after 2 years it lives!!

dirt

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after 2 years of sitting i finally fired up my tempest. i had it for sale non working cause i have been out of work and needed the cash but i just went back to work so its no longer for sale. i put the arII board from my centipede in it and put in all new fuses and it fired right up with a beautiful picture. now i just need to hook up the control panel and i can finally play it. i have been collecting games since 96 and i have never had a working tempest. what makes it more amazing is that it has always been my 2nd favorite game of all time behind star wars(which i have never had either). anyway i had to share im exited. after dinner im going to hook up the controls and play my first game of tempest at home.
 
Nice! I'd love to play a good game of Tempest one day. :)

Post some pic's when you got a chance.
 
thanks guys. it turns out i found a stack of 4 arII boards in a box in the garage so i stuck one in the centipede and it was good! so now both the games are up at one time. im going to test the other arII's on sunday and see if they are good or not. here is a picture of both of them up with my boy playing centipede. i stll need to hook up the coin door and control panel on the tempest. does anyone know off hand what colors go where on the player 1 and player 2 buttons?
 

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you got a cabaret, you lucky dog. i'd rather have a mini than an upright in tempest. kinda like a muscle car. big monitor in a small cabinet.
 
well i think i'm screwed. it looks like im missing the right wire harness from the coin door to the main harness. so i'll have to make one. anybody have a good diagram for the harness?
 
Cabinets are indeed nice! Hope that you enjoy it! As Tempest is a classic!
 
That is an awesome story Dirt! Congrats on getting her up and running. The monitor image looks really nice and the cabaret looks like its the perfect size for your son :)

Tom
 
so far im up to 130,000. an hour ago i could barley crack 60,000. im sure i'll get better over the next couple of days. im off work till at least monday, maybe longer. whats a respectable score on tempest?
 
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