ArcRevival
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Awhile back I sold my pretty nice Zaxxon to a local fellow collector that really wanted it. Big mistake that was, or was it ? I got a tip from a friend that a guy had a Asteroids and Zaxxon he wanted to get rid of ( after his daughter unsuccessfully tried to sell them on CL for way too much ) so i called the guy up. What he really wanted was his Asteroids fixed and said if I could fix his Asteroids I could have his Zaxxon.
I went out to his house and checked out the games. I told him that I would do better than just fix his Asteroids, I would give it an overhaul. So I took all the components out of his Asteroids and took them home. I installed a cap kit on the monitor , new big blue in the transformer , rebuilt his AR board, put in a new power cord and hooked him up with a HS kit for the motherboard plus did my little +5 mod .
So for about $100 in parts and a little time I got a pretty nice Zaxxon, probably one of the nicer ones I have seen. All I did so far was wipe it down and put a free play kit in. A little paint on the handle and touch up on those little scratches here and there and this one will be ready for the game room. I don't even think I will replace the t-molding.
Zaxxon is one of the most under rated games imho. Welcome back !
I went out to his house and checked out the games. I told him that I would do better than just fix his Asteroids, I would give it an overhaul. So I took all the components out of his Asteroids and took them home. I installed a cap kit on the monitor , new big blue in the transformer , rebuilt his AR board, put in a new power cord and hooked him up with a HS kit for the motherboard plus did my little +5 mod .
So for about $100 in parts and a little time I got a pretty nice Zaxxon, probably one of the nicer ones I have seen. All I did so far was wipe it down and put a free play kit in. A little paint on the handle and touch up on those little scratches here and there and this one will be ready for the game room. I don't even think I will replace the t-molding.
Zaxxon is one of the most under rated games imho. Welcome back !

