| Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair |
| T-Mek! Gonna take a LOT of work. |
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| Slippyblade:
Just picked up a T-Mek. It's in sorry shape structurally. Apparently it was on location at a truck stop that caught on fire. The cab was underneath a fire sprinkler so the particle board soaked up water and is now basically turning to powder. All the hardware is in great shape though, no rust. I'm going to be taking the whole thing apart and using the existing panels to pattern new ones. Going to heat gun the artwork off and re-use it on the new panels. I paid $100 for the whole thing. So far I know the monitors at least power on. I'm getting neck glow. I am getting NO power through the power supply, I've got that up on the bench right now. I'll post more as I go. |
| Slippyblade:
So I think I've got a blown transistor on the PS. All three pins are shorted together. I'll try replacing it tomorrow, hopefully Frys Electronics has a replacement. |
| Slippyblade:
Yep, power supply was blown. It wasn't the transistor. When I unsoldered it and re-tested, it was good. Yet all three pads on the board were toning out, which is WRONG. So I wired up another power supply to the cabinet and it fired up. The right monitor has a solid, clear picture but it "blinks" is the only way I can describe it. The left monitor is weird. The image has a compressed, upside-down double image on the bottom of the screen. I plugged in the seat half and the sticks are working but it's not registering the triggers/buttons. The sound is all good, even the sub in the seats. Soooo... The electronics are there and good. That's awesome. Now I just need my roommate to get the two couches and table out of my garage so I can start working on the wood rebuild. Any ideas on the right monitor blink or the left monitor double image? |
| Mike A:
Looks like 100 bucks well spent. That game looks salvageable. I would love to help, but my knowledge in that area is sparse. |
| Slippyblade:
--- Quote from: Mike A on November 27, 2016, 01:22:46 pm ---Looks like 100 bucks well spent. That game looks salvageable. I would love to help, but my knowledge in that area is sparse. --- End quote --- Totally. Even if I were to just gut it and resell the parts I'd WAY make more than my money back. My only concern is the artwork. The art on this game is fantastic, but I can't find any place to get replacement. That's why I'm going to try to heat gun it off in single pieces and re-use it. Wish me luck! |
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