mhanlen1
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Semi-Restoring a 1943 kit back to a Super Pac-Man Upright.
Ok, last week I started a thread because I needed help identifying a cab and a monitor I bought. So for 1 or 2 of you the first 4 photos may look familiar.
I picked up a converted 1943 cab locally for $130, that had some monitor/video issues. I found out, with some help from a few guys on here, that the cab was originally a Super Pac-Man. Initially I wanted to repaint the cab and apply some new 1943 side art.
It's my second cab ever, and my 1st upright. When I got it home I decided to try and "solve" the video issue by cutting and splicing various wires inside. Because the cab had been crudely JAMMA-tized, there is a bit of strange wiring and left over parts from the super pac days. To make a long story short, I am no longer able to fire up the monitor and marquee light because of my tinkering. I think this has to do with some wires I cut from the power supply. Oh well, the cab seemed to have a serious hum bar anyway. The good news is that I can still hear the game play blind even though I have no power going to the monitor and marquee.
Frustrated with fucking up the cab further, I decided to strip the black paint off the cab. The cab was a pretty solid and mostly plywood and only had a few dings in the bottom. As I began to strip the cab I noticed that Super Pac-Man has painted-on/stenciled artwork. The idea then popped into my head that maybe I should try and restore the original paint, instead of repainting it black and buying some crappy artwork that didn't really fit the cab.
Although I am restoring the exterior, I decided that it would be a good idea to go ahead and buy a multiboard and sell off the 1943 PCB (to help offset the costs). I'm not that great with wiring and troubleshooting yet, so a Plug and Play JAMMA sounds great to me. That and I don't have unlimited space to keep acquiring cabinets.
So it begins, my first upright restoration. I'm determined to follow it though, and want to finish it in a month or two tops. It won't be perfect, I'm sure- but I thought I'd share my experiences here. So far, I've spent the good part of the weekend in the garage tackling the beast.
I case anyone is interested in seeing all the photos I'm taking of the work, here is the link to the entire set on Flickr. There are many more pictures, and the full size original images are located there too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhanlen1/sets/72157622516605766/
Ok, last week I started a thread because I needed help identifying a cab and a monitor I bought. So for 1 or 2 of you the first 4 photos may look familiar.
I picked up a converted 1943 cab locally for $130, that had some monitor/video issues. I found out, with some help from a few guys on here, that the cab was originally a Super Pac-Man. Initially I wanted to repaint the cab and apply some new 1943 side art.
It's my second cab ever, and my 1st upright. When I got it home I decided to try and "solve" the video issue by cutting and splicing various wires inside. Because the cab had been crudely JAMMA-tized, there is a bit of strange wiring and left over parts from the super pac days. To make a long story short, I am no longer able to fire up the monitor and marquee light because of my tinkering. I think this has to do with some wires I cut from the power supply. Oh well, the cab seemed to have a serious hum bar anyway. The good news is that I can still hear the game play blind even though I have no power going to the monitor and marquee.
Frustrated with fucking up the cab further, I decided to strip the black paint off the cab. The cab was a pretty solid and mostly plywood and only had a few dings in the bottom. As I began to strip the cab I noticed that Super Pac-Man has painted-on/stenciled artwork. The idea then popped into my head that maybe I should try and restore the original paint, instead of repainting it black and buying some crappy artwork that didn't really fit the cab.
Although I am restoring the exterior, I decided that it would be a good idea to go ahead and buy a multiboard and sell off the 1943 PCB (to help offset the costs). I'm not that great with wiring and troubleshooting yet, so a Plug and Play JAMMA sounds great to me. That and I don't have unlimited space to keep acquiring cabinets.
So it begins, my first upright restoration. I'm determined to follow it though, and want to finish it in a month or two tops. It won't be perfect, I'm sure- but I thought I'd share my experiences here. So far, I've spent the good part of the weekend in the garage tackling the beast.
I case anyone is interested in seeing all the photos I'm taking of the work, here is the link to the entire set on Flickr. There are many more pictures, and the full size original images are located there too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhanlen1/sets/72157622516605766/
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