Got a great deal on a centipede here in south east idaho. This is my first arcade machine that was not gutted (is original and complete) and it appears that its in pretty good shape. It was in use at BYU Idaho as I found a ricks college token (BYU-Idaho) in it from 1988. I also found a 1989 quarter and a 1990 penny so I am assuming that it seen most of its service prior to 1991. The inside is super clean which is a real plus and the artwork appears to be in good shape. The trackball was filthy it looked like someone had changed their oil and then played many a game of centipede. Seen it listed on craigslist for a garage sale and I emailed the guy and he said that if I could get there soon it was mine otherwise another guy wanted it. Luckily it all worked out and I got it that night. It is currently at my girlfriends house and I wont get it hauled up to my apartment for a week or two as I need to get a dolly and some people to help me lined up. I took apart the trackball and cleaned it up and lubed the bearing with 3 in 1 oil and it seems to be working quite smoothly although I may throw a rebuilt kit on it. I also plan to get a new control panel overlay to freshen up the look of it. It also needs a new light and or starter behind the marquee however the main problem I am having is the monitor does not look as good as I would like. The color is a bit off and the far left hand part of the sceen does not fill the whole screen. It also has some pretty good burn in. I seen inside of the cab this listing of parts that were replaced at some point I am assuming that they are monitor caps. I do not know if I should recap the monitor and keep my fingers crossed or if I should check into getting a new CRT. Its possible that this was done recently as the guy I got it from said he won it in a raffle and they may have had someone go through it before raffling it off. If you look at what the monitor looks like and what is written on the paper what would you do if you were me?

