I need everything to covert a gutted tempest cabinet back into a working tempest

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I need everything to covert a gutted tempest cabinet back into a working tempest

I am looking for a tempest pcb, control panel, buttons, monitor, chassis, wiring, power supply, side art cpo. I recently acquired a gutted cabinet and need to source everything to rebuild it and make it playable once again. Let me know if you have anything that I need. thanks
 
I am looking for a tempest pcb, control panel, buttons, monitor, chassis, wiring, power supply, side art cpo. I recently acquired a gutted cabinet and need to source everything to rebuild it and make it playable once again. Let me know if you have anything that I need. thanks

I have a full populated CP, tested working. Also, have a complete wiring harness. Make me an offer.
 

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tempest monitor

I have a monitor for tempest(star wars) that is missing the high voltage unit. Monitor was working but i sold high voltage unit to neighbor and have not fixed another. Been sitting for few years waiting for a tempest or star wars to come my way cheap.
Tube is brand new and has plastic sheet in front of monitor, that is how they ship these.
Hate to ship it but if some one can pick up for you?
 
You need a 6100 wg monitor or a amp but you won't find an amp being offered.I have a control panel wiring harness and an arII board also top marquee I would sell for 125 shipped. I also have parts for a 6100 monitor.
 
i'm a complete noob when it comes to all of this. Would you need a chassis for that monitor as well? What is an Amp, is that a brand or type of monitor? What is the ArII board?
 
If you're doing the rest of the machine in original parts, then get an original monitor. If you use an LCD, you might as well just MAME the thing.
Yes, you can use an LCD with the original PCB, but you will be loosing the vector feel/ detail.

There is the vectorvga, but I'm not sure on price and quality.
 
Not trying to be negative, but this is quite a project for someone with zero knowledge.. Tempests are hard enough to keep running for most collectors.. But to build one from the ground up.. Well that's a big project..

Do a bit of research and homework.. As there is tons of info out there on vector games.. May even figure out that it's cheaper to find a complete dead one, instead of putting it together piece by piece..

Search engines are your friend.
 
If you're not a purist, then I would HIGHLY recommend retrofitting that cabinet with an LCD and running Tempest through MAME on it. It'll be less work, run more reliably, and, if done properly, can nearly mimick the original game without any casual player ever knowing.
 
well I am toying around trying to get a general idea how much it would cost to covert it back to original or how much to do a mame. It seems like I have found most of the parts minus the monitor chassis and power supply.
 
I'd have to agree with local413. Here's my guess on the options for the internals (no art):

$250 Tempest working PCB
$50 AR/II audio & power regulator board
$100 wiring harness
$200 complete control panel
$300 complete working WG6100 (includes chassis)
$100 Atari vector power brick
total $1000 or more

or take out the WG6100 and swap in the VectorVGA + LCD panel of your choice

or
$free MAME
$free or almost free old PC to run MAME
$cheap 19" LCD
$200 complete control panel

then you could also run other, vertical spinner games like Arkanoid, Breakout and TAC/Scan (woot!). And maybe others like Gyruss, Time Pilot, etc.

Hate to see any vector game converted but that already happened before you rescued the cab.
 
I'm in the same situation, but my plan was to convert my busted-up-cornered Tempest to a dedicated MAME Tempest. I've just stripped the sides and started the Bondo job. I'm considering either putting new side MDF boards or laminating before I apply the new side art. I'd like this to look nice as far as the art work etc, but I cant justify the price to buy the boards + monitor + etc. The reliability is important too. I'm also looking into AAE as my vector emulator of choice for Tempest as the results are amazing!:beer:

Also consider using a CRT monitor instead of the LCD. It will give you the best results you can get with emulation.
 
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I am starting to consider converting it to a MAME. Sounds like it would be easier. What is basic specs for a computer to have to run MAME without lagging? Gpasko, how are you fixing your busted corners? Mine has the same busted corners and I need to fix them as well. Are you going to put the Tempest artwork back on the side once your done?

Do you think a Tempest control panel would be sufficient to turn into a MAME? Is it large enough. I know most mames have loads of butons and joysticks and such. Is there a way to set a mame up so when it's powered on it goes right into a game?

For everyone that posted up with things you had to help me with, thanks. Looks like I may try and do a mame setup. I am sure people will rag on it saying I ruined a classic, but if it wasn't for me, this cabinet would be chopped up by now already anyways. Plus it was already gutted when I got it. I probably will still be interested in the control panel though later on. I am getting a few games in the coming few weeks so paying them off takes priority over this but I will probably end up maming it. Thanks
 
IF you were to run MAME in this cabinet, in my opinion it would only be acceptable to run tempest in MAME. Use the correct Tempest control panel, and interface the spinner and buttons using a keyboard/mouse interface, like Ultimarc's ipac. Make it look/act just like Tempest, and only tempest. If you're considering turning it into a MAME cab to run multiple games, don't. Get rid of the cabinet or trade it for another one that's more conducive to a MAME multi setup. Don't hack up the cabinet to fit a control panel on there with tons of ugly controls. MAME it for Tempest because you can't afford/find the real internal components.

Try and source a 19" tube-style computer monitor, and find a way to mount it cleanly in the cab behind the smoked glass. From there, any old PC should be able to run MAME well enough to let you play Tempest.

As far as booting the PC directly to the game, I can help you with that. But first, you have a lot of cabinet construction work to do. Get yourself set up with a proper Tempest control panel, complete with spinner and buttons, and get a CRT monitor mounted in there correctly. Once all that's done, them PM me and we'll get started on the computer guts.
 
I am starting to consider converting it to a MAME. Sounds like it would be easier. What is basic specs for a computer to have to run MAME without lagging? Gpasko, how are you fixing your busted corners? Mine has the same busted corners and I need to fix them as well. Are you going to put the Tempest artwork back on the side once your done?

Do you think a Tempest control panel would be sufficient to turn into a MAME? Is it large enough. I know most mames have loads of butons and joysticks and such. Is there a way to set a mame up so when it's powered on it goes right into a game?

For everyone that posted up with things you had to help me with, thanks. Looks like I may try and do a mame setup. I am sure people will rag on it saying I ruined a classic, but if it wasn't for me, this cabinet would be chopped up by now already anyways. Plus it was already gutted when I got it. I probably will still be interested in the control panel though later on. I am getting a few games in the coming few weeks so paying them off takes priority over this but I will probably end up maming it. Thanks

I'll have to take pictures of the side/corners I've fixed, but I was able to screw and use wood glue to fix the broken corners back. After that fill with Bondo and sand till perfect. I am still thinking about a white Formica laminate over that because the wood is brittle. Id hate for the art work to go bad as most Tempest edges do over time with bumps and bruising. Yes I will be putting the cabinet back to the stock art work. It is amazing artwork, cabinet, and game !

I'm going to stay stock on the controls. I'd recommend staying as stock as possible on the outside. Wiring, harness, PS, etc that its inside should be left. You never know, but in time you might come across a deal on components and finish the original build. It would then be worth a lot more money than a hacked control multi game Tempest. :rolleyes:

Another cabinet might suit multi game MAME. Tempest its sacred.

...just my opinion. :D
 
Another vote for MAMEing this cabinet.

Too much effort/cost to get it back together correctly, and a Tempest would be a nice cabinet for a multi-vertical-spinner MAME machine.

Just keep it LOOKING like a Tempest. Put one single extra button on that panel and it would ruin the whole effect.
 
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