Dragon's lair deconvert/restore

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I have been collecting parts for this for the past 7 years.

Time to get started I guess. I am good with the cosmetics but will be needing some tech help.

Here are pics the parts I have.
 

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More pictures of parts
 

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Couple more pics

Harness
Power supply
a bunch of parts I don't know what they are.

wish me luck

I also have a few players and a Shaun wood Laser card.
 

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1 last pic of parts

another harness 2 discs and scoreboard.

Hope I can get this working
 

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Wow..... ^

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A few pics of current game running.

Monitor looks OK.
 

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Control Panel rewiring needed.

The one with the PCB is the one I need to wire.

Which joystick is more correct?

Any its on the best way to do this is appreciated
 

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Since there is a extra button just leave extra wire in attached?
 
The micro-switch parts on the DL control panel are all wrong.

However, the parts on the other control panel are correct except for the fact that it has green buttons.

The point is, Dragon's Lair controls are all leaf type switches.
 
Thanks! Have a pioneer 8000 and your laser card and roms.
 
Thanks! Have a pioneer 8000 and your laser card and roms.

Excellent! Let me know if you need the latest firmware.

It looks like you have just about all of the important parts. The only things still needed are the mounting plate for the power supply and iso transformer, and the scoreboard plexiglass.

Another issue is the NTSC board. You have a Wells Garnder monitor, but the Electrohome NTSC board. I'm not sure if you can mix and match those two items. Maybe you can, but it would be better if you had the WG NTSC board.

If you have any wiring questions, feel free to PM me.
-Shaun
 
Your cabinet appears to have the original Well Gardner 19K4900 but is missing the square WG NTSC board which mounts to the brackets on the left side of the monitor frame like in this picture I found on The Dragons Lair Project. Yours has the brackets. You can use your Electrohome NTSC with the 4900 or any other standard res monitor but you will have to power it with a 15 volt DC power supply. I have one hooked up to a WG K 7000 and powered with a Radio Shack 15 volt DC wall wart and it works great.
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Here is mine
 

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I think I have a board like the one pictured.

Thanks for heads up
 
Im done with rescuing mine as well. However mine is missing the monitor brackets that bolt into the cab sides and then to the crt frame.

I tried to makeshift some new ones but no luck.
 
here are the 3 boards I have. the square one is the one I need correct?

I have 2 cabinets, one with dollar bill taker hole so may move to using other cabinet will check on that monitor.
 

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Correct.
The one on the right is the Wells Gardner NTSC board, and the one you need.

The one in the middle is the Electrohome NTSC board. Good to have, but you wont need it here.

The one on the left.. I don't recognize. It's not part of Dragon's Lair.

Your monitor should have the connectors to attach to this board, but often times they were cut and removed when a conversion was done. I can send you some pictures if needed.
 
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