Most expensive pcb youve broken?

[wataru330]

Common problem, Adam did it to my Windy before I bought it off him. Advice I always give Windy owners. Don’t rotate em

You ain’t lyin’, brother.

I just haaaaaaad to play SkyShark one day. Back in the one cab, no super gun days.

Shit was nerve wracking. Like, brain surgery on yourself hectic...one false move-nothing will ever be the same, lol.

 

[voltronbadass]

I actually think its one of the easiest cabs to rotate because of the nice handles and sturdy frame. Sorry if you guys are offended but I think necking a monitor is just a really rookie move, dont blame the cab.

 

[wataru330]

I actually think its one of the easiest cabs to rotate because of the nice handles and sturdy frame. Sorry if you guys are offended but I think necking a monitor is just a really rookie move, dont blame the cab.

C’mon, you know the Windy II has no neck guard. Freefallin’ like Tom Petty if your arms get tired...I really had a scare when I was lining the 4th hole/bolt up.

The easiest cabs to rotate, have rotate mechs, heh. ;^)

2nd easiest is the Blast...just throw it on it’s back, and eat your Wheaties.

 

[voltronbadass]

Yeah I think a windy is easier than an egret 2, rotate mechs are dumb

 

[sylphia]

Not really broken but ... when I started pcb repairs, I tried to desolder two RAM chips on a Sunset Riders pcb, which led to a large number of broken traces
I fixed them with orange kinar wires, the pcb is still working well but looks like a Frankestein version of Sunset Siders, with orange wires on top of chips

 

[mmsadda]

Ahh, the drunken backwards JAMMA install. I’ve been there and haven’t been punished for it yet.

This whole thread is making me nauseous though.

I feel like I messed that up on another board once, but I don't recall ever full-on killing a specific PCB... That kills most boards, right?

Yeah I think a windy is easier than an egret 2, rotate mechs are dumb

You know me, I'm a weak little bitch. I like the E2 rotate mech. Moving pins - no problem. Rotating monitors - no go.

Norm, are you back into arcade stuff? You got any cabs now?

 

[Neo Alec]

Impossible to install a jamma connector backwards if the jamma connector on your harness is keyed.

 

[Kid Panda]

Impossible to install a jamma connector backwards if the jamma connector on your harness is keyed.

Some boards don't have pin 7 cut, so it's still possible when you remove the key.

 

[radiantsvgun]

Common problem, Adam did it to my Windy before I bought it off him. Advice I always give Windy owners. Don’t rotate em

They aren't too bad with proper precaution, but its not a cabinet I would want to rotate often, if ever. Why they just have the handles and no frame is beyond me.

You want a real beast to rotate? AWSD/E3. Mine is staying vert unless I find a 2l12b panel.

 

[OMFG]

I actually think its one of the easiest cabs to rotate because of the nice handles and sturdy frame. Sorry if you guys are offended but I think necking a monitor is just a really rookie move, dont blame the cab.

My case was a total rookie move. The Windy came with an extra Nanao MS9, which was installed afterwards.

Easiest monitor to rotate has to be the Capcom Mini Cute. It's the only monitor I can rotate from a sitting (comfortably) position. That monitor is lightweight.

 

[thermaltreasure]

Nub question. Having never owned a cab, what is it that makes rotation so difficult? Is it the weight of a CRT or the type of frame/connections etc.

 

[wataru330]

Necking the tube.