animesuperj
Well-known member
I picked up a Galaga cabinet, without a pcb, over the last weekend for $50. I've been wanting a Galaga for a while now, and figured the price was good.
Overall, the cabinet is in great shape. The cabinet is solid, great side art, great marquee, control panel only has a slight rip or two (art still looks great). The only issue with it is: 1. it's missing the board, and 2. one of the previous owners (not who I bought it from) apparently left it by a pool.
Since it was left in a humid area, the metal has started to rust. I've already started to take a wire brush to some pieces, and plan on cleaning most of it up, using something to remove it further.
My main question, is because a lot of the metal has started to rust (under side of the control panel is bad, screw heads are bad, some pieces are fine though), what else should I worry about when trying to restore this? I'm not sure if the power supply works, so I need to test that. I don't just want to assume things are working without fully testing it, but are there any points I should check/replace just to be sure [monitor/wiring/etc...]?
Overall, the cabinet is in great shape. The cabinet is solid, great side art, great marquee, control panel only has a slight rip or two (art still looks great). The only issue with it is: 1. it's missing the board, and 2. one of the previous owners (not who I bought it from) apparently left it by a pool.
Since it was left in a humid area, the metal has started to rust. I've already started to take a wire brush to some pieces, and plan on cleaning most of it up, using something to remove it further.
My main question, is because a lot of the metal has started to rust (under side of the control panel is bad, screw heads are bad, some pieces are fine though), what else should I worry about when trying to restore this? I'm not sure if the power supply works, so I need to test that. I don't just want to assume things are working without fully testing it, but are there any points I should check/replace just to be sure [monitor/wiring/etc...]?
