A little bit bitter sweet since I have had it so long, and of course, one of my few working games, but feels good to have that touch more room in the garage working towards getting it cleared out for the winter.

Space Invaders Deluxe is gone. is a post from: Rotheblog - Arcade Game Blog

Here is a photo of it working.

Space Invaders Deluxe works again! is a post from: Rotheblog - Arcade Game Blog

Space Invaders Deluxe Boards Arrived is a post from: Rotheblog - Arcade Game Blog

We did find that the -5V voltage regulator on your power regulator board had failed. It’s been replaced, and the power regulator is working properly again.

The motherboard and sound board both tested OK – luckily the problem with the power regulator board didn’t do any damage to them.

My biggest concern was that the Space Invader that was racing across the screen when you plugged the game in was permanent damage. We had left the game on for awhile on the first night that I got it back in April, and I thought for sure that the wrong voltages had corrupted chips on the main PCB. This was something that Alex had indicated to me, and I wasn’t sure if that would be an additional expense because, really…that would have been my fault in a sense.

But, it sounds like things should work out fine. I just hope I still have a buyer when it gets sent back to me.

Space Invaders Deluxe Boards Fixed! is a post from: Rotheblog - Arcade Game Blog

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• First, I have to find the time during working hours to get over there.
• Second, a lot of times it is crowded when you make it just before the end of the day, so you have to wait forever.
• Third, I never have boxes around the house to put larger objects (like arcade game PCBs) in for mailing.
• Fourth, if I even have supplies to wrap the game boards up nicely, then I have to cover the whole box with wrapping so that no wrapping is showing.
• Fifth, it is relatively expensive to mail any classic arcade items, let alone PCBs.

But, the box with the Space Invaders PCBs is out, and I hope when it comes back, I am done with this game completely. It is becoming like the Dig Dug. I am approaching a year with this arcade game, and I don’t know what I have learned. Other than, be very careful when it comes to buying classic games if it looks like there is a board issue.

Don’t get me wrong. Alex Yeckley of Elektronforge has been great so far. He does excellent work, and he is pretty affordable if you buy the arcade game machine cheap or want to keep it. He is fast, he does ok on email, and he stands behind his work.

I at least I supposedly have a buyer, and although I am getting close to my investment threshold for what the Space Invaders Deluxe is actually worth, I am not totally tapped out and I have confidence the buyer will come through.

Space Invaders Boards in the mail is a post from: Rotheblog - Arcade Game Blog

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