Picked up an arkanoid this past weekend that's in a Centipede cab. I'm trying to get it cleaned up before bringing it in the house, and what a mess this thing is.
The control panel was modified to put the spinner in the middle...not really sure what they used, as they just sliced out the middle of the panel almost all the way across. The spinner is mounted to the plexi they put on top, and nothing else. The buttons are also mounted to plexi. I'm thinking if I keep this thing, I may try and find a stripped dig dug control panel and swap the parts over.
And the monitor...at some point, the cabinet underwent modification to support a horizontal WG (mounted vertically). Problem is, the monitor isn't centered - it's about 3/4" off center - not really noticeable, except that the cardboard bezel didn't line up with the monitor. This is what it looks like, with and without the monitor:
I've got nothing to compare it to, but I'm assuming that entire wood frame is a custom job. It doesn't seem to be mounted in the cabinet at the right angle either, so the cardboard bezel is off quite a bit. It also looks like it may have been used to mount the monitor horizontally at some point. who knows....what a mess.
The used some t-nuts at the top for the bolts to hold the monitor in (which you have to pull the monitor out from the front - not remove it from the back). The left one is about 7" from the side, the right one is about 8" from the side.
The wiring inside is awful as well - wires are pulled tight all over, there are cut wires all over the place, everything is soldered to the control panel, etc. I'm considering just putting it back up on CL and being rid of the thing.
So yeah, what other horrible hack jobs have you encountered?
The control panel was modified to put the spinner in the middle...not really sure what they used, as they just sliced out the middle of the panel almost all the way across. The spinner is mounted to the plexi they put on top, and nothing else. The buttons are also mounted to plexi. I'm thinking if I keep this thing, I may try and find a stripped dig dug control panel and swap the parts over.
And the monitor...at some point, the cabinet underwent modification to support a horizontal WG (mounted vertically). Problem is, the monitor isn't centered - it's about 3/4" off center - not really noticeable, except that the cardboard bezel didn't line up with the monitor. This is what it looks like, with and without the monitor:
I've got nothing to compare it to, but I'm assuming that entire wood frame is a custom job. It doesn't seem to be mounted in the cabinet at the right angle either, so the cardboard bezel is off quite a bit. It also looks like it may have been used to mount the monitor horizontally at some point. who knows....what a mess.
The used some t-nuts at the top for the bolts to hold the monitor in (which you have to pull the monitor out from the front - not remove it from the back). The left one is about 7" from the side, the right one is about 8" from the side.
The wiring inside is awful as well - wires are pulled tight all over, there are cut wires all over the place, everything is soldered to the control panel, etc. I'm considering just putting it back up on CL and being rid of the thing.
So yeah, what other horrible hack jobs have you encountered?
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