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paigeoliver:
I am mostly into real games. Have 21 of them at the moment and have owned a couple hundred over the years and this is literally the first time I ever heard anyone say anything at all about unoriginal locks.


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--- Quote from: paigeoliver on June 16, 2012, 05:24:22 pm ---Lock style is generally not considered to be part of an arcade game restoration. If it is then someone should tell the people over at the klov forums. Most people use the 641 locks that Bob Roberts sells.

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It all depends on what you want to be "original".  Some people scuff at MAME as well. To each their own I guess. For me, personally, the locks are are important as the coins mech used in a restoration.


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MonMotha:
It seems pretty rare that I end up with a cabinet with an original lock, even when the cabinet is otherwise in really good shape.

A lot of operators change them out because they have keyed-alike locks for their games.  Operators actually running cash (common in Japan) would also, I'd think, be a bit squeamish about using a cashbox lock that's keyed-alike with all the other cabinets from that maker with easily acquirable keys.

Honestly, on most of my games (which are basically all weird, dedicated monsters), I don't even know what the factory locks were.  I don't think I've ever seen any two with the same locks.

Oddly, I do have what I believe to be the original OEM power cords for many of them.
paigeoliver:
 ;D Power cords. I try not to think about power cords, because if I break down and buy a new power cord for something then I have to admit to myself that almost all my games need new power cords and that can add up fast.
SavannahLion:
Given the age and condition of the vast majority of power cords I've come across, replacing them isn't an option and is already budgeted accordingly. Even if I was doing a true restore, these power cords are rarely ever part of the equation.  Only time it was ever an issue was trying to find a suitable replacement for those cotton or silk woven cables. Most of those replacements are never duplicatable since the damn patterns seems to change almost monthly.

To put it more simply. I would rather shell out the cash to replace every power cord to every one of my cabs than to risk losing every single one of the cabs, and everything I own, in a fire.
lilshawn:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on June 17, 2012, 02:53:44 am ---Given the age and condition of the vast majority of power cords I've come across, replacing them isn't an option and is already budgeted accordingly. Even if I was doing a true restore, these power cords are rarely ever part of the equation.  Only time it was ever an issue was trying to find a suitable replacement for those cotton or silk woven cables. Most of those replacements are never duplicatable since the damn patterns seems to change almost monthly.

To put it more simply. I would rather shell out the cash to replace every power cord to every one of my cabs than to risk losing every single one of the cabs, and everything I own, in a fire.

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properly fusing things prevents more fires than replacing cords.

i've seen far too much of this:

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