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Nanao MS8-26SU Cap Kit

Matt — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:14:10 +0000

I finished the MS8-26SU cap kit but I have not had a chance to test it. I will plug it up later today and give it a go and report back any issues. This being my first cap kit I hope nothing will go wrong but the soldering went smooth enough and I as able to repair the damage the person before me did to the board.

Here are the values for the cap kit:

1uf 50v C410/C420/C501/C532/C563/C579
1uf 100v C452
4.7uf 100v C537
10uf 25v C433
10uf 50v C574
10uf 100v C561
10uf 250v C332
22uf 160v C570/C909
33uf 16v C521
33uf 100v C431/C432
47uf 16v C522/C572
47uf 25v C908
47uf 50v C454
100uf 50v C451
100uf 200v C906
220uf 35v C912/C913
220uf 50v C430/C910
470uf 16v C573/C576
470uf 50v C422

Bob Roberts carries the cap kit or you can just order the parts from Mouser.

The board for identification:

Nanao MS8-26SU Board

Nice & Clean

Matt — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:14:08 +0000

Being on the verge of ten years old the beatmania cab was in a serious need of a cleaning. While the main cab still needs work progress has been made with the main game play buttons. After two runs in the dish washer and some hand cleaning with some 91% they play like new. Other then a few dents in the plastic they look pretty new as well.

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Maybe we can have it ready to spin again by its tenth birthday.

It’s nasty…

Matt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:16:28 +0000

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So, after a little bit of searching and a whole lot of luck, I have found a beatmania cab for cheap… really cheap… Now that it has made it home, it is time to start cleaning it up.

Normally, I would post a bunch of photos of the cab, but since it is pretty nasty looking at the moment, I will leave it with a marquee snapshot and a brief list of what needs work.

To Do:

Pull the entire cab apart and give it a good cleaning
Replace microswitches for all the keys/buttons
Clean the two turntables
Tweak the monitor (some of the color at the top is off)
Fix the sub light (assuming one is in there… it looks like one is wired in)
Clean/repair burn marks from all the smokers
Restore metal trim
Upgrade to newest 5 key mix (if at all possible)
Scan marquee for The BemaniArt Project
Dump disk image of HHM:CM2

Apart from the dirt and the burns on the outside of the cab, most of the art and the game itself is in great shape. I look forward to being able to place this next to my DDR machine for a good Bemani combo… Now I just need a pop’n, drum/keyboard mania and a few others….