Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
A Gallag to Galaga cabinet resto-mod. (new title)
Spyridon:
Definitely shaped like a Pac-man or Galaxian. Clearly not a Galaga or Ms. Pac. (Pac cabs by the way did not have wheels)
HHaase:
Well, now that my week of midnight shifts is over, I finally got a chance to pull the back cover off and really start digging around inside. I found 2 nerf darts, 3 quarters, and a blue plastic Easter egg inside. As well as some more atrocious wiring work. I'm also downgrading my opinion of the quality of work done on the board. I can see one chip that was soldered in with half the legs almost sitting on top of the board instead of in their holes. Eventually I'll want to repair that, but I'm nervous that I'll just cause more problems. Oddly enough, I don't see any dip switches like other Gallag boards have on them. Perhaps it's some other bootleg type? It's also been upgraded to a modern switching power supply, with a 2007 date stamp on it. I'm building up a parts list for cleaning this up. The 4 foot power cord, with 3 tape repairs, has also got to go.
One of the things that make me think this isn't a genuine cab are the rear handles handles. Instead of the nice Midway molded types, this one just has some mesh screen and another small chop of wood as an inner backing. The pictures don't do justice to how cheap they are. There's also a second set of "handles" on the top, one of which has the power switch mounted inside. The orange laminate is flaking off pretty badly (Thankfully?), and there was never any other paint color or laminate that I can see. Where it's lifting off, I can even see some of the original pencil lines on the wood from when it was assembled, so it's never been sanded down either. No evidence of any previous artwork on any of the cab, nor a serial number. The only markings I've found were some measurements on the inside of the top panel, and a few pencil lines for assembly layout.
Of course, I forgot to take a shot of the overall cab with the back panel off..... next time.
This is my favorite example of the wiring mess. This is the connection between the video board and the monitor. All twist/solder/tape connections, except for the two nearly identically colored power connections that have pins soldered on and are just jammed into the monitor connector (Sure, these can't easily get mixed up. Sigh). All of this is also hanging unsupported. I can only imagine what kind of trouble I would have gotten into back in my Army days if I had ever done workmanship this badly. It's a real shame too, as the original wiring harness looks fairly well done but hacked to pieces over the years.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: HHaase on February 26, 2010, 08:25:22 pm ---One of the things that make me think this isn't a genuine cab are the rear handles handles. Instead of the nice Midway molded types, this one just has some mesh screen and another small chop of wood as an inner backing.
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Pac-Man and Galaxian cabs have this.
HHaase:
--- Quote from: SirPeale on February 27, 2010, 05:42:18 am ---
--- Quote from: HHaase on February 26, 2010, 08:25:22 pm ---One of the things that make me think this isn't a genuine cab are the rear handles handles. Instead of the nice Midway molded types, this one just has some mesh screen and another small chop of wood as an inner backing.
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Pac-Man and Galaxian cabs have this.
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Wasn't it pairs on the back panel though, instead of singles?
It's definitely confusing me, since all the stuff you guys are pointing out makes sense for a Pac or Galaxian cabinet, but I can't find any evidence yet that there was ever any artwork on it. When I pull all the laminate off in the spring (too cold right now), I might find some additional writing on it. Have you ever seen anything with the handles cut into the top panel like that?
Edit: Well, there is some additional pac-man type evidence to it. The screen has some serious Pac-Man burn in to it. Never looked to close at it before today, since it's working properly. Hmmm.
I'm also getting seriously annoyed that all the electronics shops around here are gone. I can't go anywhere to buy .093 molex pins anymore without having to order them. Blah.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: HHaase on February 27, 2010, 11:20:04 am ---Have you ever seen anything with the handles cut into the top panel like that?
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Both Pac-Man and Galaxian have them. This cabinet looks just like one, with the exception of the coin door.
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