galaxian cabaret?

[pookdolie]

just pulled the board. both the ceramic resistor up top and the daughter board are stamped 31239. dunno if this means the board was a replacement?

worse news is that the PCB connector is damaged (see pic). sigh. is there a way to fix that kind of damage?

EDIT: and if i can't fix it, will any galaxian board work as a replacement, or does it have to be a specifically "mini" one?

Like thedrewster said, any Galaxian board will work. They also don't usually cost a fortune, if you end up having to go that route.

Looks like your monitor might need some new caps. If that's the original monitor - and it looks like it is - that shouldn't be too hard to repair.

 

[ScumBum]

Thats an awesome find ! I'd love to have that .

 

[VectorJunkie]

just pulled the board. both the ceramic resistor up top and the daughter board are stamped 31239. dunno if this means the board was a replacement?

worse news is that the PCB connector is damaged (see pic). sigh. is there a way to fix that kind of damage?

EDIT: and if i can't fix it, will any galaxian board work as a replacement, or does it have to be a specifically "mini" one?

Here is one method...

http://therealbobroberts.net/pace.html

Bit_Slicer on here that documented another method that is more complicated, but with more original results.

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=102582&highlight=edge+connector+repair

Here is his video on how to do this too.

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=103466&highlight=edge+connector+repair

 

[saleem]

you can buy replacement edge connectors for some board types,perhaps even all board types,they just slip over your existing one and then you solder the connections a little further up where theres solder.i am sure bobroberts had a tutorial on his site on how to fit them.

 

[elfyhead]

Here is one method...

http://therealbobroberts.net/pace.html

Bit_Slicer on here that documented another method that is more complicated, but with more original results.

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=102582&highlight=edge+connector+repair

Here is his video on how to do this too.

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=103466&highlight=edge+connector+repair

thanks - i found both of those last night. i really like bit_slicer's technique - it looks like it results in a nice fix. and maybe i can convince my kids to bring me snacks while i do it . bob's looks really, well, kludgey. i'ma see if i can find a replacement board cheap first, then will probably try bit_slicer's method.

in a related question - 3 of the silver connectors in the wire side of the edge connector (as opposed to the board side - don't know what the word is to distinguish them!) came out when i disconnected it. is it possible (or advisable) to just replace those little inserts, or do i have to replace the entire edge connector?

 

[Scott C]

In my book we have proven Galaxian minis were made in this cabinet from the factory. It just doesn't make sense for anyone to have field converted Gorf's into Galaxians after having spent all of the $ to make the marquees, CPs, internal tags, etc. I'll add it to the official list. Excellent discovery after all of these years!

BTW, I have one or two extra Galaxian boardsets (working, one is a 4-in-1) for sale.

Scott C.

 

[elfyhead]

old thread is old, but one tidbit - i found the number stamped in the wood on the back of the machine. #145.

haven't done much but clean the game, got diverted into q*bert repair and a jurassic park pinball purchase and repair. i've got the monitor out and cap kit ready to go on - just need to find the time to do it!

 

[pookdolie]

old thread is old, but one tidbit - i found the number stamped in the wood on the back of the machine. #145.

Cool. Where on the back of the machine did you find the #?

 

[elfyhead]

stamped in the upper left. i'll try to get a pic tonight - it's hard to see except in the right lighting...

 

[pookdolie]

Found the number stamped in the wood. Don't remember seeing it before, but it was where you said yours was. #118, which matches the tag inside.

 

[elfyhead]

sweet - verifies that it's the right number. i was pretty sure, since it was in the right ballpark, but nice to have verification from someone that still has the tag inside .