flyingpan777
Member
I just picked up an original Galaxian and plan to restore it. Overall the game is in great shape—although the inside is very dirty and dusty. I don't think it was ever cleaned. All the parts are present and in really good shape. The cabinet artwork has very little wear too.
I do have the occasional hum bar issues so I am replacing the fuse blocks/fuses and the edge connector as well as all of the electrolytic caps on the PCB. Although I've included it in my order from Bob Roberts, I am ambivalent about installing the monitor cap kit. The monitor is a Wells Gardner 19K 4606 and from what I have been reading installing cap kits have had mixed results-some work better, other times they create more trouble. The monitor for the most part, looks fine to me. There are no jailbars, blurry pixels or curling. Granted I'm sure it was much more sharper and color vibrant when it was built in 1981 but it's not screaming for help. My question is, how much of an improvement will I see after I install the cap kit and is it worth doing it on a monitor that is working without any major problems?
I thought about turning this into a 60 in 1.
From what I understand I would need the following:
JAMMA harness
JAMMA 60 in 1 board
New Control Panel (I don't want to hack the original)
New Power Supply or can I use the existing one?
Is this correct?
While I would like the idea of having 60 games in the machine, I don't want to make irreversible modifications. I would like the option to return it to its original state. I really like Galaxian-it's a harder game than I thought! The only reason I am considering a multi-game is because of space issues. If the conversion requires me to tear apart the original-I won't do it.
Thanks,
Robert
I do have the occasional hum bar issues so I am replacing the fuse blocks/fuses and the edge connector as well as all of the electrolytic caps on the PCB. Although I've included it in my order from Bob Roberts, I am ambivalent about installing the monitor cap kit. The monitor is a Wells Gardner 19K 4606 and from what I have been reading installing cap kits have had mixed results-some work better, other times they create more trouble. The monitor for the most part, looks fine to me. There are no jailbars, blurry pixels or curling. Granted I'm sure it was much more sharper and color vibrant when it was built in 1981 but it's not screaming for help. My question is, how much of an improvement will I see after I install the cap kit and is it worth doing it on a monitor that is working without any major problems?
I thought about turning this into a 60 in 1.
From what I understand I would need the following:
JAMMA harness
JAMMA 60 in 1 board
New Control Panel (I don't want to hack the original)
New Power Supply or can I use the existing one?
Is this correct?
While I would like the idea of having 60 games in the machine, I don't want to make irreversible modifications. I would like the option to return it to its original state. I really like Galaxian-it's a harder game than I thought! The only reason I am considering a multi-game is because of space issues. If the conversion requires me to tear apart the original-I won't do it.
Thanks,
Robert
