Hyde
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I think I've found the world's hardest/time consuming control panel to disassemble.
GORF.
I spent close to 4 hours taking the control panel apart and cleaning/repainting the metal joystick brackets. The joystick alone (which is held together by security screws) has about 3 layers of intertwined brackets, mixed about with numerous other screws, a spring, and wires all over the place. Not to mention the fact that it has has 2 pcbs attached to it, on one top and one on the bottom. And the metal control panel plate itself is bolted really tightly to the wooden control panel, and it even curves around the edge. The whole assembly could survive a nuclear holocaust; it's practically a tank!
And while it was a killer to clean, the end result is pretty nice:

Before Pic of Joystick Base:

Afterwards: (Can anyone guess what that game in the background is?
)

And no, that is not a repro CPO!
Let me ask you this, what do you think is the hardest control panel to disassemble? It it GORF, or something else?
GORF.
I spent close to 4 hours taking the control panel apart and cleaning/repainting the metal joystick brackets. The joystick alone (which is held together by security screws) has about 3 layers of intertwined brackets, mixed about with numerous other screws, a spring, and wires all over the place. Not to mention the fact that it has has 2 pcbs attached to it, on one top and one on the bottom. And the metal control panel plate itself is bolted really tightly to the wooden control panel, and it even curves around the edge. The whole assembly could survive a nuclear holocaust; it's practically a tank!
And while it was a killer to clean, the end result is pretty nice:

Before Pic of Joystick Base:

Afterwards: (Can anyone guess what that game in the background is?

And no, that is not a repro CPO!
Let me ask you this, what do you think is the hardest control panel to disassemble? It it GORF, or something else?
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