beerorkid
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might grab a slightly working alien poker. Thoughts?
A friend of a friend is looking to get rid of an alien poker. They have started a family and need the room. Apparently they are into vintage stuff and can wheel and deal. No price has been mentioned yet. They invited me to come over this Sunday to take a look at it.
I have researched the game and played it in VP and it is quite fun. Saw a thread on here about converting it to multiball too. Not sure it would be a keeper, but if I can get it at a good price and fix it up it might be worth it.
They left a voicemail after I replied asking what condition it is in. It lights up and plays, but the displays and pop bumpers do not work. "One of the bumpers has a copper coil that looks burnt".
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I am worried about leaking batteries, and those displays.
Boston ebay prices show it at $475. He said it looks good, but who knows what shape the backglass is in. I figure I can get it pretty cheap since it is not fully working. Tonight I will look up the pinrepair guide on system 6 machines tonight. So I know what to check before I head over there.
At $199 for new displays scares the crap out of me. I think I can handle the shorted coils and any board work that might be needed. Any thoughts?
A friend of a friend is looking to get rid of an alien poker. They have started a family and need the room. Apparently they are into vintage stuff and can wheel and deal. No price has been mentioned yet. They invited me to come over this Sunday to take a look at it.
I have researched the game and played it in VP and it is quite fun. Saw a thread on here about converting it to multiball too. Not sure it would be a keeper, but if I can get it at a good price and fix it up it might be worth it.
They left a voicemail after I replied asking what condition it is in. It lights up and plays, but the displays and pop bumpers do not work. "One of the bumpers has a copper coil that looks burnt".
this thread
System 6 games are fairly easy to fix especially if they're booting up OK and just have problems past that. The solenoids fuse may be blown; flippers are separate from that so they can work while all other solenoids are dead. It's fairly common for these games to blow the solenoid fuse on power-up if the 40-pin connect between the MPU and driver is flaky - bad signals on bootup can cause all solenoids to fire at once, taking the fuse out.
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If the backglass and playfield are decent, cabinet isn't too bad, game boots up, and all displays are good (especially the 4 digit credit/match display) then you're looking at a $200-$400 game since it's a little bit of a project.
I am worried about leaking batteries, and those displays.
Boston ebay prices show it at $475. He said it looks good, but who knows what shape the backglass is in. I figure I can get it pretty cheap since it is not fully working. Tonight I will look up the pinrepair guide on system 6 machines tonight. So I know what to check before I head over there.
At $199 for new displays scares the crap out of me. I think I can handle the shorted coils and any board work that might be needed. Any thoughts?