my DK Jr arcade cab finally died - what can I do with it?

[RickyHenry]

Okay, so maybe DIED is not the right word to use. I teach at a college, and I've been allowing the students to use it on the floor that I work on. Over the weekend a steam cleaning company came in, and it has not worked since. When I boot it up, it starts beeping (making the jump sound) and flashing random graphics on the screen. When I insert a coin, it allows me to move around random graphics, kinda like a debug mode.

Anyway, the students and myself are getting sick of DKJr, so I was wondering....

Is this fixable, and what are my other options with this cabinet? What other games are compatible? Can I run a multigame board? Does a Playchoice board work?

Any suggestions or help appreciated!

[CRTGAMER]

Unplug the Power
Be careful around the CRT and power supply, there is still a lot of voltage even when unplugged.

Classic Cabinet worth fixing
Give the insides a good dust off with soft brush. Blow everything inside with a can of air. Hopefully there is no permanent damage from condensation or hard bumps from the cleaning crew. If unfixable you can Mame it with a PC, wiring up the CRT and controllers thru adaptor boards.

[RickyHenry]

Any links for tutorials where that I can follow, or a place to buy the parts to do it?

Thanks! Any other suggestions would be great!

[eskil]

If all else fails, you could stick an MVS into it, right?

[Hobie-wan]

If all else fails, you could stick an MVS into it, right?

Nononono. Don't hack up what appears to be a clean cabinet with original control panel to add buttons and such.

[RickyHenry]

I've 60-in-1 boards that seem super awesome. I believe they are JAMMA but is it impossible to install or convert that to fit this setup?

[girlracer]

I've 60-in-1 boards that seem super awesome. I believe they are JAMMA but is it impossible to install or convert that to fit this setup?

no i don't think so a lot of people do it.

i would take the board out and clean it.

my DK cocktail stopped working and when i finally pulled the board out i found some green stuff on a few of my chips so i mixed some baking soda and water and cleaned then washed it off. I allowed it to sit for a few days to completely dry out then installed it back in and it worked fine. I got lucky.

[daskrabs]

You should ask the folks at KLOV for advice.

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/

[Betamax001]

Isn't the original Donkey Kong compatible with the JR cabinet? If so, maybe you could swap it out for the original and superior donkey kong!