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Re-Capped Mac SE/30 Motherboard

Posted on June 24, 2018

It’s time once again for something decidedly non-pinball – a quick post about replacing the capacitors on my Mac SE/30’s motherboard. Although computers have used surface mount parts for decades now, all of the soldering work I’ve done on pinball … Continue reading →

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Game room carpet upgrade

Posted on May 20, 2018

I undertook a new project recently to upgrade my game room to carpet. One of the main reasons, in addition to the great look, was to cut down on the noise – carpet does a much better job of absorbing … Continue reading →

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Funhouse Playfield Swapped!

Posted on October 8, 2017

Over the last few weekends, I’ve undertaken a new pinball project – swapping the playfield in my Funhouse, Pat Lawlor’s awesome game from 1990. My game was playing well, but definitely wasn’t the prettiest Funhouse out there. The clock inserts … Continue reading →

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Kraylix Complete…. for now

Posted on October 7, 2017

It’s been a while since I last posted about the Kraylix. I blame Street Fighter V! It’s just too fun! No sooner than I had the control panel, monitor and sound wired up to the Kraylix, I started playing both … Continue reading →

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Kraylix Back From Paint

Posted on July 12, 2016

Not too much to report tonight other than the Kraylix arcade cabinet is back from being painted! As described in previous posts, I had it painted with automotive paint – first a base layer of gloss black, then gloss clear. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Added Remote Power Buttons to Kraylix PC and TV

Posted on July 2, 2016

With the gaming PC going inside the Kraylix cabinet and the Vizio TV behind a bezel, today I spent some time coming up with a solution to being able to power each on remotely as neither device’s power buttons will be … Continue reading →

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A Few Words on TPA3116D2 Audio Amplifiers

Posted on July 1, 2016

My plan for sound on the Kraylix arcade cabinet is to use two 4″ JL Audio speakers plus an 8″ woofer for bass. Of course part of having an integrated all-in-one solution for an arcade cabinet means some form of audio amplification … Continue reading →

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