Journey Restore Part 3 - How to install an MCR switching power supply adapter
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In this video we'll work some more on the power issues of this cabinet.
In this video I'll show how to install the Arcade Shop MCR switching power supply adapter. This adapter works with all the MCR games including Tron, Tapper, Root Beer Tapper, Domino Man, Timber, Satan's Hollow, Discs of Tron, Journey, Whacko, and more! I'll show how to hook it up to power and install it in the cabinet. I'll show how to test voltages on the PCB board and on the power supply and how to properly adjust the voltages.
We'll also talk about the filter caps, hum bar, fuses, and more.
We're getting close!
The MCR switching power supply adapter can be purchased at www.arcadeshop.com
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Thought I'd share a story with you John.... Growing up in the 80's my buddy's grandfather owned an arcade.... It was in a rougher part of town and near the end was just a hangout for underage drinking and a lot of drug dealing went on there. By 1986 there was a lot of pressure on him to close the doors and since it was getting run down and not making any money he did just that....closed the doors and moved to Florida... It sat exactly the way it was left from 1986 until last week when he passed away, We went in and everything was still the way it was... Pop cans still on the tables... Ash trays with butts in them.... Even a vending machine with snacks still in it... There were about 40 Cabinets... 2 pool tables... And about 8 pinball machines
This would of made an awesome video. Very 'window to the past'. How often do you see a business just shut it's doors at the end of the day and not to be opened for decades just the way it was? Cool story
That's amazing. You need to film it!
I'd love to have seen that. Fascinating.
That's awesome dude did you power the place on? would've been awesome to clean the place up and breathe new life into it
Personally, I think having Street Fighter II (original or otherwise) helps complete your arcade. I guess I just remember the popularity of it and how fun it was, and seeing it sitting with your other cabinets gives me that warm fuzzing feeling. lol
I love the classic, golden age cabinets, but I just don't connect to them as much because I didn't start going to the arcades until I was 10 years old in 1986. I had a play date kind of thing with my cousins and I was in another part of the mall for kids to play in, but when my older cousin and his friend let me tag a long with them after we were done, they took me in the arcade and we played the original "Rampage" ... I was SERIOUSLY hooked, and I couldn't stop thinking about going back! So yeah, I love games like Double Dragon, Rampage, Golden Axe, Final Fight, Street Fighter II. But, if I ever got into collecting, I would have classics mixed in with cabinets I grew up with, for sure!
Thanks for the video, John! I find something really relaxing about watching these, guess my love for the old arcade experience and preserving these games is what I like about them! I'm sure it's not ALWAYS relaxing working on them, but man, its gotta feel good once you solve and fix a problem and you have a smooth running machine!
That George Cantstandya picture gets me every time...
Dude - you are awesome to keep posting such helpful videos. I've been thinking about doing a MCR on my Tron, but wasn't sure what was involved, so now that I've seen this, I might go ahead and do it. Thanks for all the work/effort you put into keeping us informed and empowered.
I love these restore videos...can't get enough :)
Thanks, buddy!
Great video ,Just helped me fix no sound on my spy hunter
Thanks for the video! I was trying to figure out how to tell the plugs apart
John, love the arcade and the restoration vids, I just found your page last week. I wish I could have something like that someday but for now I will live through your videos and my local arcade (biggest one in NYS).
Sweet! Glad you're liking the videos. And, thanks for subscribing!
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No problem thanks for keeping me entertained. If your ever in the Binghamton NY area you've gotta check out Robot City Arcade. They boast over 70 arcade games and pins mostly retro. They are a pretty new place and I feel real fortunate to even have an arcade in the area as we hadn't had much for over a decade.
Interesting video. I enjoyed it.
E. Honda is AWESOME! I would really like to have a Street Fighter cab. :) great vid by the way! I would stay with the switching ps.
Yeah, I like E. Honda! :) I think I'll stick with the switcher.
I kinda laughed at the filter caps... Those are freakin huge!! :-)
Hey John - the sides are pretty good. I am not sure I would repaint it but maybe just do some touch ups if you can. But overall I think you have a nice solid cab. Great job on the switcher. I always wanted how to do that and now I know. Thanks! Great job!!
Yes, the reset circuit on the original PSU board has a circuit that releases the reset on the CPU once the 5V rail hits somewhere over 5V and stays there for a certain period. If the PSU doesn't reach that 5V and stay there under load then the reset line is never released. And if the PSU is not able to reach 5V under load then there is either too much power being drawn from the CPU board or not enough power being supplied by the transformer and filter caps. So the reset circuit should be fine since it is doing its job, but the giant ancient power caps are probably loading down the transformer or have gone open circuit forcing a 60Hz hum into the power rails. That new power supply should be more than enough to power it all, though. Looking forward to watching the rest. ;)
Nice vid, i think you should definitely change this ultra old looking fuse block.
and i would just clean the sides on camera its looking well.
MCR games are "very sensitive" to ripple noise on there power supply bus rails and often run into issues with hum bars , image tearing , and hum in the audio,, because there circuits where designed for linear power supply output and have no filtering in place for dealing with power noise and floating grounds , spy hunter in particular will have hum in the Audio if you don't put a 10.000 mf filter cap on the switchers 12 volt output ,, between 12 volts and ground , some switching power supply adapters for MCR games don't have enough filtering and the issue pops up.
I need to do this to my Tapper but I am not clear on how you got the new harness in there to plug into the new power supply.
Just a thought would it be possible to remove the tabs on the adapter to prevent a possible short. Do you also plan to add stand-offs on the board just to make it stable.
I've got no transformer in the bottom of my spy hunter and I've got a molex that needs ac going to monitor and sound board etc. If I cut the molex off, what do I connect to?
I have no reservations about using modern switching supplies either. However, as you mentioned, quality plays a crucial factor in selecting a switching power supply. I'll run out a switcher that is working until I suspect a problem, then I usually replace it with that same Happ model. There is of course an argument for authenticity... but really, who is going to know besides us, lol. Does the MCR adapter have holes for mounting? I would be a little concerned by the weight of the harness pulling down on that card. You could also add a cable strap near to card to relief it a bit.
I think the sides look good enough. You should keep the battle scares, unless you're going for 100% mint.
I'm not sure just yet. We'll see how the front looks after I remove that black paint.
I've never played this game and it sounded a lot like a cheesy money-maker like when a game is released specifically for a movie or something.
I just gave it a shot in mame--awesome game! There's a bit of space invaders, pacman and centipede in it,... super cool!
Yeah, it's a fun game. Pretty unique!
This MCR something, is for best stability in pcb and controls and other things in the cab?
MCR? You mean what is it? It's a Midway standard. I think it stands for Midway Card Rack.
Question is simple on the sides how large is the side art and how much does it actually cover this will help in deciding to paint
It covers the top half. So, any imperfections on the bottom will show.
Yea then I would honestly paint I thought the original cabs where white where they not ???
Dunderheadphoto11 Nope. The original Journey cabs were the plum color.
plum huh cool beans
They have load resistor kits for testing purposes
Hey John! I'm having the same problem getting 12V from my MCR adapter too. It's on a Tron arcade, the power supply is putting out 5V and 12V, the MCR adapter has 5V but not 12V. I've also bought another power supply and MCR adapter and I'm having the same 12V issue with them as well. Could you please help me and tell me what's going on?
Did you ever figure this out? Having the same problem
Hello i relly like your videos and your arcade collection im new to arcades of owning one so i know very little about them thats why i watch alot of video but i have a little issue now that im not sure how to fix it maybe you can help me out please.
You see i had a showcase arcade cab i got from ebay but it was empty and sice i love tekken i decided to get tekkes pcbs and i got 1 to 4 but the the tekken 4 i could make it to work so i dicided not to put it in the cab.
I place all tekkens inside the cab got a rgb to tv adapter and a pc power supply and it worked perfectly.
Last week i decided to get a switching power supply so it can look more like a real arcade in the inside and i got a power supply on ebay but since im new im not sure if every power supply works in just any game. So i got this power supply and i plug every thing and by the time i get to hook the ac power coming in i just got it from the wall outlet and when i turn it on i got pucture but some lines shows on the screen and the sound was not good.
Now my question is did i get the right power supply and hook it up the right way by getting the ac streak from the wall???
or the power supply does not flow the right voltage for the pcbs i dont have a power meater to check now but this is what the pcbs requiare
+5v /2.5A minnimun
+12v /2A minnimun
The power supply output is
+5v /16A
+12 /4A
Is this power supply good for this type of games
If it is good maybe my wirering is not good
Can you help me please
Nice one john
I like how you have used a modern arcade switching power supply
I don't like them old briefcase units they look like 1950s technology
and might fail or worse catch fire anytime.
when I'm restoring a arcade cab I try to keep the outside as original
as possible including the control panel controls but bring the inside
of the cab into the 21st century especially the PSU as I bet the
arcade switching power supply will output better power than that
briefcase unit ever could also it's less hassle to replace if the
arcade switching power supply does fails.
looks good but when the game switch screen i see sprites in lines access the screen? is it just me or camera doing that
No, that's normal. All MCR games do that. Especially on the right side of the screen.
Wondering if would work on xenophobe?
sides look good to me as they are! hey dude, don't sweat about replacing old garbage with superior modern components. if it were me i'd gut it and throw in MAME and an LCD :)
Cop-out!
You connected the AC backwards ;)
I think u missed a screw. Why a drill? cringe