buddy picked up an original Centipede Cabaret in MD
OK, a friend picked this up from a local outdoor swap meet a couple weekends ago. Pisses me off... i go there almost every week, except that one, and have never seen an arcade game out there... apparently some guy just had it in the back of his truck.
Original Centipede cabaret. All original game it looks like even has the manual paperwork and some old NOS atari stickers. Was totally dead. Now, I'm pretty damn stupid when it comes to this stuff, i'm learning best I can but it's frustrating at times. I warned my friend I didn't know much... but I knew enough to get the back door open finagle some stuff around and got some power. The game plays blind, i can hear it boot up, coin up and play with sounds but no power at all in the monitor. No glow on the tube at all. I'm not good with monitors (i've got a MK with a blown one right now I need help with) but I unplugged and tested the voltage going in from the power supply and got nada.
So, where should I go next to narrow down the issue, or have I already done it?
Also, of course, he's wondering on the value as I think he wants to move it. I'd love to have it.. but i have a full sized centipede already so would be kind of silly. Below are some initial pics and a little video I took. I'm going back there to check it out again this weekend, it's in a storage unit now.





OK, a friend picked this up from a local outdoor swap meet a couple weekends ago. Pisses me off... i go there almost every week, except that one, and have never seen an arcade game out there... apparently some guy just had it in the back of his truck.
Original Centipede cabaret. All original game it looks like even has the manual paperwork and some old NOS atari stickers. Was totally dead. Now, I'm pretty damn stupid when it comes to this stuff, i'm learning best I can but it's frustrating at times. I warned my friend I didn't know much... but I knew enough to get the back door open finagle some stuff around and got some power. The game plays blind, i can hear it boot up, coin up and play with sounds but no power at all in the monitor. No glow on the tube at all. I'm not good with monitors (i've got a MK with a blown one right now I need help with) but I unplugged and tested the voltage going in from the power supply and got nada.
So, where should I go next to narrow down the issue, or have I already done it?
Also, of course, he's wondering on the value as I think he wants to move it. I'd love to have it.. but i have a full sized centipede already so would be kind of silly. Below are some initial pics and a little video I took. I'm going back there to check it out again this weekend, it's in a storage unit now.









