demoderbydave
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Newby...looking for advice on a "Devil's Dare" system 80a
Hi everyone...I am new to this forum and looking for advice on what I should do with my Gottlieb Devil's Dare.
I always wanted an Atari Asteroids machine since I was a kid...I am 46 now.. anyways I bought one about 6 years ago and played it occasionally and figured I needed a pinball machine to go with it. I picked this game up apart but was told it worked (you know how that goes). I did not pay all that much for it and I thought and I could always fix it up. 5 years later with it sitting in my cellar next to the Asteroids machine (which finally crapped out as well) I figured I would get going on the D.D. I bought and watched the Shaggy dvds, studied the manual that came with it and read everything I could about fixing this and realized I AM WAY OVER MY HEAD.
Over the years I bought some spare parts used drop targets on ebay, rubber re-ring kit, balls, lights and even a kit to do the mandatory fixes to the cpu ect. I figure I have about $500.00 in it.
My question...is this a desireable game?...supposedly they made about 3200 of them. The game itself is complete, the playfield is worn but presentable,I have all the plastics which are ok . The backglass is delaminating but it is still intact and looks decent and the cabinet is decent. The main cpu still has the battery on it...But I don't see ANY signs of corrosion. The boards has not been hacked up. But it doesnt play, it lights up but the flippers don't flip and the game sort of starts but doesn't do what it is supposed to. The sound board works in the test mode and it has been stored inside in a dry home for the last 6 years.
It takes a big man to admit he doesn't know what he is doing but...I am. I am not a complete idiot with electronics...I was a car stereo installer a while back and was a bench tech for a major cellular carrier a few years ago as well. BUT I am in no means an expert in electronics... I figure any attempt I make to fix it will cause more harm than good. Even if i send out the boards to have them gone through I am unsure about the rest of the game...testing coils ect and do not wan't to waste (anymore) money foolishly. I figure it would cost me a fortune to get it running to a point that i could finish it.
If I were to try to sell it what is it worth? Anyone out there interested? I live in Central Massachusetts ..Or anyone out there close by willing to take a look who has a clue that is... (NOT FOR FREE OBVIOUSLY)
Sorry about the long winded post and thanks in advance for any help!
Hi everyone...I am new to this forum and looking for advice on what I should do with my Gottlieb Devil's Dare.
I always wanted an Atari Asteroids machine since I was a kid...I am 46 now.. anyways I bought one about 6 years ago and played it occasionally and figured I needed a pinball machine to go with it. I picked this game up apart but was told it worked (you know how that goes). I did not pay all that much for it and I thought and I could always fix it up. 5 years later with it sitting in my cellar next to the Asteroids machine (which finally crapped out as well) I figured I would get going on the D.D. I bought and watched the Shaggy dvds, studied the manual that came with it and read everything I could about fixing this and realized I AM WAY OVER MY HEAD.
Over the years I bought some spare parts used drop targets on ebay, rubber re-ring kit, balls, lights and even a kit to do the mandatory fixes to the cpu ect. I figure I have about $500.00 in it.
My question...is this a desireable game?...supposedly they made about 3200 of them. The game itself is complete, the playfield is worn but presentable,I have all the plastics which are ok . The backglass is delaminating but it is still intact and looks decent and the cabinet is decent. The main cpu still has the battery on it...But I don't see ANY signs of corrosion. The boards has not been hacked up. But it doesnt play, it lights up but the flippers don't flip and the game sort of starts but doesn't do what it is supposed to. The sound board works in the test mode and it has been stored inside in a dry home for the last 6 years.
It takes a big man to admit he doesn't know what he is doing but...I am. I am not a complete idiot with electronics...I was a car stereo installer a while back and was a bench tech for a major cellular carrier a few years ago as well. BUT I am in no means an expert in electronics... I figure any attempt I make to fix it will cause more harm than good. Even if i send out the boards to have them gone through I am unsure about the rest of the game...testing coils ect and do not wan't to waste (anymore) money foolishly. I figure it would cost me a fortune to get it running to a point that i could finish it.
If I were to try to sell it what is it worth? Anyone out there interested? I live in Central Massachusetts ..Or anyone out there close by willing to take a look who has a clue that is... (NOT FOR FREE OBVIOUSLY)
Sorry about the long winded post and thanks in advance for any help!
