Tag Archives: Robotron

G07 Monitor Boy and His Trusty Arcade Assistant, Part 2

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Reverend

I’m happy to say we can finally put this particular G07 chassis work to bed. As it so happens I could’ve been done with this repair weeks ago, but therein is the “learning” —as they say. Part 1 of this … Continue reading →

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G07 Monitor Boy and His Trusty Arcade Assistant, Part 1

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Reverend

[NB: I started this post over 10 days ago, but sometimes my hopes and dreams of what AI can do aren’t as clean and tidy as I’d like. So, this is now just the first part of an ongoing monitor … Continue reading →

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bavacade Update 3-1-2026

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Reverend

One of the disappointments of the Tetris Tournament (which ruled) was that both Dig Dug and Make Trax were out of commission. I was trying to get the cleaned-up wiring harness and switching power supply installed, and I did, but … Continue reading →

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bavacade Update 4-13-2025

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Reverend

It’s been a couple of months since my last bavacade update.  I was under the impression I hadn’t done much since January, but after taking some notes I realized I was mistaken. Real headway was made and I even added … Continue reading →

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bavacade Update 1-19-2025

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Reverend

This week was pretty productive on the bavacade front by making real headway on the plan to start cleaning up the small things. I knocked out quite a few things on the list prepared in the last update: Switch Robotron 1P and … Continue reading →

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bavacade Update: 1-5-2025

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Reverend

December was a slow month for arcade repairs given everything else going on, but I did make some progress. In particular, I was able to finally install the Scramble multi-game chip on my spare Scramble board and install it in … Continue reading →

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The G07 Kid

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Reverend

I spent much of this weekend digging in on  some Electrohome G07 monitor chassis repair. I have a bunch of games in the bavacade that use this monitor chassis to power the glorious CRT tubes for these 1980s miracles. All … Continue reading →

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bavacade Repair Log 6-29-2023

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Reverend

This is just a quick update to document some of the work happening recently in the bavacade. It has a been a bit of catch as catch can given how busy the last month has been with the Reclaim open … Continue reading →

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Arcade Therapy

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Reverend

I’m back from a trip to both Fredericksburg, Virginia for Reclaim Open and after that Long Island, New York for some extended family time. All of that coming off several days in Lisbon, Portugal, so I was feeling the effects … Continue reading →

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bavacade Repair Log 10-24-2022

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Reverend

This was another couple of weeks of fits and starts when it came to arcade repairs given day-job demands. That said, I actually made some significant progress on Moon Patrol. Like, it works now progress! 🙂 What started as a … Continue reading →

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