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jtslade:
Can definitely attest to the "How many games does your mame cab have?"

Me "like 6000 or so"

"OK so how many do you play"

Me "Besides TMNT, like 15"

BTW been a minute since I posted.. lol

delta88:
Aww man!  A keyboard hack!?1  I love it. thats a real classic right there.

SCT74:
Yea, the ol keyboard hack ... hardcore PS2 goodness right there.

So threw that away and whacked in an iPac
Found some buttons online, but they were way to big 100mm, found some 60mm
Drilled a few test holes as the existing one was a bit too small.  Left it for a day or so, grabbed the wrong drill and cut a hole, way to big  :banghead:
So patched that back up, redrilled the correct size and painted.

Rewired the power and the VGA connector, did it properly.  Wired it all up, turned the power on and a massive flash happened.
Turned everything off and walked away, right away.  Came back and replaced the broken fuse and fixed my mistake  :o
Replaced the Marquee with a different print .. its ok, gotta stop focussing on the small stuff.

Anyway, fixed as much as I can be bothered at the moment, been a good experience to make things way harder than they should be.  Here's a few pics

Zebidee:
I restored a couple of MK cabs about 15 years ago - I recall the control panels are a PITA to work on because you have to unscrew it to get underneath.

On the other hand, the MK control panels are very cheap and easy to replace as they are just a rectangle of steel with holes.

So yes, I've replaced the control panels before and have some matching art somewhere, I can probably find the digital files if you are interested.

I'm also pretty sure I have a spare and untouched "new" Ultimate Mortal Kombat marquee, printed specifically for backlighting, looks pretty cool when lit up. Interested? A matching marquee would make this cab pop.

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