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I don't believe it, another classic added => Centipede ! FINISHED !!!!

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Level42:
I haven't seen this kind of set-up of coin-box on any other Centipede yet, not even the Irish built one's.
But I am 99% sure that it was factory made. The whole construction looks like it has been built there right in the beginning. It is indeed very weird. Maybe it was something country specific or special request from a distributor or something like that ? I wonder if I can give the bag a wash, since there's a metal ring inside.

O well, it's in my shed now so won't be happening until it gets out and moved into the REAL gameroom....

Level42:
Well, this cab was put into storage working and well. It got moved to another location and back in the mean time, and I don't know what happened but the TV was not working anymore. Everything else was fine still.
The TV did get it's 230VAC and I tried switching it on manually with the built-in buttons and with the remote, no go.

Also, coincidently, I had found a G07 PCB set in Germany. I only had to pick it up and it was completely free ! It also included a large arcade power supply, don't know what game it's from but maybe handy for test set-up.

Anyway, I found back the original CRT in my attick, installed the "new" PCB set and tested it. And it works fine :) !

Only still need to adjust the horizontal size with the horizontal coil. Everything else looks as sweet as you can expect from a 25 year old CRT.

This also solves the (small) annoyance I had with the TV set, that I wasn't able to fill the screen completely vertically (so horizontally when the monitor is inside the cab). Not a big thing, but I like to have these little things perfect when I know they can be.

I'll do the obvious cap-kit on the new PCB set and restore the G07 to it's old glory. Might even find out what's wrong with the old board now I can compare.

It's great to have the new gameroom, can work on some cabs and leave stuff around without the wife complaining :D I'm sure it will look like a workplace every now and then, but hey it's better than having to work in the kitchen :D

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