The classic predicament...."To MAME, or not to MAME..."
As some of you know, I recently picked up my second Defender last night from a fellow KLOVer for $140. Unfortunately, it had more problems than I anticipated. Blown and apparently unreliable monitor chassis, possible board problems and possible power supply problems. The physical condition of the cab isnt terrible. It has rough humidity damage like a lot of Williams cabinets have, control panel is shot, coin door and mechs are all sorts of trouble, and the marquee is somewhat faded. Not to mention I found 7 Mud Wasp nests congregating on the inside roof of the cabinet, which thoroughly sent shivers down my spine all night even though they have been dead for a couple years.
Part 2, I took the monitor out and preformed my first double-bypass tube transplant with my Centipede Cabaret and aside from a little Defender burn-in, looks good as new and I am thrilled as all hell.
So now I am stuck with a monitor-less, partially working (if that), and mediocre condition Defender corpse. Its hard to judge without pics (Which I will post tomorrow), but what do you say? Mame, or no Mame?
As some of you know, I recently picked up my second Defender last night from a fellow KLOVer for $140. Unfortunately, it had more problems than I anticipated. Blown and apparently unreliable monitor chassis, possible board problems and possible power supply problems. The physical condition of the cab isnt terrible. It has rough humidity damage like a lot of Williams cabinets have, control panel is shot, coin door and mechs are all sorts of trouble, and the marquee is somewhat faded. Not to mention I found 7 Mud Wasp nests congregating on the inside roof of the cabinet, which thoroughly sent shivers down my spine all night even though they have been dead for a couple years.
Part 2, I took the monitor out and preformed my first double-bypass tube transplant with my Centipede Cabaret and aside from a little Defender burn-in, looks good as new and I am thrilled as all hell.
So now I am stuck with a monitor-less, partially working (if that), and mediocre condition Defender corpse. Its hard to judge without pics (Which I will post tomorrow), but what do you say? Mame, or no Mame?
