Pro and Cons about purchasing a Pole Position. Problematic ?

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Pro and Cons about purchasing a Pole Position. Problematic ?

Hello all and Happy 2013. I recently got that itch to purchase a game that I loved when I was a kid,well a game we all loved when we were kids- Pole Position. I stayed up doing some research online,and was wondering your opinion on purchasing one and why are they so problematic ? Any help would be greatly appreciated,thanks my fellow gamers
 
I had an upright and a cockpit years ago and loved the game. They are problematic and it's usually attributed to heat issued. Make sure the fan inside the machine is working properly and when the game is working, it'll stay working pretty good. I had my upright for a few years and never had a problem with it.
 
If you can get a working game, you can mod it to make it reliable. The fact that you already know that it can have issues will help immensely. It's when you have no clue and then it conks out, that's a little more annoying to take care of.
 
Super,thanks for the great video, I just wanted to do some research before getting into this.Blkdog,its one of my favorite games of all time,I have that plug-in-play TV thingy, its ok for little kids,but not us ! Your video is great as well. I have some leads on some machines, just have to get my hand truck ready,and figure out who is going to help me get this bad boy into my vehicle. I'm sure its a two man job. Rip, I guess I'll hook up another fan,whenever I get my machine. I heard you can the PP2 boards are interchangeable as well.Jedidentist you are exactly right,but thanks to KLOV and great ppl like yourself on the forums, I'm, not worried at all. Thanks !
 
If it has a MatsuSHITa monitor in it, be sure to swap in a better monitor.

been outa the loop for awhile, but why get rid of a Mat monitor? i remember them having bad/weak tubes or something like that! funny i just opened mine and to do this power mod and mine has the Mat monitor. so what's wrong with them, besides they suck?

i remember ive only seen them in PP and Millipede for some reason.....
 
Here is mine in action. My daughter recorded it on her iphone.

Certainly not a great race on my part, I should have slowed for the hairpin on the second lap...



Great game, and mine is all original internally, including the Matsu monitor. The power connector has been cut, so the power gets hooked directly to the boards. It is the second game I ever bought - a long time ago... and it's time to move it on to someone else who wants to take a shot at mastering the Fuji Speedway.
 
r3M,thanks for the tip. I'll def go ahead with that fan mod. Ken and g3n3r1c, I'm not too familiar with the monitors,since I have a Ms.Pac, a WWF Pinball and a Converted Main Event cab to Wrestlefest cab with loads of boards in it. adamzero, I hear about this long line of ppl waiting for this PP1/PP2 mod. Can you tell me more about it ? Robo,what a great video ! I'm sad to hear that you are letting it go:(
 
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