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| opt2not:
Tonight’s task was to clean the topper that holds the marquee and speakers. It was pretty dirty all-around, but there is no damage that needed touching up: I took it apart piece by piece, which actually requires you to follow an order of disassembly to get all the parts out. Simple Green again, and after drying it all off, it cleaned up very nicely: For reference, this has a F15T8 “cool white” bulb inside. |
| Arroyo:
Lookin good all around, you are a machine. |
| opt2not:
The machine keeps runnin’! :cheers: Today I got the repro CP’s and Surround. also got an original Sega-to-JAMMA adapter. My monitor cap kit came today too. Lots of goodies to get this done! The CP Surround was a bit yellowed. This is actually paint, so I sanded it down and prepped for a fresh coat. Fresh and clean! I waited for the CP Surround to dry then attached it to the cabinet... Also added locks to the doors. The service door came with a keyless lock. I like it for the convenience so I’ll keep it. I attached the topper and the cleaned-up marquee holder. We’re at the home stretch! We’re getting there! Tonight I’ll recap the monitor, then install the wiring this weekend. I should also be getting the rubber mat for the footrest tomorrow. Woo hoo! |
| opt2not:
Big strides were made in the last 24hrs! I re-capped the monitor like I mentioned I would. Double and triple checked my work, no backwards caps, continuity checked out. Nice new Nichicon caps from arcadepartsandrepair’s Nanao MS8-26SG kit. Decided I should test and clean/balance the tube before I installed the chassis onto it. All guns cleaned and balanced, everything is in working order. This tube is thankfully healthy. Top-shelf condition! Colors are back to being vibrant, brightness is great, and the geometry looks fantastic! I’m [size=14]super psyched[/size] right now! I had to throw a game on this and the easiest board to hook-up was my Namco 20th Anniversary. I’m so pumped! Happy that the monitor didn’t need much more than new caps. Also got the last physical touches done on the cab. New footrest rubber mat, courtesy of @'hoagtech', thank you sir. So I installed it with the newly cleaned metal brackets. The glass and monitor shroud was also cleaned up and reinstalled. I swapped the coin insert from the fairly divoted metal one to a white plastic I had laying around for a long while. Also put the 2L6B Aero panel on there. I wanna get a 1P panel soon as well. It’s now house worthy. The eagle has landed! I’m going to rearrange this room to fit in the new cab. Next up is to bring the wiring and monitor back into the cab. I’m so close to being done! |
| jennifer:
I think that's the first time I have seen anyone actually take the time to do that correctly...You have not only restored those guns, but have also restored my faith in humanity. |
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