Same problem. What we later figured out was that they did not test it with a GFCI/DFCI outlet.
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