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| Gilrock:
I was initially on the lookout for an arcade CRT. I stumbled upon an ad on OfferUp for a Galaga cab but when I contacted him I found out it had an LCD. The good news is I was able to make contact and tour the guys shop. He had at least 100 arcade cabs and various other items stored in these industrial suites. I guess he also rents out bubble gum machines, slot machines, arcades, etc. I wanted a cab with a vertical monitor that could be setup with a jamma harness so I could swap in a BitKit or MisterCade. This cab seems in pretty good shape though so I'm itching to restore it back to new condition. I'm just not sure if its in bad enough condition to justify a complete new stencil job. It does have 4" sections near the side front where someone painted black. He couldn't get the machine to power up but I told him I'd take it if he swapped in a working monitor I saw running in another pacman cab that was in bad shape. He didn't want to knock much off the price with the dead Pacman board so I talked him into putting a Ms Pacman board in there and then sell me the original Pacman board that needs fixing. You can see where it has a burnt area on the board but I think it can be saved. So the CRT works and it plays Ms Pacman. Just need to decide what level of restoration to do and then I'd like to make additional control panels for running the BitKit and MisterCade. |
| Zebidee:
Nice score, hope it didn't cost too much, should come up really well |
| Gilrock:
--- Quote from: Zebidee on April 03, 2021, 12:28:45 am ---Nice score, hope it didn't cost too much, should come up really well --- End quote --- I read that as you don't think its worth that much. I just have no idea what "too much" means to everyone. |
| Mike A:
It is safe to completely ignore that when people say it. It doesn't mean anything. |
| Gilrock:
I did have Mike A on speed dial to double-check I wasn't getting ripped off. It wasn't a steal but I take several things into account for a buy like this. First is I've had trouble getting decent arcade CRTs. I've paid $500 just to get a nice CRT. Some think that is high but they were tube swapped and a cap kit and $150 of that was shipping. Those CRTs are in my Robotron and Joust and look like brand new monitors. Its not easy to get cabs in AZ there are tons of collectors and cab butchers around here scooping them up. This guy I bought it from was somewhat of a cab butcher. If there is any sign of trouble with the CRT he is quick to install an LCD and a 60-in-1. |
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