AUSyTyIN
Well-known member
Not nearly a restoration, but I'm happy with how the changes I've done have improved this machine. I bought it not working. The previous owner had tried to fix it by wrapping tin foil around the fuses "to make sure stuff got power". Wow. Pic taken just after I got it home from it's 150 mile trip:
Took it to eXidy who instantly knew that the board was junk. He swapped my board for a good one, and it was playing. The tube was pretty much shot though. It was much darker at the top than the bottom. EXidy hooked me up with a Nintendo monitor for me to salvage the tube from. I've never done a tube swap before, so this was a learning experience. Here is what the monitor looks like now (it's actually a better image than the pic shows, I was shaking when I took this because I got hit by the monitor just prior):
Next up was the crappy CPO. Again, I've never done one before, but I'm more than happy with the results. I also cleaned the buttons and the joystick, but I don't have a good before pic of them. Before:
After:
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Took it to eXidy who instantly knew that the board was junk. He swapped my board for a good one, and it was playing. The tube was pretty much shot though. It was much darker at the top than the bottom. EXidy hooked me up with a Nintendo monitor for me to salvage the tube from. I've never done a tube swap before, so this was a learning experience. Here is what the monitor looks like now (it's actually a better image than the pic shows, I was shaking when I took this because I got hit by the monitor just prior):
Next up was the crappy CPO. Again, I've never done one before, but I'm more than happy with the results. I also cleaned the buttons and the joystick, but I don't have a good before pic of them. Before:
After:
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