Cheers for the video. I’ve been thinking about getting into collecting PCB’s but have very little technical knowledge or skill. Can I ask what sort of lifespan you can expect from a board from the 90/2000’s hearing a lot of horror stories such as it degrades each time you switch it on and off.
They don't tend to "degrade" but switching them on/off is the time they are most likely to fail. Although, it won't be common at all, unless the board has a bad reputation for failing. In my experience boards from 90's/early 2000's are pretty reliable. When a board does go bad most of the time it can be a simple fix. I would suggest if you are going to use an arcade PCB, have a good length gaming session. Try to avoid playing it for 5 minutes at a time. Usually arcade games were left on all day anyway.
Can't thank you enough for this video, dude
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Cheers for the video. I’ve been thinking about getting into collecting PCB’s but have very little technical knowledge or skill. Can I ask what sort of lifespan you can expect from a board from the 90/2000’s hearing a lot of horror stories such as it degrades each time you switch it on and off.
They don't tend to "degrade" but switching them on/off is the time they are most likely to fail. Although, it won't be common at all, unless the board has a bad reputation for failing. In my experience boards from 90's/early 2000's are pretty reliable.
When a board does go bad most of the time it can be a simple fix. I would suggest if you are going to use an arcade PCB, have a good length gaming session. Try to avoid playing it for 5 minutes at a time. Usually arcade games were left on all day anyway.