Now without touching anything plug the game back in and look for any signs of life within the game. Make sure that the On/Off button located at the top of the machine is still in the “On” position. Those locks are usually not that strong.įourth-Once you have the back door open.
Next, take a strong flat head screw driver or flat bar and wedge it in between the lock and wood slowly pushing the door further out each time, This will bend the metal of the lock until the door will come loose. Look around the edges of the back door to find any possible signs of screws if you see any then take them out one at a time or the door won’t come open. First check and make sure the door is not screwed shut in other places to further secure it. I’ve had to “break in” many times to my own games through the back door. *If you can’t find the key don’t despair. (You might have to look underneath or inside the cash box as many techs leave them there.) Once you have the key simply unlock the back door and remove it from your machine which will expose the entire inside of the game from the rear. Use a flash light through the open coin door and see if you can locate it first. (The back door key may even be the same key used to unlock the front coin door so try that one first if in doubt.) If no key is found there, then look around inside the game as the key might of fallen down to the ground floor of the game.
The person you bought your game from might have simply left the key inside the back door lock since they knew it would be used solely for your own purposes therefore no need to hide the key. Most of us coin-op guys or techs used to hang the back door key inside a hook on the coin door.
There should be a back door lock located top middle of the door and somewhere inside your game there should be the key to unlock it. To open a Pacman or Ms Pacman back door, first unplug the game and slide the game away from the wall and then turn it around so that you’re looking at the back of the machine. Third– If still nothing powers up, leave this game switch in the “On” position and simply unplug the game when directed to turn the game “Off” or plug it back in in order to turn the game “On” while working on it.-Now it’s time to open the back door. If nothing happens when pressed on, please toggle it back and forth just to make sure. (Some cabinets might be different if not an original Pacman cabinet and the On/Off switch maybe found below the back door or in a different location.) Please find the On/Off switch and press it to the “On” position. If you stand on a chair and look at the top (roof) of your game you’ll see the On/Off switch. Second- Once you’ve confirmed your plug receptacle is working and with the game still plugged in, check the On/Off switch located on the top of the game cabinet. (The reason I started here is I once worked hours on a game only to find out that breaker had been tripped to the plug-and yes I didn’t tell anyone I did that:) To test it, simply plug something else into the socket like a lamp or a drill or anything that can confirm that the electrical outlet is in fact working. First-Check to make sure that the game is in fact plugged in and is plugged into a working receptacle that has not been “kicked off” by some sort of surge of electricity, bad breaker, or a tripped GFCI plug.