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Toshiba SD-B100 DVD information / service / repair
The Toshiba SD-B100 DVD player is the model used by Seibu CATS video mahjong systems (and some Konami bemani games), it’s a broadcast quality unit actually designed by Sanko supporting serial control. There’s an IR receiver present
Old scans added to the archive
I found some scans I hadn’t actually processed and uploaded from before the scanner failed – just added them!
Irem (ELNA) capacitor update – Madonna cabs
If you have an Irem Madonna cabinet you’ll find that there’s a credit board clipped to the left side of the coin box casing – M79. It’s got the same problem as the game boards, two were
Y2 System JAMMA to Mahjong adapter reproductions
There’s a very rare Mahjong game for the Y2 system called Higurashi No Nako Koroni Jan, because the system is JAMMA native an adapter is needed for you to play the game on a Mahjong panel. The
Capcom CPS Q-Sound case cap repros
Well thanks to Franco on the Arcade Otaku forum, we’ve put together reproductions for those often missing screw caps on CPS Q-Sound cases. These usually go missing when they are opened up to be desuicided, battery swapped,
Art scanning paused
So I was really getting into getting through the huge piles of art that need scanning, and scanning everything that arrives or leaves as a priority but unfortunately…. Scanner has started adding strange streaks to scans, it
Nichibutsu DVD21 DVD system footage (NSFW)
Developed at the same time as the Next Generation system, the DVD21 uses infrared controlled drives the same as the X-Rate rather than serial controlled. I think this was a system aimed at operators who had already
Art scanning update
It’s been a while since I posted here, I’ve been so busy with so many projects and not buying much worth showing off. However the scans archive has quietly (and slowly) been increasing and today it broke the
Cassette tape foam problems – chewing & bad reads
I’ve been dumping a lot of cassette media lately, and I’ve seen this problem enough to consider it a common fault. On standard computer cassette tapes there is a piece of foam which acts like a tensioner
PLCC84 7064/7096 to Dataman 48UXP adapter
Reading ROMs and other chips can become an expensive process. Even when you’ve obtained a reader which has all the device support you need, it will tend to come with a standard ZIF socket and if the