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I bought it from a place in Melbourne Australia, (Bumper action) and got screwed on it but didn’t learn of the issues until after the 30 warranty was up.
The video issue started happening intermittently after a few weeks, I’d power cycle and it would be ok for awhile.

I believe I was screwed as upon closer inspection I find all the rollers are heavily worn, it was supposed to be reconditioned.

I bought and install one of these: http://www.brasington.org/arcade/mcm/ – Same issue.
Removed the roms – Same issue.

I’d been debating gutting it and turning it into a mame cab for some time and stalling as its a classic machine, 29 years old.
Yesterday I spent some time reading manuals, trolling news groups and adjusting pots inside a exposed, powered monitor.

Super dangerous. Chance of death if I touched the wrong thing.

Fixed it though. Now I’m getting new rollers made by my neighbour with a lathe

Old ones are worn as bitched about above.

Old cat has been pissing in the house again.
I need somewhere safe to store her, and cats cant be outside at night.

So…

1. I found a spot down the side of my house, ripped up some pavers, left side already done before first pic.
Dug a bit, lined with paper and added soil.

2. Build a basic frame on one wall.

3. Built a wall with a door on one side. Frigging cat managed to get ontop somehow.

4. Added walls, a ramp and such to the cat hutch.

5. Added extra height to the wall.

6. Added a mesh wall to the other side, street facing. Looks fairly discrete.

7. Put in a cat door, in a window, leading outside.

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Ramp into hutch.

Turns out locking a dog door, set in a glass window, is a bad idea, while the dog is running around excited. Who would have thought…

Went of a ferry boat.

On the way over (On payday) I sprung for a cabin upgrade, $150. We had a nice dinner at the restaraunt and watched movies on my eepc until sleepies.

On the way back (Brokeass) we tried to stay in out assigned seats.
Bullshit.

Firstly they face backwards for no reason at all. The only people to benifit from the big window at the rear with its reverse ocean are a single row. Secondly it stank of vomit. Thirdly every few minutes as people went in and out the doors *CLANG* *CLANG*.

So we tried to upgrade again, too late, only super expensive cabins remain.

We went to the top deck, witha paved over pool, rain falling from the ceiling in places (see below)
It rained inside.

and found a bench to sleep under.
I couldnt sleep so I spent the remaining 6/12 hours watching tv on aforementioned eeepc and wandering around.

The best part was watching people walk into walls and such when the waves were 2+ meters.

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In Tas we spent a few days tooling around Devonport.

Saw fudge packing.

Saw some cheese.

At this place. Shop

Bought a bunch of nice ones to take home including wasabi and chilli cheese after getting to taste 20+ types for free.

I swam in a river, at random so I was probally downstream from a powerplant, mill or something.

Went to a awesome railway museum.

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Went in a cave.

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