Peter Pepper Is Mine!

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Purchased an original BurgerTime today from a great couple in northern Kansas City who were making room in their garage. Love love love this cabinet. For a machine that spent many a year in a pizza joint, I was pleasantly suprised. Everything works perfectly, and other than missing coin mechs (where can I acquire some?) the issues are cosmetic. A new CPO will be needed, along with pepper buttons (or decals as a last resort). Although the side artwork is OK, it could probably use a new stencil work on the side art, but the kick plate art is in surprisingly good shape. The coin door will need to be cleaned out as well, but all in all very happy.

Coincidentally, literally 37 seconds after leaving their drive way, and auction closed for a complete but non-worked BT PCB which hopefully I can repair using the working one.

Will try to post some pics tomorrow.
Evan
 
Purchased an original BurgerTime today from a great couple in northern Kansas City who were making room in their garage. Love love love this cabinet. For a machine that spent many a year in a pizza joint, I was pleasantly suprised. Everything works perfectly, and other than missing coin mechs (where can I acquire some?) the issues are cosmetic. A new CPO will be needed, along with pepper buttons (or decals as a last resort). Although the side artwork is OK, it could probably use a new stencil work on the side art, but the kick plate art is in surprisingly good shape. The coin door will need to be cleaned out as well, but all in all very happy.

Coincidentally, literally 37 seconds after leaving their drive way, and auction closed for a complete but non-worked BT PCB which hopefully I can repair using the working one.

Will try to post some pics tomorrow.
Evan

Hit up the user name Riptor I think he repairs / charges but does excellent work on PCB's..
pepper buttons - www.gamestencils.com
don't fuck with the kick art as no good source is being made in silk nor a stencil at the moment
cpo - www.backtothearcade.com
coin mechs - pretty much any where... www.twistedquarter.com , http://na.suzohapp.com/coindoors/acceptors.htm
side art / stencils - www.thisoldgame.com

This is my BT I just re stenciled not finished yet...
 
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Thanks guys!! I had one of these in far worse cosmetic shape before we finished our basement arcade and I think it may have been someone on here from Wisconsin that drove all the way down to KC to get it from me back 5+ years ago. It was a price I couldn't refuse, but sort of always regretted it. I was hooked on the Intellivision version of this game and it was years before I finally found an arcade that had one as a teenager. I still can't believe I got it (and well below the asking price), knowing full well how "quick to the draw" a number of KLOVers are in the KC Metro area.

@GunSmoke_Guy, I cannot thank you enough for all those links and your picture is truly inspirational (plus, it now makes the thread complete with a photo haha). It gives me a lot of push to bondo fill/sand/stencil mine! Question for you, is the red t-molding original? Mine is orange, and I cannot for the life of me remember what was on the one I had years ago. I love the red! Also, would you be so kind as to provide the paint colors/finish?

Evan
 
Working the graveyard shift, so better late than never with the pics as promised. Here we go!

Set 1 (Exterior):

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Ahhhhhh, I'm in love.

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The marquee looks cherry! Something just isn't right about the way it's lit though. Need to take a closer look.

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The glass bezel also looks cherry! I didn't even notice the burn-in until I took this image. Apparently we had a monitor that was used in a Ms. Pac before :)

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Could use a new control panel overlay and pepper button stencils.

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Hmmmm, this isn't good. I see 4 circular depressions from apparently using another game's control panel and not filling the buttons. What is the best way to remedy this after I pull the CP?

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Duct tape residue. Yuck. Coin door metal also needs to be repolished.

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What you were all waiting for. Kickplate art is in PHENOMENAL condition and could probably used to create a stencil by someone more knowledgable than I.
 
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Set 2 (exterior)

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Right side art. From a distance looks in great shape.

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However, upon close up, there are a number of scratches/dings and a lot of this "vertical crazing" that I can't tell if it's in the wood or paint.

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Backdoor. Kind of dirty. Not sure what's supposed to be on here. A couple wrinkled labels. Am I missing anything? Two pronged power cord will also be replaced. Safety always comes before original.

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Left side art. Likewise it's OK, but some imperfections.

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Welcome home #3091!
 
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Set 3 (Interior)

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Missing coin mechs and bulbs. Gotta say this machine overall looks great for nearly 30,000 plays!

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Hmmm no coin box either. Just an empty metal tray and a food container. Need the manual/schematics as well.

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WTF? If you're going to replace a marquee light, at least use a fluorescent stick. Seriously? A fricken christmas bulb?

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Inside back looks pretty clean. Even has the dipswitch game label still intact.

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PCBs in spectacular condition. Even a lockout tag!

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Power supply area needs a good vaccuming, but overall well kept.

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Monitor yoke, chassis, etc...look super clean.

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Not sure what kind of monitor this is, but I don't see a reason to touch it other than the whites on the screen seem a bit "yellow".
 
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Hmmmm, this isn't good. I see 4 circular depressions from apparently using another game's control panel and not filling the buttons. What is the best way to remedy this after I pull the CP?

Normal -- They used welded bolts in a dimple on the top then used flat Bally/Midway metal josticks. The dimple helps separate the joystick top from the CP to allow the black disc washer to move between the panel and joystick. The other way they did these was to have exposed carriage bolts with a "U" shaped flanged joystick top plate to accomodate the separation. Either way, you end up with cracking around the mounts on the overlay, just different wear.


Missing coin mechs and bulbs. Gotta say this machine overall looks great for nearly 30,000 plays!

Looks like it was in a humid place or lots of water covered coins/tokens inserted causing the parts of the coin door to rust in key spots.

Hmmm no coin box either. Just an empty metal tray and a food container. Need the manual/schematics as well.

Looks like oil or water damage on bottom. :(

Not sure what kind of monitor this is, but I don't see a reason to touch it other than the whites on the screen seem a bit "yellow".

It's a Wells-Gardner K4600 series. Yellow = R+G, so either turn down both or turn up Blue to compensate. Check what the other colors look like.

Could use a new control panel overlay and pepper button stencils.

Actually, that overlay is VERY salvagable! Trade it with someone with a horribly bad panel to replace instead. To save this one:

1) Clean with scouring pad and/or magic eraser. Will make the colors pop back to life.
2) Clamp a metal ruler across the top and front. Take an Xacto knife and carefully trim a perfectly straight line to cut off all the flaking pieces leaving the center "curve" removed off all overlay and glue.
3) Put masking tape down and take a 220 grit sander and sand the edge bare to shiney metal removing all rust and slightly tapering the remaining overlay
4) Mask rest of overlay off and spray paint closest matching blue color you can and then over coat with a matte clear coat.

You will have a panel worth using, won't hurt anyone and won't destroy the rest of the otherwise very good artwork. I've done this to many Galaga panels and now even a worse damaged Super PacMan panel to save the original overlays.

PS: I will gladly trade you a stripped super pacman panel that you can apply a new overlay to in exchange for this if you really want to put a new overlay on instead. (Same exact panel, different overlays).
 
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Pac-Fan, I didn't realize that the only bad part of the overlay was on the curve. I may just have to try your approach before deciding whether or not to swap it for a blank. I would agree that this really is in far better shape than many, and I'm just a stickler after seeing GunSmoke Guy's restoratin. The rest will definitely clean up nice w/ magic eraser.

Thanks guys for all the kudos. Just played myfirst game in years and got to level 11 for a 112,000. Not too shabby.

Evan
 
Looks like Ms. Pac burn on the tube. Game looks great, though. I have never seen one in person but have played it in MAME. I remember having it for the NES years ago. Sure would like to have one.
 
OK, now that I have coin mechs and bucket (thanks Pete - local413), I'd like to tackle some of the cosmetic issues on this gorgeous day.

1.) There is significant residue from what appears to be ducttape on and above the coin door. Anything that will remove this without taking the overlying paint with it?

2.) Would like to remove the rust from the coin mech holders and coin release buttons. I figured a wire brush on my drill could tackle most of it, but I want to be careful around the midway plate and there are areas inside the coin door that my wire brush attachments can't get into.

Evan
 
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