Arcade Collecting > Arcade1Up & Similar
Arcade 1Up's Ikea cabinets
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Mike A on October 29, 2018, 05:37:22 am ---Yeah. Those Tempest spinners are crap. After 30 years they might need a little maintenance. ::)
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This thread has now taken a sad, sad turn.
Mike A:
Yeah. It has gone stupid even for an internet thread.
Favorably comparing that ---smurfy--- dial to a Tempest spinner is laughable.
Malenko:
How else is he going to pump those post numbers up? Why contribute something meaningful when you can triple post youtube video links in this thread? The exact same thread is going on at pinside
coasterlvr:
--- Quote from: negative1 on October 29, 2018, 03:56:33 am ---looks like even the original tempest dial isn't that great,
at 6:40, there are replacements to fix it to spin better,
and last longer:
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oh boy. that upgrade is like putting higher performance/lighter wheels and tires on your car. the A1UP "spinner" is like putting square wheels and cement tires on your car.
btw, the bitwrench(for arcade buttons) he sells on klov is awesome.
negative1:
no one's comparing anything, you are making that assumption.
the point is old arcade games are like luxury cars, great when they work,
and expensive to fix and maintain. and are a pain in the neck to keep
running at times, thats the point of hundreds of videos about old and
new arcade games. sometimes thats the fun part.
atari tempest dial
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- Atari part # 73-834
- tooth count 72
- yes, they were weighted and worked well, but got stuck, and had issues if you didn't oil them
- arcade games got more abuse than at home games of course
- cost about $70 for NOS : https://www.arcadefixit.com/category.sc?categoryId=24
NOS part. Used on Tempest and other games. Very limited qty. Atari part # 73-834. Includes 2 set screws\
- repros cost about $30, but not sure how long they last either
so yeah, after 30 years, they will wear out, and break just like they did originally.
as i mentioned, i have a 20 year old blasteroids machine, thats in near mint condition,
and plays like day 1, since i barely use it.
blasteroids dial:
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- atari knob part # 038319-01
- tooth count 72
- much more rubber on it, and less spokes
- different assembly
so maybe 7 years later, dials got better (blasteroids is 1988), i have no idea if real ones wore out also,
since no one except me a few other people ever played this game.
i'm lucky, the only thing i've ever replaced in my machine when i got it, was
a power supply, and thats it. its been working ever since then.
later
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