Frogger hopped out of the shop today. New art and power supply will make this a reliable unit.

Tags: SOLD

I put the sides on last night and cleaned more stuff off the front. I love the Magic Eraser, thanks to Jeff F. This unit is ready for sale.

Looking Good: New Sides

Tags: Available

I just got the ArcadeShop overlay. it is a scan, not a vector but it is bright and complete. Looks much better then the torn and worn original.

Photos: Frogger

We did our best with the cap kit and adjustments but the play testing revealed a monitor flare. The kind that results from a short in one or more of the guns. It was time to roll out the rejuvenator. This device essentially pump too much voltage into the guns to try and burn off a short created by dust or other airborne particles that can collect in the (relative) vacuum of the picture tube.

It is not without risk. You can destroy your tube if you push too hard but it can bring a dying tube back to useful condition. If you are losing it anyway, it is worth a shot.

This time it did not pay off. We clear a short on the Blue gun, but the Green short remained. We just could not save this one. Fortunately a spare tube was available and we swapped it in on that newly recapped chassis. Frogger is bright and colorful again.

After the shock of the burning ballast we returned to the shop. The Frogger Monitor needed adjustment. David was elbows deep in the cabinet spinning pots until the picture was looking good.

Tags: monitor