Got my Ms Pacman cocktail fixed here. I was getting garbage pixel patterns on the screen, and all my layman's repair tricks did not work (reseating connectors, pressing down on roms, toggling dipswitches, etc), so I emailed Bob. He graciously offered some basic help basic diagnosing and suggesting a few simple repairs (replacing some specific fuses) via email, then took it in when we determined I couldn't fix the problem myself. After a quick test of my game board in his shop, Bob quickly recognized a failure pattern he'd seen before, consulted his notes from previous repairs, then zeroed in on the bad rom, and the game was fixed. Bob is truly the Pacman whisperer.
He even cut me a exceedingly generous deal on a replacement cocktail table underlay (the artwork sheet that surrounds the screen).
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