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| dgame:
I am now the proud owner of a Sega Blast City cabinet! I found it very locally on craigslist and had it home the next day. This is the first time I have ever seen a candy cab in person and I have always wanted one. It needs a good bath. I’m going to take it apart and give it a good scrub. It is a Turkey Hunting USA that was a Bass Fishing. It had the pedestal but I took it off and left it with the guy I bought it from. I want to set it up with the two player six button curved layout. Two U360s and Sanwa buttons. The GOOD: It is mostly complete. I can’t spot any major parts missing. The only lock I can’t get into yet is the coin vault. It powers on, the marquee lights up, the power supply clicks, the monitor neck glows. The BAD: Monitor has screen burn-in. The monitor board is ‘gooped’, a common problem where a coil leaks goo down and all over/under the flyback. Connected my JPAC to JAMMA harness. No picture. Nothing. Connected my AVGA card to VGA port. No picture. Noting. The REST: I bought it for a low price and I factored in buying a new monitor since I saw the burn-in. From reading online the ‘goop’ is not necessarily a death sentence so it may have life. The QUESTIONS: Which new Tri-Sync monitor should I get? Is the 27"/29" Makvision Tri-Mode a good choice? I can get the Makvision brand new shipped for about $550.00 Is the Nieman 27” tri-mode still an option? How much does it cost? Looking at the burn-in in the attached pictures do you think it worth trying to revive the monitor? I’m going to try jumping Hsync and Vsync together and see if it comes back to life. Thanks for any advice! |
| JoeB:
Congrats on an amazing cab. Neiman makes great monitors but he sold his last CRT about 3 months ago. You can try and recap the monitor but you'll still have burns. If you want new or good CRT for cheap you can always try and repurpose a CRT from a TV with new chassis. As for cab, what the heck is it standing on? A pedistool? Good luck with the restore and enjoy! Restoration is 95% of the fun! How much did you pay? |
| dgame:
Update: I scored a complete 27" Wells Gardner d9200 (27D9204) and an additional D9200 27" tube in the frame without the boards. The tubes are in excellent condition. No burns or scratches. The board of the complete one is a little dirty and I noticed that one of the caps on the board has a broken leg. I haven't put any power to it yet. In the pictures the cab is standing on the pedestal that I left with the guy. It securely attaches to the bottom of the cab making it stand up height. It has wheels just like the cab. The cab and the monitors together cost me less than $400.00 delivered. Thanks for the encouragement. This was an unexpected find and I am totally stoked! :droid |
| 404:
congrats on the cab. i was going to buy this cab over the weekend but i ran out of money. By the time i managed to get the money, you had already bought the cab. :) |
| CoryBee:
I am sure the functionality of these types of arcades are up to par with classical arcade designs. But I really do not like the looks of the plastic frame on an arcade cabinet, it just puts me off on the whole experience. |
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