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RandyT:

I didn't really have the room for it, but I couldn't pass this one up. 



The owner wanted it gone by last weekend and had a $200 price tag.  I inquired with a couple of questions but based on the photos he sent, didn't really want to pay that much for it.  He emailed me back a few days later and offered it to me for $125, but I needed to make a 3 hour round trip in my gas guzzler to get it.  He wanted it gone, so we settled on $100.

The cabinet was a Millipede.  I'd love to get that sideart and black paint off of there without destroying what I know is underneath, but they did a good job.  Looks like a roller coat of enamel.  I tried some regular gel paint stripper in a small spot on one side, but it started to attack the artwork underneath.  I may have to accept that this will remain a black cabinet.

The monitor is a Matsushita 19" that looked pretty bad when I got it.  No low level colors at all.  I put it on the Sencore rejuvenator and re-activated a couple of the guns and rejuvenated another.  The diagnostics said it looked pretty good after that, so then it was time to adjust it...

Bleah, what a nightmare.  The monitor definitely needs a cap kit (at anything but nominal contrast levels, it's smears and needs about 15 minutes to warm up for the screen to darken down and the retrace lines to disappear.  But after an hour of tweaking things (the perfectionist in me makes me ill suited for tweaking monitors) I did finally end up with a very nice, sharp and colorful image with only the tiniest hint of streaking.

Anyone know where to find a cap kit for a Matsushita 19?

The inside of the unit is very clean.  I don't think anyone went in there for anything other than to convert it.  A nice over/under coindoor with coinbox, all 3 keys and 2 WICO 8-ways (that the dummy operator assembled incorrectly and resulted in broken springs on both of them.)  For some reason the original Atari Regulator / Audio board is in there, but it's not used.  I'll need to add an amp because the sound doesn't appear to be amplified (volume knob does nothing...probably bypassed)

There's some work to be done, but for $100 who can complain, especially with a good, functioning game inside.  I just hope I don't run across any more deals.  Lisa was cool with this one, but I'm guessing the next might not be so easy. :)

RandyT





miles2912:

Drooolll....   Twin Cobra is the reason I made a MAME cab.  Great find!

Don

Kevin Mullins:


--- Quote from: RandyT on July 29, 2007, 12:01:50 pm ---Anyone know where to find a cap kit for a Matsushita 19?

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Bob Roberts carries them -
Matsushita - Atari
TM201G  color    $5.00
TM202G 19" color   $5.00
(of course the usual $6.00 shipping)
http://homearcade.org/BBBB/caps.html

Zanen has one as well -
701  For Matsushita TM202G 19" color monitor.
        Includes 17 parts. $6.95 ea.
(not sure on shipping except free with orders over $25.00)
You'd have to call them: Phone:  888-449-2636
http://randyfromm.com/amusements/yellowpages/zanen/


You're lucky to have a Matsushita tube that hasn't lost a color gun yet.
Especially after rejuvenating it.
They are notorious for one color or another completely dying.

Good score though. :cheers:

torez:

Nice find.  Just the other day there was Asteroids in nice physical condition not far from me.  Guy wanted $125.  Monitor did not work, but the game was starting up.  I would be first to get it, if I had the room.  First missed on Defender, now this.  Gotta move to a bigger place  :dunno

BrentRadio:

Randy,

I have the Matsushita TM202G 19" color cap kit that I was going to use on my Pole Position monitor, but I just bought a new monitor instead. So I never used it.

It's brand new and still in the bag with the list sheet. You can have it for $7 and I will pay for the shipping.

paypal@brentradio.com

Thanks,

Brent



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