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CENTIPEDE cabaret Restoration - works again
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: RayB on October 12, 2006, 11:06:41 am ---The problem with that is... I don't know where to look. Where among all the soldered components are "solder joints"?
When I did the cap kit it had occurred to me already to "reflow cold solder joints" but I looked at all the solder points on that circuit board and A. Couldn't figure out which would be considered "cold" and B. Don't know which points are most important or most likely to fail. They all looked the same to me.
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All the solder points are solder joints. Resolder the joints on the video connector pins.
RayB:
--- Quote from: Peale on October 12, 2006, 07:27:30 pm ---All the solder points are solder joints. Resolder the joints on the video connector pins.
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:D heh, that's what I was planning on doing. I thought you meant other spots. I'll get to it Saturday!
RayB:
Redid the solder on both sets of signal pins.
I'm done! No more problems! Everything remaining is cosmetic!
Grauwulf:
Glad to see you got it up and running right. Now I'm sad I didn't bid against you. ;)
RayB:
RESTORATION PROGRESS SO FAR:
- Removed faulty back-door lock, replaced with new one
- Straightened out lower coin door damage (crowbar?)
- Sanded rusty / flaking coin doors down to metal - repainted with Tremclad semi-gloss
- Reassembled painted coin door frame and parts, added brand new tube locks (Thanks Grau!); Coin door assembly looks almost new now.
- New coat of paint on top bracket.
- Touched up 4 spots where back glass art had flaked away (due to staples that hold the cardboard bezel in). Matched colors as close as possible using Testors model paint. It's not 100% perfect, but fairly unnoticable to someone who doesn't know to look for the flaws.
- Bought cabaret version of manual and schematics of Ebay
Ordered button, ball, rollers, and overlay from ArcadeShop, so I expect to have this thing completely finished before Xmas!
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