Centipede Cabaret #1962

Just a word of advice for the next one, get all your wood edges perfectly square and straight first. When everything is true, smooth and square, install the laminate. Trim the excess using a bottom bearing trim bit and router. The bearing rides the wood underneath and the blades above cut the laminate to the exact profile you have provided. It's a pretty much foolproof method, no edge sanding needed.
Yeeeeeah I thought I was good to go, definitely not, I'll have to triple check my edges
 
I have new control panel carriage bolts, lock nuts, and a new trackball rebuild kit with new idler shaft, rollers, and unshielded bearings coming in from Arcadeshop today. Additionally, I decided the old trackball was just too sticky to keep around. I bought a solid blue trackball from @Takeman that I think will accentuate the cardboard bezel and my power brick well. The ball should be here Monday.
 
Obviously, this restoration is heavily inspired and borrowed from @Phetishboy and @TheYeti.

I love the placement height of your guys' side art. I'm looking at applying today so what are the precise measurements you guys had or did you eyeball completely?
 
Obviously, this restoration is heavily inspired and borrowed from @Phetishboy and @TheYeti.

I love the placement height of your guys' side art. I'm looking at applying today so what are the precise measurements you guys had or did you eyeball completely?
I eyeballed mine. Here are my measurements. (Taken from the edge of the artwork to the edge of the laminate)

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So I did it. I literally ripped Centipede's right antenna off at the halfway point with the other antenna when pulling it off the backing lol… 😅 oh well, you really can't notice unless you specifically went looking for it.

But anyway it's crazy, you see what this looks like on here between Yeti and Phetish but when you see it in person you really see what Atari COULD'VE done. I elected to go just a tad lower on the side with each application than they did, honestly because I wanted to make it a bit different than theirs but not so low that it looks weird. I like it. It's already not original so what the hell? It really is a "mini" Centipede now though. I feel like I could smack this next to my upright and they'd really be brothers. Words and photos don't do it justice, it really comes together with the art on there on the white. My first time applying side art on literally anything. Done CPO's and the like, never full art, even if just cabaret size. Used Rapid-Tac, squeegee, J-roller and it's looking nice I think. I still have those rough edges at the bottom of the right side to clean up but the sides are done! I have to get my 13/16 T-molding on there next.
 
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Pack it in guys, project complete. That's right, I got the coin door locks in, that's it, job well done everyone. 🫡😂

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@TheYeti link to that black peel and stick laminate you got at Home Depot those years ago? I'm only seeing contact cement necessary black laminate there. The more Iook at this kickplate, the more I feel laminate could be the bee's knees vs black paint.
 
@TheYeti link to that black peel and stick laminate you got at Home Depot those years ago? I'm only seeing contact cement necessary black laminate there. The more Iook at this kickplate, the more I feel laminate could be the bee's knees vs black paint.

This is the stuff I used.


And holy moly $154 is ridiculously overpriced. I probably paid 1/3 of that originally.

But it doesn't matter much now anyway because it's out of stock.
 
This is the stuff I used.


And holy moly $154 is ridiculously overpriced. I probably paid 1/3 of that originally.

But it doesn't matter much now anyway because it's out of stock.
I'm going to try this vinyl, I have a good feeling. I really don't want to use contact cement on a small kickplate and I think this'll look sick. That price is insane even if in stock. I'm American goddamnit. I'm not Canadian, I pay regular prices. 🤣
 
Nothing crazy today, doing what I can when I can, very motivated on this, especially after seeing laminate and side art on the cabinet. I finished up the G07 complete rebuild:

1. All new caps
2. New B+ filter cap
3. Width coil replacement after discovery of cracking and flimsiness in original coil from my parts G07
4. New 2SD871 TO-3 HOT to replace the original 2SD870. Just did it outright, shotgun.
5. Reflow of all solder on header pins, etc.

Visually the flyback looks fine. And considering when the game first turned on and raster image was on the monitor for a bit and the flyback didn't catch fire, arc, etc. I'm not too concerned. My plan is to test this in my stellar upright Centipede's G07 tube/yoke as that G07 chassis produces a spectacularly flawless, bright, colorful picture. You can't get much more architecturally closer than another Centipede. More on that soon as I can. Otherwise I'm totally prepared to transplant the complete monitor from my upright to the cabaret. I shouldn't have to do that I would think. (Score one for Atari putting 19" monitors in Centipede cabarets)

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Following the hammered black coating of the coin doors, frame, and coin reject and return bezels and their subsequent drying and curing, I've now applied satin black spray enamel to them all. (Frame not pictured) I love the look of the deeper satin black over the hammered black texture underneath. I didn't do that for my Widow.

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I'm hoping to reassemble the coin doors tomorrow, maybe get after the coin bucket and test switch assembly, anything else I can get to. 🤌🏻👍🏻

@Takeman 's blue trackball arrives today and I have the trackball rebuild kit from Arcadeshop ready to go with new carriage bolts and nuts to fully complete the control panel. 🙌🏻
 
I blew a fuse! #ItsJustAFuse 😍 lol, so the flyback DID NOT GO BOOM BOOM. Certainly a good start!

Looks like I blew the smaller cylindrical fuse in the high voltage section near the filter cap at F901.

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Any ideas off the top?
I've also had it out the game for a bit now, rode the lightning a bit just by touching the heatsink nearest the filter cap lol…quite a good shock
 
I'm headed out the house the rest of the day. I honestly should've tested diode before I plugged it in. Oh well. I live dangerously. My first thought was honestly filter cap, HOT, or both. So I'm getting better at diagnosing lol. I'll look to tackle it tomorrow if I can.
 
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