Grabbed some more vectory goodness today!

jehuie

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So out of the blue I got a call from a guy with a Gravitar he said he needed help fixing. He didn't remember where he got my number and he lives about 120 miles away so it was kinda strange. I don't advertise anywhere or work on games for people for cash so we were both confused but he does work on electronics so I gave him some tips and links for parts for the monitor (it's playing blind). And of course I mentioned that if he was interested in selling it I might be interested.

Well, he tossed out a number and I said ok. He says he bought it brand new back in the day directly from Atari. It's pretty nice overall. A few scratches here and there and the CPO is a little cracked around the edges but nothing too bad. The monitor neck glows and I can hear the chatter but there's no video at all. Haven't done any further investigating yet. I put a few credits on it before I checked the coin counter but after I looked it has....301 clicks on it! :) Coolness.

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Nice find!!! You never know when good Karma will come your way!!!!
 
Wow, nice clean machine you got.. Highly jealous! I like seeing these minty fresh old games as exampled here as well as the Q Bert post. Let's see some inside cabinet pics! >drool<
 
yeah that looks sweet. pm sent on the outside chance you want to trade it as-is.
 
Wow, nice clean machine you got.. Highly jealous! I like seeing these minty fresh old games as exampled here as well as the Q Bert post. Let's see some inside cabinet pics! >drool<

I didn't have time to take many pics last night when I got it home but here's one shot of the inside. A little dusty but unmolested.

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Turns out that it has an issue with the HV section of the monitor. I plan to order the deluxe repair kit from Bob Roberts but in the meantime I grabbed the HV cage out of my Black Widow and threw it in there so I can play the thing. Works good.

This game is flippin' hard though! Anyone have any tips?
 
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