Operation "Baby Pac-Man Restore"

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Operation "Baby Pac-Man Rescue" is underway. We added this to The Arcade Wichita nearly 6 years ago and the playfield was disintegrating so a vinyl decal overlay was applied over the original playfield. Unfortunately, the playfield should have been completely sanded and cleared before the overlay was applied. It was not. After 6 years of the playfield continuing to disintegrate under the overlay, it got to the point where something had to be done. So it was pulled from the floor, brought home, and the work began.

Started with completely rebuilding and adjusting the K4800. That was no problem. It's looking brand new again. Then it was time for a full playfield swap. Picked one up from CPR and completed the swap in a couple days. Had a few gremlins to work out afterward, but it is back to working perfectly. All parts replaced are as follows...

-) Brand new playfield from Classic Playfield Reproductions
-) Complete removal of wiring, harnesses, and hardware over from the old playfield
-) Full new drop target set with new springs
-) New drop target reset coil
-) New flipper bats
-) Full flipper rebuild including EOS switches and coil stops
-) Full new plastics kit
-) New red posts
-) Plastic post washers under all the new posts
-) New decals for the spinners
-) Full new LED kit
-) New nylon nuts for the plastics
-) Full cleaning and waxing
-) Mylar installed over the loop area in the back to prevent future wear
-) Full new rubber kit
-) Needs a new glass bezel but unfortunately, I'll have to replace that later because the only vendors I can find are out of stock. CPR won't have any until around May, so I'll replace the bezel at that time. I'll touch this one up as best as I can until then
-) New marquee is on order (this one is de-laminating/coming away from the glass and flaking off like the bezel)

Now I have to pull the playfield back out and begin completely fixing up the cabinet. It's not in too bad of shape, but will need completely sanded, painted, new art, and all that stuff. Will get all that done this weekend and finish this up. Will post the final product when it's done. Stay tuned!
 

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Nice to see this game get some attention.

If you have some spare bulbs/sockets, the lower plastics with Pac & Ms Pac look great backlit - Ms Pac already has a hole in the correct position (lift hole) on the playfield, just need to drill to match on the Pac side. Wire into the GI power and you're golden.

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Long weekend working on this, but it's done. It didn't turn out exactly as I had hoped, and it's not perfect, but we are all our own worst critics. I was not able to acquire a replacement monitor glass bezel due to this one flaking off at the bottom. No vendors have them available. Had to paint the area black where the art is missing so it didn't look AS bad, but it really detracts from the overall look. It's ok because I'll replace it later when they are available. For now, everything else is good. After the complete playfield swap, I had to tear down the cabinet, sand it, prime it, sand it, prime it, sand it, paint it, sand it, paint it with two final coats, let it dry overnight, and proceed on they next day. Was able to take a sliver of the original yellow on the sides to Lowe's and have them paint-match it. Also painted the top and back with a satin black.

After the overnight paint dry, the new side art was applied. new t-molding applied, cabinet cleaned inside and out, painted the black internal areas that were scarred, reflowed/cleaned/applied de-oxit to all the power board, driver board, Vidiot board, and MPU connectors and sockets, removed, cleaned, applied de-oxit, and reinstalled all the socketed chips on all the boards, installed new batteries along with a holder and reset all the settings, installed the new marquee glass, tore off all the old control panel overlay, removed all the glue, sanded the metal, cleaned it up with some acetone, installed the new overlay, reinstalled the panel, reinstalled all the controls/wiring, gave everything one last good wipe down...and powered it on.

Success. Nothing exploded and it's working and playing at 100%. It will be back on the floor at The Arcade Wichita here soon if you want to come play it and check it out when/if you are in the area. Thanks.
 

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That looks great! Congratulations! I have one I will eventually get to, and these are fantastic reference pics! :cool:

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