Jaleco — Pony cabinets¶
Pony is Jaleco's line of candy / table cabinets (late 80s-90s), less famous than the Sega City but real. It spans Table Pony models, the Pony Mark II to V, and the Pony 40. All JAMMA, CRT monitor — standard candy-cab repair.
Range¶
| Cabinet | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Table Pony (variants) | cocktail / table | table version of the line |
| Pony Mark II / III / IV / V | candy / sit-down | successive iterations |
| Pony 40 | candy / sit-down | a common model in the series |
(In the 90s Jaleco moved to compact candy cabs like the Pony series, with a rotatable monitor yoko/tate and the JAMMA standard.)
⚡ Connectors & power¶
- JAMMA (CRT) → JAMMA wiring, buttons Control panels.
- 100 V AC candy brick (Japan) → candy PSU + a step-down transformer on 230 V.
Common faults¶
| Symptom | Likely cause | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Unstable / washed-out image | CRT chassis (Nanao/Sanwa) / recap | Recap + adjustments |
| No picture | power / harness / chassis | Diagnose power → monitor |
| Dead controls | JAMMA harness / microswitches | Diagnose I/O, clean |
Repair & maintenance
Modernise (video, PSU, JVS, upscaler, PC/FPGA) → Modernising a cabinet. CRT monitor (discharge HV!) → CRT safety · chassis → Nanao / Sanwa / equivalents · recap → Recap · power → candy PSU · diagnosis → PCB fault-finding.
See also¶
Sources & attribution¶
- Wikipedia — List of Japanese arcade cabinets (Jaleco: Pony series — Table Pony, Pony Mark II-V, Pony 40) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_arcade_cabinets
- Nintendo Life — Exploring Japan's love for candy cabs (Jaleco to compact "Pony" candy cabs, rotatable monitor, JAMMA) — https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/04/feature_exploring_japans_undying_love_for_arcade_candy_cabinets
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