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Atari Dominos - SOLD

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Level42:
I can get this cab for free but it's defective. I do think it looks pretty good though, for a 1977 machine.....

Anyone knows common defects on this cab ?

Level42:
Mmm, sorry guys found this on KLOV.COM:

The +5V power amp commonly goes bad. The PCB connector heats up and burns the board if the contacts become dirty or corroded.

Any more info about this, does anybody have one/fixed one ? That PCB burning thing sounds nasty....

Q*Bert_OP:
L@@k @ This!
http://homearcade.org/BBBB/pace.html

RayB:
It's a cute little cab. I have one (fully functioning).

It's a very boring game. It's like the "Tron" light-cycle game or "Surround". (In case you didn't know, it's black n white.)

The power problem is a common problem that all Atari games seem to suffer, right on into the 80's. (Kinda crazy they never changed the design to eliminate that problem, huh?)

Paige knows a "hack" to avoid the problem on the AR-II boards, but this thing would have used an AR-I or something that even pre-dates that. I don't know if the hack would fix the cause of the burning. Even if it did, you already have damage done in this one... It could be as simple as the contacts needing cleaning/rebuilding (as per the previous post) or other stuff may be broken. We're talking a 29 year old game here. Anything could be wrong with it.

It looks to be in very good condition (though hard to tell through small JPGs). Mine has fading in the marquee and some wear on the sides. I am also missing the top marquee bracket. Should anything "happen" to this cabinet, I'd appreciate if you contacted me. I'd like some parts.

 :)

Level42:
Thanks for all the help and info !

RayB: I found your site and your Dominos pictures. Indeed this one looks a lot cleaner. The original photo's were on their side (on the site that is "selling" this)....
On the original pictures the sides look like brand new !

I hope it's not the monitor dead....would need to find a b/w tv to refit it...
And it's a 2 hour drive to pick it up...but I guess I will, would be shame to see this one end up on the scrapheap....

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