Black Matrix
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Hey all,
I had a Paperboy that I was hoping to sell in the next couple weeks as I figure I will need the room sooner or later and its not really a game that I want for my collection. It was working the last time I plugged it in within the last month or so. The power supply has been rebuilt. The monitor has been recapped. The controls are working although they are a little sloppy(didn't want to have to order from Ram Controls to get the parts). The PCB was a little problematic so I cleaned and reseated the legs, and its currently working 100% AFAIK. It's also got a new ballasts, bulb, and starter. The side art was shot and had some graffiti so I stripped the white plastic coatings off the side. Now its pretty much ready to have the sides painted when the weather permits and new repro artwork installed. Overall, a fairly nice example of a survivor game. I can get some more recent pics if anyone is really interested. Of course, its no where near perfect, but its a good start to a nice restoration. I'm asking 750$ and I should be able to bring it to the next Kingsport auction (Jan 12th-weather permitting) if it would help. I'm open to trades especially towards pins(and occasionally rare pcbs), and vector games, but again, not really looking to bring in another game. Below are a few pics of the game before the marquee light was fixed proper, before both sides were stripped, and before the PCB crapped out and needed to have the chips reseated. It might need the switching PS replaced as its currently working but looks a little haggard. The fan might need to be replaced as its a little loud. I think that's about it. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll do my best to answer. And thanks for looking.
P.S. I have no idea why the last two pics are sideways as I had them flipped upright in my gallery.
I had a Paperboy that I was hoping to sell in the next couple weeks as I figure I will need the room sooner or later and its not really a game that I want for my collection. It was working the last time I plugged it in within the last month or so. The power supply has been rebuilt. The monitor has been recapped. The controls are working although they are a little sloppy(didn't want to have to order from Ram Controls to get the parts). The PCB was a little problematic so I cleaned and reseated the legs, and its currently working 100% AFAIK. It's also got a new ballasts, bulb, and starter. The side art was shot and had some graffiti so I stripped the white plastic coatings off the side. Now its pretty much ready to have the sides painted when the weather permits and new repro artwork installed. Overall, a fairly nice example of a survivor game. I can get some more recent pics if anyone is really interested. Of course, its no where near perfect, but its a good start to a nice restoration. I'm asking 750$ and I should be able to bring it to the next Kingsport auction (Jan 12th-weather permitting) if it would help. I'm open to trades especially towards pins(and occasionally rare pcbs), and vector games, but again, not really looking to bring in another game. Below are a few pics of the game before the marquee light was fixed proper, before both sides were stripped, and before the PCB crapped out and needed to have the chips reseated. It might need the switching PS replaced as its currently working but looks a little haggard. The fan might need to be replaced as its a little loud. I think that's about it. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll do my best to answer. And thanks for looking.
P.S. I have no idea why the last two pics are sideways as I had them flipped upright in my gallery.
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