Here are the results of my 2 month effort to return this GORF back to life. Here's the list of things I did:
Parts acquired: PCB, Marquee, joystick, bezel, wiring harness, control panel wiring harness, RGB board, Rank board, Sound/test switch board.
Cabinet
New base laminate
Strip and repaint blue paint
Apply white star field
New side art
New matching lock set
New t-molding (required recutting one off-center slot)
Cleaned/straightened/clear coated all aluminum molding
Cleaned/painted screens on back door
New adjustable feet
Control Panel
New overlay
Flat black pain on bottom side
New buttons
Rebuilt joystick with proper optical board (no leafs)
Cleaned carriage bolt heads
New lights in joystick
New stainless bolts in joystick
Added proper cardboard protector plate on optical board
Monitor
Cap kit
Reflow header pins on all boards
Adjust deflection
Coin door
Paint
Clean carriage bolts, chrome coin slots
Other
Everything (cab, wiring, inside, etc) cleaned twice with vinegar solution
Added molex 4-way for easier speaker disconnect
New power board connector
Added Y connection on power board connector to better balance load
Corrected grounding problems
New fluorescent bulbs
New power cord
Installed proper power board mount (front piece was missing)
All wiring tags retained, PCB config card stapled inside game as original
Parts acquired: PCB, Marquee, joystick, bezel, wiring harness, control panel wiring harness, RGB board, Rank board, Sound/test switch board.
Cabinet
New base laminate
Strip and repaint blue paint
Apply white star field
New side art
New matching lock set
New t-molding (required recutting one off-center slot)
Cleaned/straightened/clear coated all aluminum molding
Cleaned/painted screens on back door
New adjustable feet
Control Panel
New overlay
Flat black pain on bottom side
New buttons
Rebuilt joystick with proper optical board (no leafs)
Cleaned carriage bolt heads
New lights in joystick
New stainless bolts in joystick
Added proper cardboard protector plate on optical board
Monitor
Cap kit
Reflow header pins on all boards
Adjust deflection
Coin door
Paint
Clean carriage bolts, chrome coin slots
Other
Everything (cab, wiring, inside, etc) cleaned twice with vinegar solution
Added molex 4-way for easier speaker disconnect
New power board connector
Added Y connection on power board connector to better balance load
Corrected grounding problems
New fluorescent bulbs
New power cord
Installed proper power board mount (front piece was missing)
All wiring tags retained, PCB config card stapled inside game as original
