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Got a Dragon's Lair cabinet for $25. What should I do with it??
Generic Eric:
If you want to part it out, I am interested. Let me know, here or pm.
MameMaster!:
Restore!....Restore!...Restore!......visit the dragonslairproject.com for details (or do you already know about that?).
You could run the DVD 25th anniversary set off of a relatively old PC and get this sucker up and running.
....good luck!
MameMaster! 8)
independentthread:
I think it comes down to what someone else already mentioned, time and money.
If you have the money to buy all the parts, and have the knowledge to use those parts, great. Will you have the time??? The pictures show water damage on the front panel, and that coin door is.....I won't go there.
Anything can be fixed, it just matters whether or not you have the time and money. If you don't one or the other, or either one, then I would definately sell off what you can and then sell the cab. Because SOMEONE can return that to the thing of beauty that it once was.
My vote, if you are going to fix it that is, since that thing is on the virge of being considered an antique ( :'( which means I am too!!!) restoration would mean bringing it to it's original state. Laserdisk. Enough said.
Inaba:
He pgifford,
Couple things about your Dragons Lair... First, if you're seeing that light on the LD player, that's BAD. It means the cover to your LD has been lost, which means dust is going to be getting in there, and causing all sorts of havok.
If you're talking about something else, then ignore the above. Your pictures link isn't working, so I can't see any of the pics.
I'd like to know what kinda LD player you have in there, and if it still works, though. I'd be interested in it if it does... I've been looking for a replacement for my DL for a long time now.
They are a major pain to restore, you'll probably have to get new EPROMs and have them programmed, typically, they will have been erased slowly over time; Given the age of the machine and condition of the cab, there's bound to be UV seepage which will eventually erase the EPROMs.
The LD players are persnickety as well, and you have to fuss with them on occasion. They are hard to find... BUT, you can buy a LaserAce conversion card that will allow you to use some newer-ish LD players that don't suffer a lot of the problems the 8xxx series and LD-V1000's suffer. It costs about $250 though, and there's a huge lead time on ordering them. THen you have to track down a compatible player. If you've got a Rev.C or older board, you'll have to make some modifications to the PCB if you want to use an LD-V1000 without the LaserAce, but it can be done as well to save on cost. This is a dangerous way to go.
Anyway, I'd definitely like to see pics of what you got...
RayB:
PGifford:
That white switch which you can push in momentarily for power, can also be PULLED OUT and it will remain in that position, with power on until you push it back to the "middle" position.
It's meant to be that when the back door is closed, it pushes the button IN, and enables power. Take the door off, and power goes off (safety precaution), then if you're a technician or whatever, you can re-enable power with the door still off by pulling the switch out.
~RB