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Randy Fromm's Arcade
School
Next
classes:
Los
Angeles August 5-9,
2024
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Randy
Fromm's
Arcade
School
Technician
training
Randy
Fromm's Arcade
School is a five
day program for
amusement machine
repair, with
special emphasis
on repairing power
supplies, CRT
monitors and LCD
monitors. If you
are interested in
holding an Arcade
School in your
city, please
contact Randy
Fromm (randy@randyfromm.com tel.619.838.7111 to discuss
your needs. We
need only EIGHT
people for a
class.
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Spend
Five Days with Industry
Expert Randy Fromm
CRT/LCD
Video
monitor Repair
This
is a “fast-track” class
for game technicians,
who want to learn the
quick and easy way to
fix monitors and power
supplies without having
to learn a lot of
electronic theory or
mathematics.
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$995
per person Includes:
- Digital
Multimeter
- Soldering
Kit
- Sample
Components
- Textbook
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CLASS
SCHEDULE
Class
begins at 9:00 am and
typically ends at
around 4:00 pm daily
with an hour break for
lunch at noon.
Day One
Beginning
Electronics for Amusements
This
segment assumes that
you have no previous
electronics training
and takes you through
a simple, NO MATH look
at electronic
components.
Using a
Digital Multimeter
The DMM is
the single most
important piece of
test equipment you can
use. This class shows
you how to use the
meter to make the
tests and measurements
necessary for
troubleshooting.
Electronic
Components
The
individual components
are introduced.
Afternoon
Soldering
Lab
Good
soldering technique
takes practice but
there are some tricks
that can really help
speed things along and
minimize the chance of
damage. Each student
will be provided with
their own soldering
iron, solder and
desoldering supplies.
This equipment will be
theirs to keep. We
will be assembling a
fun practice kit that
includes all of the
electronic components
we have just studied.
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Day Two
Electronic
circuits, schematic
diagrams and more!
Understanding
electronics is easy when
you learn the basics of
how circuits and
components operate.
Students learn how the
components function and
how to test them for
proper operation using
the digital multimeter
or other test equipment.
Students will have ample
opportunities to
practice their testing
skills during the
hands-on component
testing labs.
Afternoon
Soldering
Lab
Following
the first day’s
soldering practice, we
will be constructing a
component tester which
will be a valuable tool
for your
repairs.
Day Three
Power
Supplies
Power
supply failure is common
(as you know). This
segment covers the
theory of operation of
power supplies,
including the power
supplies used in CRT and
LCD monitors. The
emphasis is on common
failures and repairs.
LCD
Monitor Repair
LCD
Monitor repair is
generally pretty easy
thanks to their modular
design. This segment
covers the theory of
operation of LCD
monitors. There will be
a presentation on repair
techniques including
CCFL replacement with
LEDs. Repair of inverter
PCBs and A/D boards will
be covered.
Day
Four/Five -
CRT Monitor
Repair + Hands-On
Monitor Repair Lab
The
Amusement Industry is
the last home for the
CRT monitor. This
session covers CRT
monitor theory of
operation, including detailed
circuit
analysis with a special
emphasis on what fails
and shortcuts for quick
and accurate
troubleshooting.
Bring
your bad monitors in for
diagnoses. Repair NOT
guaranteed as we may
need parts.
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Tuition for the
five-day class is $995. This
includes a digital multimeter,
soldering iron and supplies, a
small collection of hand tools,
textbook and other classroom
supplies such as sample
components.
Here's what some
Arcade School graduates have
to say:
Subject:
Big
Blue Book
Mr. Fromm,
Today I was repairing a k7000 that
had me stumped, as usual I found
the answer in my big blue book. I
can't tell you how many times I
reference your book when repairing
monitors. It has never let me down
yet. I have hundreds of dollars
invested in test equipment, but
the most valuable tool is your big
blue book.
I'm
off to finish my repair just
thought I would let you know how
much I appreciate your technical
ability.
Thanks
Again,
Pete
Subject:
Ottawa
School of ARCADE Thanks!
From:
"Charles M Fleck"
<cfleck@frontiernet.net>
Hello my name is Charlie
Fleck. I attended your
school in Ottawa, IL.
Employed by M and M Vending and
Amusement of Macomb,
IL. Thought I'd drop you a
line to let you know your class
helped me tremendously. M
and M is a very big amusement
operation where there are plenty
of monitors to be fixed
daily. Before I attended
your class we had 82 broken
monitors sitting around. On
average we have 2 to 3 go down a
week. I couldn't imagine
learning how to fix them in 1
weeks time I was assured I would
from my boss. You gave me
the basics and I read your book
over and over till it almost
turned black from all the crud on
my fingers from those monitors but
I thank you for the enjoyment I
get out of fixing them and I'm
sure my boss would thank you for
all the money he's saving $80 to
$100 a monitor with
shipping. Did convince my
boss Mike Paisley to buy cr7000
sencore rejuvenator which fixed
appoximately 20 of them but I
couldn't live without it just
using it to test them tells me in
1 minute if the color problem is
in the board or the tube.
Will quickly let you know what
I've fixed since the 4 mos. that I
attended your school. 90
plus monitors around 12 of them
being 25" to 27", 9
megatouchs new models and
old, and can't forget Dad's
1981 25" Zenith TV. Just
knowing how to read the schematics
has helped me fix numerous old
arcade games that everyone seems
to want instead of new.
Thanks
Again Thought You'd Enjoy The
Praise Of Your Work!
Charlie
Subject:
Thank
you for a fresh start.
From:
"Jason
Amato"
<jamato@tampabay.rr.com>
Randy,
I attended
your arcade school during
September at Brady
Distributing. I flew in from Tampa
that week to take your course and
it was well worth it. I have moved
from a miserable, warehouse
manager position to become head
technician for All Brands Vending.
This was my
first week on the job and I am
loving every minute of it. I have
already repaired four Cougar dart
machines, three jukeboxes, and a
Golden Tee Golf game. I never knew
work could be this much fun!
My
assistant will be attending your
Orlando class in December. I have
already told him what to expect
from you as a teacher. He is
looking froward to the
experience.
Thank You,
Jason
Amato
Subject:
Orlando School
From:
Dblknotspy@aol.com
Hi Randy:
I was really impressed
with your school.
After twenty years
fixing avionics in the Navy and
then three years with Dale
Williams at Disney,
the two days with you were the
most educational. If the
military would have
been training techs to actually
fix things (like you do)
instead of some kind
of ersatz engineers, my life and
career would have most
certainly been more
enjoyable.
Kudos, keep cranking
out good techs.
Joe Malinchalk
I now have $300.00
worth of repairable power
supplies instead of $300.00
worth of throw away power
supplies.
Mike Grap - Great
Games
I highly recommend it
to all people in the video
business.
Gene Eason - Namco
Operations
I really enjoyed this
class. I was able to learn more
than I did in six months of
technical school.
Michael Crowl - All
American Amusements
I recommend this
school for any operator or
technician, no matter how long
you have been in the business.
Wanda Martin - Wanda’s
Amusements
Randy Fromm’s Arcade
School has been educating
coin-op technicians since 1980.
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