1st Post - Help Required with Commando machine

[Guzzler]

Hello Fellow UK VACcers,

I have an old Commando machine, which was working prior to being put into storage over 20 years ago.

The machine is complete, and the cabinet in good condition.

It appears to be made under license by a company based on Tottenham Court (name escapes me).

When I switch the machine on from the plug socket, there is no sound, or light.

Can I have help in troubleshooting this machine back to life again?

I live in Essex/London borders.

Cheers in advance.

Guzzler

 

[ZedEx48K]

Start with the power supplies, see that they are outputting the correct voltages, disconnect everything else while checking them, don't want bad voltages going the the game etc.

 

[big10p]

If there's no signs of life at all, check the fuses, then the voltages as suggested above.

 

[sukhbir]

The company name was probably electrocoin.

 

[muddymusic]

Stick some pictures up too so we can see what's running inside etc, that will help with the diagnosis

 

[_Matt_]

It may have a switch on top of the cab that you may have just switched off before putting into storage and forgot about.

Either way, you don't want to turn it on again before properly checking everything as mentioned above.

Do you have any pics you can put up?

 

[Stevedarbs]

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[69er]

All those years ago MANY CABINETS HAD DOOR SAFETY SWITCHES if a door is open it often turns the machine off for safety the switches are usually white and spring retained by the door itself

for engineer purposes these switches can be pulled upward to the ON position to work with an open door.............. ITS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A BASIC MULTIMETER TO CHECK VOLTAGES & FUSES etc.

FIRSTLY I WOULD CHECK THE 13A PLUG WIRES ARE STILL FIRMLY IN THE BRASS PINS NO DAMAGE TO CABLE or FUSE (very common that a machine trapped its own wires with the floor and pulled them out of the wall plug pins) then BEFORE POWERING UP BLAST THE MONITOR FULLY FOR ABOUT 20 minutes WITH A WARM (hot) HAIRDRIER .................. a monotor off this long will no doubt be dusty and or damp and needs be really dry especially round the TUBE ANODE CAP (wire going to the glass screen) and the LOPT (the big chunky looking part that that wire comes from on the monitor chassis).........

unplug the game board and just power the monitor up first and see if any 'title' lights fitted come on too.................. if you are not familiar with these things go careful electric is invisible and can cause harm to you or parts of the game.......... see if anyone on here lives near you perhaps to lend a hand?

if you disconnect the game board be sure to replug it the correct way up.......... tho the wiring usually dictates how the wire loom and plug have been positioned. good luck but prepare for disappointment it may just have died tho not completely we on here PERFORM THE IMPOSSIBLE on some games.....HOWEVER MIRACLES take a bit longer and have to be PRAYED FOR

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69er2020-12-13 11:54:43

 

[mlynn]

I remember a Commando cabinet in a café/arcade/snooker hall when I was a lad. I'm sure it was made by Electrocoin.

All the cabinets were the same shape and they all Electrocoin on the marquee. They had about 20 machines in the place. I'm now trying to remember which other machines they had. Probably PacMan and PacLand at least. I also think they had HyperSports.