When he mentioned the issue, my first thought was to 3d print a front bumper that would also block the buttons. Then you don't have to take the TV apart.
After about 4-5 visits to my grandma to "fix her tv", I remember finally resolving to disable functions on my grandma's TV remote by cracking it open and using an X-acto knife to slice off rubber buttons that I knew she would never need to use. She never complained about the TV since. "Aaron, you fixed the tv! It's been working since!"
@TheosTechTips i was fixing an early 90s Philips the other day and, while the menu doesn't have options to adjust geometry, the manual mentions hotel mode in the "option bytes" section.
Damn, of all the things I could imagine having to be concerned with operating a business so open to the public (I've seen your other videos where you showed all the work setting the place up), it would have never occurred to me about the whole TV falling over thing. Even as a non-lawyer, that makes my skin crawl thinking about LOL.
No kidding! There's a myriad of things that "could go wrong"... I wonder if David has had any outright maliciousness or vandalism in the arcade? I hope not!
Did a quick search, David, and I can see how your TV's can pick up a signal even without an Antenna. There's a broadcast tower looks like just a couple miles away. Reminds me of listening to KFI broadcasting out of Los Angeles (Specifically Mt Wilson) and losing the signal about 20 miles west of Phoenix.
FYI those cable ties do dry out and become brittle and break easily. I would be cautious about using them as a safety tether. I love the fake buttons and that you stored the originals inside the case for the next bloke.😂.
I'm guilty. Pressed a channel button to see if it was "channel 3" as that was the go-to I remember using back in the console days. Couldn't get the game back on the screen. Did an awkward lap around looking for someone to tell and when I had looped back around it was already fixed. Total downtime was probably less than a minute. My bad. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Really efficient solution to a potentially over-complicatable problem. I really like that you found a way to fix it that doesn't involve telling your customers that they're playing with the machines wrong. Especially for younger visitors, it'd take a lot of fun out of things if there were a bunch of warning signs everywhere and they were afraid to touch any of the "antiques." Wild that those TVs were picking up digital broadcasts with no antennas. I have an SDR for radio reception that will pick up broadcast analog FM radio with no antenna, but I didn't realize broadcast digital OTA signals could also be that strong. Maybe y'all are just really close to a broadcasting station?
I used to plug in an RF adapter in that port that doubled as an antenna. But I wonder if the other cables on the other side might be responsible for this TV picking up HD TV signals?
@@samuelstinson3274 Possibly. Accidentally creating antennas is definitely a thing that happens when you least expect it. :) (I use a software defined radio to listen to local HAM and shortwave stuff. Tracking down QRM and other RFI is … a task.)
I’m thinking the same thing: that the arcade must be located close to a broadcast tower. Those digital signals work by line of sight and can be very finicky. When I lived in an upper-floor apartment I could get a signal no problem, even with the cheapest antenna. When I moved into a ground-level house I couldn’t get a signal to save my life until I went out and bought a roof-mounted antenna.
Dave, one thing I have found with the RED Loctite is that it seems to deteriorate certain plastics over a year or two. I have switched the to medium hold Green wicking Loctite. I tighten the nuts, then use a tool (tweezers or exactor knife) to apply a tiny bit of the green loctite and it wicks right in the threads under the bolts and never touches the plastic, or at least minimally touches the plastic.
also given red technically needs heat to remove, its there for good. although with how small that bolt is, i bet a good impact and a wrench to hold the loop would snap it off if needed
I made this mistake on a camera mount on my roof using blue loctite. It ate through the plastic in under 24 hours. Mount failed around the bolts and you could see blue throughout the cracks.
We're mean't to be using BLUE not red, in general, not the other way round. You HAVE to heat up the bolt to get red out. Use a Nyloc Nut or some RTV Silicon instead maybe for this application!!!
I think you should build wood cabinets for the TVs. People are still going to break the plastic of the bessel, but, contained in a cabinet, that won't happen. You can also cover the buttons with the cabinet.
Ah, my brother used to have a TV like that, marketed during the 'transition era' when digital broadcast was just starting, but analog was still the main method...it was an early widescreen as well, Nice TV, too bad it got fried in a storm. :-/
The sort if issues the crop up after you're open for a while, and then begin to see the things you didn't see prior to opening. Great fixes, especially the 'fake' buttons... great solution for reversibility
I’m so happy it was these kinds of problems you had, seeing the intro I was afraid you had problems with theft or sabotage of the retro computers and consoles, but it turned out these problems were lighthearted and fun to see you fix 😊
@@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay Yeah it's sad I guess, but from the first video of the arcade one of my first thoughts were how they locked the lid on the NES so no one can steal the cart. I'm so happy he solved these problems without putting labels and signs everywhere that would disturb the experience for the visitors, the retro corner just looks like someones home in the 80's and I love it 😀
Interesting! As an "80's kid", I'm so used to trying caps lock on an Apple IIe for older software that I hadn't thought about that being confusing to people not so used to them. But, of course it is!
That's what I was thinking. A lot of these refurbished arcade machines still have screens that are old and faded, and being able to install a brand new one would be great.
There are still factories in China producing them, so as long as demand exists further capacity can be added. It would also be cool to see what would have been the successors to traditional CRTs (FED & SED, basically one tiny 'CRT' per pixel) get resurrected, to get the benefits of both LCDs/OLEDs and CRTs.
@@MayaPosch If only they were still sold in stores in the US and other countries. I might be the oldest 39-year-old alive. I want all old technology again.
When I was in the Navy, we secured our CRT TVs with a length of 1/8" or 1/16" flat bar folded into a square U shape with ears at the end of the legs. The U goes upside down over the top of the TV and was bolted through the ears to the shelf/table. There has to be a small gap between the ears and the table so the strap can be snug to the top of the TV. A little bit of rubber between the strap and TV wouldn't hurt. That way you're spreading out the forces across the cabinet instead of relying on a small area of aging plastic to hold all the weight. Held well even when they were mounted up at the top of the wall and tilted forward at 45 degrees. Solid but removable.
I brought my family a few moonths back and had a great time! Didnt get to see you, I beleive we saw your brother? But we were mostly just having fun watching the kids see things they didnt get to see much of! We had just gotten and apple 2e and a mac plus 1mb but I hadnt gotten them up and running yet, so it was nice to see the apple 2e up and running there!
Those TVs receiving TV signals with no antenna is pretty wild. Must be a very strong transmitter nearby. Sometimes you never know what hidden capabilities a TV or monitor might have. I discovered an old composite monitor of mine could sync to PAL signals when playing a PAL DVD without rolling the frame (which is often what will happen if you try).
Pasternack makes 75-ohm terminators that can screw onto the cable connections if you want to see if it minimizes the chance of picking up over the air broadcasts.
An idea I had for the TV buttons- shove something under the bits of plastic that press the micro-switches so that the buttons are either stiffened, or completely immobilized
I once had a similar caps lock problem on an 8086 PC that was in the cafe I ran. I settled on a software fix - a tiny TSR program tied to the keyboard interrupt that would flip the capslock but to 0.
When CRTs were common, I've seen straps holding them down on tables, carts, or even wall mounts. They made special "CRT straps" for this. I'm guessing you can't get them any more, so a simple ratchet strap screwed on both ends to the table and ratcheted tight should work to keep the TV from tipping over. If it gets loose, just ratchet it again. Those zip ties can be cut.
What I've done in the past is pull the key off, then put a collar (usually a piece of stripped off wire shielding) around the collar of the key. This mechanically stops it being pressed.
@@TimeRiftArcade Understandable. And if a customer complains that they can't hear the game, that's what the remote is for. Otherwise, you'd always have someone turning it up to max volume every time you turn around.
David - it was like you were reading my mind as I watched this... I was thinking - "just 3d print fake buttons", "just desolder the sift lock", and then "you need loctite on that fastener".
Hey David! my friend and i often come by your arcade about 3 times month. you have prob seen us there before. we play air hockey alot. i enjoy playing the nes and snes but they are very hard to hear. with the tv button not functional anymore the user wont be able to change the volume. its not the end of the world but is there going to be a fix for that? also the pc on the left of the apple computer, it has a stereo speaker system. it also has a headphone jack. ive been bringing my wired headphones so that i can hear the games better. could a change like adding speakers or a headphone jack to the tv consoles come in the future? also some instructions on how to change games on the apple pc with the disk emulator would be nice. i use Linux but i dont speak retro pc thank you for all your work.😄
how do you prevent shady customers from trying to make off with the entire console, controller, or game? (Im assuming the game consoles have multicarts though I did spot the genesis has an officially released 6 pack cartridge)
@@TimeRiftArcade Taking a guess, just from the vids so far, guessing as it's a cover to get in, there's someone at the front, and maybe 1 or 2 floorwalkers keeping an eye on things? (My arcade experience is QUITE old, being about 30 years old, lol)
@@TimeRiftArcade hopefully it stays that way, but you can never depend on everyone being a good person, so it might be worth keeping in mind for the future.
When I was in elementary school I remember the class clown sneaking into a room of 64s and turning on all the shift lock keys on purpose to delay the next class. Some things remain the same years later.
something that would be easier, instead of creating the buttons you could just sticker on the front where the holes were, with a big logo from the arcade, similar to a arcade bezel. But if you goal is keep the "familiar" vibe of a home tv, good job!
i had the speaker on my tv split for going into a hi-fi..also adjusted the screen pots so the gaming image was nearly full screen..the pixels where 4 times the size lol
@@oldmanjim2376 I reconfigured mine to be an extra backspace (that I never use, but the idea was nice). You can set them up to be an extra Ctrl key as well.
Hmm. I can partly agree with you..Caps Lock can be useful, but Shift Lock not only gives you caps but the special characters on the number keys. And then you throw in the graphics characters on the Commodores...
How would you inject code into a start-up sequence of a ROM-cartridge game? Or are all the affected games on disks/cassettes? Even then, you need to find where to inject code, overwrite the disks, test them... too much work. Desoldering the key is a better solution here IMO
I wonder how often someone brings a compatible remote control or something that can read/send IR like the Flipper Zero and messes with machines. Might be worth it to disable the IR as well.
That hasn't been an issue. And if we disabled IR then our own remote wouldn't work with them anymore and we wouldn't be able to change anything anymore.
I wind up hitting the capslock alot since I hunt and peck, wind up with half of what I type being in caps. I ust bits of cardbaord or paper towel or tinfoil to make the capslock barely work.
You could simply enable child lock or front panel lock for the TV. I am pretty sure there is an option for that in the menu or can be enabled by pressing down one of the panel keys for 10 or kore seconds.This is what Playstation gaming clubs did back in those days.
Also put a youtube link to this video inside of the CRT. So the person who likes to reverse mod it in the far future will see why the CRT was mod in the first place :P
This is the kind of niche content I love to see. "How to customer-proof your commercial-use household electronics"
eww people.. Lol new product Category "As-Seen-On - TH-cam". Now is it Cream, wax, spray or a Snuggie
Because idiots will be idiots, always!
@@AMPProf you're a people too
@ yep And I eat Cheesy goopy Fries with my hands
Keyboard covers Are awesome
I like how you got 4 identical CRTs, really keeps the symmetry of the gaming space. Looks nice.
The idea of 3D printing fake buttons for the TVs is so simple but so genius
When he mentioned the issue, my first thought was to 3d print a front bumper that would also block the buttons. Then you don't have to take the TV apart.
My thought when he first removed the buttons was to 3D print replacements.
Mine was just to attach a plate on the inside to cover the holes
We used to do something similar in my old job - we used to call the part blanking plates.
After about 4-5 visits to my grandma to "fix her tv", I remember finally resolving to disable functions on my grandma's TV remote by cracking it open and using an X-acto knife to slice off rubber buttons that I knew she would never need to use. She never complained about the TV since. "Aaron, you fixed the tv! It's been working since!"
Genius. Give her a power button, a mute button, channel up/down and Volume up/down.
A piece of tape on the PCB would do the job, and it's reversible.
@@nobody-wd3gc A piece of tape can easily be peeled off, so it's not grandma-proof!
Put the tape on the remote's PCB. That's pretty Grandma-proof.
@@einootspork Tape goes on the PCB inside the remote.
Many TV's also have a hidden "hotel-menu" that can be used to force many settings. Functionality varies between models.
Failing that, many also have child locks, which also prevents the issue.
On a CRT? I don't know...
@TheosTechTips I had commercial RCA CRT TVs at one point that had a hotel menu! Granted probably less likely to be present in consumer grade TVs.
@@RetroTechChris They sometimes have it available too, but it's usually hidden under the service mode menu
@TheosTechTips i was fixing an early 90s Philips the other day and, while the menu doesn't have options to adjust geometry, the manual mentions hotel mode in the "option bytes" section.
Damn, of all the things I could imagine having to be concerned with operating a business so open to the public (I've seen your other videos where you showed all the work setting the place up), it would have never occurred to me about the whole TV falling over thing. Even as a non-lawyer, that makes my skin crawl thinking about LOL.
No kidding! There's a myriad of things that "could go wrong"... I wonder if David has had any outright maliciousness or vandalism in the arcade? I hope not!
I feel like with an operation like this, they'd probably have insurance.
I guess a lot of people these days have forgotten how heavy those CRTs were.
It's especially a concern with curious children.
And adults who let their kids treat every surface as a jungle gym, and simply will NOT parent their own child.
Did a quick search, David, and I can see how your TV's can pick up a signal even without an Antenna. There's a broadcast tower looks like just a couple miles away. Reminds me of listening to KFI broadcasting out of Los Angeles (Specifically Mt Wilson) and losing the signal about 20 miles west of Phoenix.
FYI those cable ties do dry out and become brittle and break easily. I would be cautious about using them as a safety tether. I love the fake buttons and that you stored the originals inside the case for the next bloke.😂.
Yeah, sometime around 2096 they may start to deteriorate. Good grief.
@@forthwithtx5852They deteriorate in 2-5 years sometimes less. Do your research before making comments like that. Good grief.
Yeah cable ties seems like a hacky solution. Get done steel cable
Nice to see engineering solutions to the human element.
I'm guilty. Pressed a channel button to see if it was "channel 3" as that was the go-to I remember using back in the console days. Couldn't get the game back on the screen. Did an awkward lap around looking for someone to tell and when I had looped back around it was already fixed. Total downtime was probably less than a minute. My bad. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Really efficient solution to a potentially over-complicatable problem. I really like that you found a way to fix it that doesn't involve telling your customers that they're playing with the machines wrong. Especially for younger visitors, it'd take a lot of fun out of things if there were a bunch of warning signs everywhere and they were afraid to touch any of the "antiques."
Wild that those TVs were picking up digital broadcasts with no antennas. I have an SDR for radio reception that will pick up broadcast analog FM radio with no antenna, but I didn't realize broadcast digital OTA signals could also be that strong. Maybe y'all are just really close to a broadcasting station?
I used to plug in an RF adapter in that port that doubled as an antenna. But I wonder if the other cables on the other side might be responsible for this TV picking up HD TV signals?
@@samuelstinson3274 Possibly. Accidentally creating antennas is definitely a thing that happens when you least expect it. :)
(I use a software defined radio to listen to local HAM and shortwave stuff. Tracking down QRM and other RFI is … a task.)
By the way, KF7LSG
@ I'm slowly working on my technician license now. Too many intervening IRL disasters to have it done already, but hopefully before the summer. :)
I’m thinking the same thing: that the arcade must be located close to a broadcast tower. Those digital signals work by line of sight and can be very finicky. When I lived in an upper-floor apartment I could get a signal no problem, even with the cheapest antenna. When I moved into a ground-level house I couldn’t get a signal to save my life until I went out and bought a roof-mounted antenna.
Dave, one thing I have found with the RED Loctite is that it seems to deteriorate certain plastics over a year or two. I have switched the to medium hold Green wicking Loctite. I tighten the nuts, then use a tool (tweezers or exactor knife) to apply a tiny bit of the green loctite and it wicks right in the threads under the bolts and never touches the plastic, or at least minimally touches the plastic.
also given red technically needs heat to remove, its there for good. although with how small that bolt is, i bet a good impact and a wrench to hold the loop would snap it off if needed
He could also have just used a locking nut. Easy to install, easy to remove, not coming off on it's own
Don't all grades of Loctite attack ABS plastic?
I made this mistake on a camera mount on my roof using blue loctite. It ate through the plastic in under 24 hours. Mount failed around the bolts and you could see blue throughout the cracks.
We're mean't to be using BLUE not red, in general, not the other way round.
You HAVE to heat up the bolt to get red out.
Use a Nyloc Nut or some RTV Silicon instead maybe for this application!!!
Time Rift seems like the kind of place to have a whole room dedicated to having LAN parties
Those hardware mods were just so simply fantastic. The anti tip on the TVs is such a ‘duh’ kind of thing that has just never crossed my mind.
Figured a 3D printer would come into play when I saw you remove those buttons. 🙂 Excellent fix!
I love the intro. Like some 1980s paranormal/supernatural late evening show.
I think you should build wood cabinets for the TVs. People are still going to break the plastic of the bessel, but, contained in a cabinet, that won't happen. You can also cover the buttons with the cabinet.
Ah, my brother used to have a TV like that, marketed during the 'transition era' when digital broadcast was just starting, but analog was still the main method...it was an early widescreen as well, Nice TV, too bad it got fried in a storm. :-/
Might be kind of neat to put the consoles into generic arcade cabinets down the line or the Uber option would be to use a M82 for the NES games :)
The sort if issues the crop up after you're open for a while, and then begin to see the things you didn't see prior to opening. Great fixes, especially the 'fake' buttons... great solution for reversibility
OMG, the built in antenna on the CRTs.
I would have love to set the channel to MeTV for some cartoons
I’m so happy it was these kinds of problems you had, seeing the intro I was afraid you had problems with theft or sabotage of the retro computers and consoles, but it turned out these problems were lighthearted and fun to see you fix 😊
We're all so jaded these days, aren't we? I had the same experience with other ultimately wholesome videos.
@@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay Yeah it's sad I guess, but from the first video of the arcade one of my first thoughts were how they locked the lid on the NES so no one can steal the cart.
I'm so happy he solved these problems without putting labels and signs everywhere that would disturb the experience for the visitors, the retro corner just looks like someones home in the 80's and I love it 😀
I'd love to see a build for a custom cabinet to house all these CRTs.
Such simple, yet effective mods. Would like to see more of these "day-to-day" stuff.
These little quality of life details are the types of things people seldom think of when opening a business. Well done!
Always love to see these videos.
Interesting! As an "80's kid", I'm so used to trying caps lock on an Apple IIe for older software that I hadn't thought about that being confusing to people not so used to them. But, of course it is!
With the rise in popularity of Retro stuff i wonder if someone will start producing CRT's again? id imagine there is a market for them.
That's what I was thinking. A lot of these refurbished arcade machines still have screens that are old and faded, and being able to install a brand new one would be great.
I don't think we should have updated the technology from CRT TVs to begin with. I hope someone does figure out something.
There are still factories in China producing them, so as long as demand exists further capacity can be added.
It would also be cool to see what would have been the successors to traditional CRTs (FED & SED, basically one tiny 'CRT' per pixel) get resurrected, to get the benefits of both LCDs/OLEDs and CRTs.
@@MayaPosch If only they were still sold in stores in the US and other countries. I might be the oldest 39-year-old alive. I want all old technology again.
your not the only one that wants crts to be remanufactured i do as well I LOVE CRT TVS
When I was in the Navy, we secured our CRT TVs with a length of 1/8" or 1/16" flat bar folded into a square U shape with ears at the end of the legs. The U goes upside down over the top of the TV and was bolted through the ears to the shelf/table. There has to be a small gap between the ears and the table so the strap can be snug to the top of the TV. A little bit of rubber between the strap and TV wouldn't hurt.
That way you're spreading out the forces across the cabinet instead of relying on a small area of aging plastic to hold all the weight. Held well even when they were mounted up at the top of the wall and tilted forward at 45 degrees. Solid but removable.
I brought my family a few moonths back and had a great time! Didnt get to see you, I beleive we saw your brother? But we were mostly just having fun watching the kids see things they didnt get to see much of! We had just gotten and apple 2e and a mac plus 1mb but I hadnt gotten them up and running yet, so it was nice to see the apple 2e up and running there!
That cover photo, so far one of the best David :D
Those TVs receiving TV signals with no antenna is pretty wild. Must be a very strong transmitter nearby. Sometimes you never know what hidden capabilities a TV or monitor might have. I discovered an old composite monitor of mine could sync to PAL signals when playing a PAL DVD without rolling the frame (which is often what will happen if you try).
I regret to inform you that I have no idea when I'll be in the arcade as... I'm nowhere near it. Sorry! But looks really AWESOME! Loving these vids :D
“How to rascal-proof your arcade without yelling at the clouds.”
Great video! Next time I’m in, I need help to understand how these Classic computer systems work. Lol
this is really cool. I love all those little behind the scenes and improvements. Keep it coming!
Great video David! I’d love to see an instructional video about how you went about measuring/recreating those button buttons in CAD to be 3-D printed.
Cool! Can’t wait to see the upgrades in person!
Pasternack makes 75-ohm terminators that can screw onto the cable connections if you want to see if it minimizes the chance of picking up over the air broadcasts.
It won’t matter he took out the buttons and put fake ones… so it will be always in av mode
That is Brotha I haven't seen or use a CRT in far to long... Way to keep it Going👊
That opening sequence is actually the first footage I've ever seen of the single color palette version of Montezuma's Revenge on the Apple II. Neat-o!
Man this is so cool. I love this channel. It's the kind of cool esoteric stuff that I originally came to YT for.
My guess is they want to change the volume but accidentally hit the channel buttons instead.
An idea I had for the TV buttons- shove something under the bits of plastic that press the micro-switches so that the buttons are either stiffened, or completely immobilized
Always delighted with your problem solving and attention to detail!
That oldschool now a day still very cool ✌😁
Ingenious fixes there!
I once had a similar caps lock problem on an 8086 PC that was in the cafe I ran. I settled on a software fix - a tiny TSR program tied to the keyboard interrupt that would flip the capslock but to 0.
I enjoyed this and would like to see more.
When CRTs were common, I've seen straps holding them down on tables, carts, or even wall mounts. They made special "CRT straps" for this. I'm guessing you can't get them any more, so a simple ratchet strap screwed on both ends to the table and ratcheted tight should work to keep the TV from tipping over. If it gets loose, just ratchet it again. Those zip ties can be cut.
How does someone bump into a TV that hard? Horsin around, banned for life.
Accidents happen.
What I've done in the past is pull the key off, then put a collar (usually a piece of stripped off wire shielding) around the collar of the key. This mechanically stops it being pressed.
I like these fixes. Feel free to record more stuff like rhis
like usual very nice work. one day ill travel there and check it out!
I love your new arcade. Congrats! I wish I had business or family in TX.
I think it may had been a better idea to make it so the volume controls still worked incase a visitor needed to increase or lower the volume.
We disabled these for the same reason the volume control for arcade machines is behind a locked coin door. ;-)
@@TimeRiftArcade Understandable. And if a customer complains that they can't hear the game, that's what the remote is for. Otherwise, you'd always have someone turning it up to max volume every time you turn around.
David - it was like you were reading my mind as I watched this... I was thinking - "just 3d print fake buttons", "just desolder the sift lock", and then "you need loctite on that fastener".
AS soon as he mentioned the buttons, my mind went to "make fake ones"
Hey David! my friend and i often come by your arcade about 3 times month. you have prob seen us there before. we play air hockey alot. i enjoy playing the nes and snes but they are very hard to hear. with the tv button not functional anymore the user wont be able to change the volume. its not the end of the world but is there going to be a fix for that? also the pc on the left of the apple computer, it has a stereo speaker system. it also has a headphone jack. ive been bringing my wired headphones so that i can hear the games better. could a change like adding speakers or a headphone jack to the tv consoles come in the future?
also some instructions on how to change games on the apple pc with the disk emulator would be nice. i use Linux but i dont speak retro pc
thank you for all your work.😄
720p ?
I'd love to visit the time rift, but alas, I am in NC. Maybe one day. =D
Oh man, I hope to someday visit and play some of these! Bucket list for sure :)
how do you prevent shady customers from trying to make off with the entire console, controller, or game? (Im assuming the game consoles have multicarts though I did spot the genesis has an officially released 6 pack cartridge)
It really hasn't been a problem so far.
@@TimeRiftArcade Taking a guess, just from the vids so far, guessing as it's a cover to get in, there's someone at the front, and maybe 1 or 2 floorwalkers keeping an eye on things? (My arcade experience is QUITE old, being about 30 years old, lol)
@@TimeRiftArcade hopefully it stays that way, but you can never depend on everyone being a good person, so it might be worth keeping in mind for the future.
Very smart and clever, sir. Well done!
When I was in elementary school I remember the class clown sneaking into a room of 64s and turning on all the shift lock keys on purpose to delay the next class. Some things remain the same years later.
something that would be easier, instead of creating the buttons you could just sticker on the front where the holes were, with a big logo from the arcade, similar to a arcade bezel. But if you goal is keep the "familiar" vibe of a home tv, good job!
When I go to Texas, your arcade will be a must
i had the speaker on my tv split for going into a hi-fi..also adjusted the screen pots so the gaming image was nearly full screen..the pixels where 4 times the size lol
What a clever solution, thanks for sharing!
Omg I love knowing this! Reversible mods are king
Great solutions as always!
What game was on the Apple II i remember playing that but not the name
Montezuma's Revenge!
where did you find your table top crt tv? im looking for one and cant find any :/
Locktight on the tv bolt might make the plastic go crumbly.
note the shift lock is the most useless key on the planet, after the scroll lock of course
The number of times I hit Caps Lock when I don't want to has to be insane. 🤣
@@oldmanjim2376 I reconfigured mine to be an extra backspace (that I never use, but the idea was nice). You can set them up to be an extra Ctrl key as well.
Hmm. I can partly agree with you..Caps Lock can be useful, but Shift Lock not only gives you caps but the special characters on the number keys. And then you throw in the graphics characters on the Commodores...
love the fact the mods are reversible.
Is there not a poke statement that could disable the caps lock key that could be run at startup for the Vic and C64?
How would you inject code into a start-up sequence of a ROM-cartridge game?
Or are all the affected games on disks/cassettes?
Even then, you need to find where to inject code, overwrite the disks, test them... too much work.
Desoldering the key is a better solution here IMO
Cool hack for the TV buttons
It would be so much cooler if you built surrounds for the TVs so that they look like arcade cabinets.
A couple of the millions of things you couldn't foresee. :) 01:36 - Was that Montezuma's Revenge on the Apple II?
Scanning and 3d print a button plug to keep holes closed
I wonder how often someone brings a compatible remote control or something that can read/send IR like the Flipper Zero and messes with machines. Might be worth it to disable the IR as well.
That hasn't been an issue. And if we disabled IR then our own remote wouldn't work with them anymore and we wouldn't be able to change anything anymore.
Shouldn't that eyebolt be connected to a chassis ground?
Those zip ties will definitely break to hold the tv in place, I’d definitely think about something a little stronger
I wind up hitting the capslock alot since I hunt and peck, wind up with half of what I type being in caps. I ust bits of cardbaord or paper towel or tinfoil to make the capslock barely work.
How do you keep the cartridges from getting stolen?
I think blue loctite would have worked; I'm pretty sure red requires heat to remove, which will melt the plastic
Nope. You got the colors mixed up.
Blue is the one which needs heat to remove. Red is the nasty permanent one that never comes off period.
Nice solutions!
You could simply enable child lock or front panel lock for the TV. I am pretty sure there is an option for that in the menu or can be enabled by pressing down one of the panel keys for 10 or kore seconds.This is what Playstation gaming clubs did back in those days.
If that were possible we would have done it. ;-)
You should have wired up the buttons to a counter so you could see just how many times people get curious and push them.
Love these videos.
Be careful with loctite as I've found it damages plastic and can leave it breaking into pieces
How’s the arcade business going, David? Is your place visited often?
Simple sign using a lable-maker would cure the shift lock & channel problem, but that would have been boring for all of us.
modern problems require modern solutions
Its too bad Im on the East coast. Id love to see the arcade. I always have Funspot I guess
Also put a youtube link to this video inside of the CRT. So the person who likes to reverse mod it in the far future will see why the CRT was mod in the first place :P
M.C. Hammer approves!
Cool, thanks
It is so crazy how much shit gets bumped and broken in an arcade lol
Hammer time!