Playchoice 10 - Hasty Superficial Restoration

Tighe

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So I picked up a Donkey Kong Junior converted to a Playchoice 10 -- mostly so I had a Nintendo cabinet. I got it from Masco73 for a great deal. I was going to restore it back to a DK Junior, I even have all the parts, but then a beautiful Junior fell into my lap for free, so it wouldn't make much sense to have 2 Juniors!

I fixed the monitor by washing it and installing a cap kit (cap 166 was missing! - Thanks Broodwich with you eagle eye finding 166 on the board!)

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Washing:
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After: (looks great in person)
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Cabinet

The cabinet was pretty rough, but a nice plywood one. It had chunks missing from the sides, the side art was worn to white in places, the t-molding was pathetic, and the base was reduced the the structural integrity of frosted flakes, and that isn't GRRRRREAT!

I made a new base, filled the missing chunks with bondo, Colored in the missing parts of the Vs side art with sharpies, and painted the sides and speaker area with color matched latex paint.

In New York there are so few places that will color match oil based enamel paint because of VOC restrictions that I assumed that I would have to either use crappy latex paint, or buy super expensive automotive paint. If I were to spend money I would but vinyl for the sides, but I really didn't want to spend my money on this one so I went with latex. Looks good, but if you want you can easily scrape it off.

Funny thing is that my 8 month old spilled the paint over that I got at Home Depot (40 miles from my house) so I went to Wal-mart, and their color matching computer was broken, so then I went to ACE, and it turns out that they will color match oil based enamel!

I picked up a quart oil based, but didn't use it as the cabinet was already half painted in latex. I got is as a back-up in-case the latex was a huge failure. It wasn't, it looks good.

I installed some of AudioMIDIMan's True-flat molding, and that stuff is beautiful! I want to buy more just to hold it in my hands! :eek:

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Also I installed 1.1 Bios and 2600's NES cart adapter in the Playchoice. It is amazing -- Just Awesome! I had a little trouble with it, but all the issues were my fault, I washed the Playchoice board and adjusted the +5v and it cleared up everything.

Adjusting +5v on a Nintendo PSU is a real pain!
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Nice job so far. That adapter for NES carts is just awesome. I would just play Zelda all day long if I had one. I wish I could find a great deal on a PLaychoice 10 or at least the parts so I could turn it into a cabaret.


Are you disappointed because there are no replies? It might help to post this in the restoration section instead of the general section.
 
Nice job so far. That adapter for NES carts is just awesome. I would just play Zelda all day long if I had one. I wish I could find a great deal on a PLaychoice 10 or at least the parts so I could turn it into a cabaret.

So far? Besides needing a mech, it is done. :D

Are you disappointed because there are no replies? It might help to post this in the restoration section instead of the general section.

LOL, nothing gets read in the restoration section.
 
I don't read too much on the play choices, only seen a handful in person and well was never really into it. Seeing that you can actually use NES carts now in the system has changed my mind. How are you going to go about hooking up the 2 link ports for the guns?


Very cool none the less. Especially now that your not limited on the game selection!
 
I wish I could restore a game that fast. I'd pay someone just to do half that amount of work. Looks good.
 
I don't read too much on the play choices, only seen a handful in person and well was never really into it. Seeing that you can actually use NES carts now in the system has changed my mind. How are you going to go about hooking up the 2 link ports for the guns?


Very cool none the less. Especially now that your not limited on the game selection!

Here is how you connect NES Zappers to the Playchoice:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=163588


I wish I could restore a game that fast. I'd pay someone just to do half that amount of work. Looks good.

I was motivated by your awesome adapter! I had been stuck as to what to do with this cabinet before! Thanks! :D:D
 
Lookin' good Tighe! :beerchug:

Thanks Jeff, of course your PC10 is beautiful!

Welcome to the Ghetto PC-10 Club! We both even used Vs. parts:

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If it is OK for the king of restorations I suppose I didn't do anything wrong. :D Thanks Phet, of course you should post your other PC10 here, not the one you sold. :D I still love the custom sticker and marquee on getto one.

I find that the instructions on the control panel of a PC10 is very confusing to people, Especially the "Game Select" button, you would think it is to select a game, not the select button in the game. They should have labeled it "IN Game Select" or moved it and the start button down with the joystick and A and B buttons. Badly done Nintendo. :D
 
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