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Star Wars upright - restoration
shilmover:
Hi all,
Fairly new to this forum (and hobby).
I picked up a Star Wars upright cab today (will post pictures soon) and I have a couple of questions. But first, some details:
The bad:
- Cab is not perfect:
- Back cover is badly bent (stored in a garage on an angle), but I can build a new one.
- T-Molding is missing (can replace that)
- Vinyl is peeling on the top of one of the panels (I would expect that I can get replacements for this, although probably pricey)
- Sides have some pieces broken (bottom corner and right middle)
- Monitor in the cab does not turn on (a red LED lights up on what I think is the sound board)
- PCB in the cab is apparently bad
- Marquee plastic is cracked badly (can be replaced).
The Good:
- Got the Empire Strikes Back artwork (new, prefect)
- Got with it a small wood cabinet on wheels:
- Has a working monitor on it.
- Has working PCBs in it.
- Has Speakers (extra)
- Apparently, this was built to test Star Wars PCBs.
The questions:
1. How can I fix the peeling side vinyl?
2. How can I fix the broken wood? Is there a wood filler that can be used?
3. How can I check out if the monitor can be fixed?
Thanks in advance! This is exciting... >:D
EDIT: The red LED is not on the sound board, but on the Deflection PCB (I am assuming that this is the "Spot Killer" LED I read about in this Forum?)
Level42:
Welcome here !
There's heaps of info about how to restore wood/boards etc. on this forum. Try searching or the Wiki to give you a start.
Yes that red led is very likely the spot killer.
Does the game play blind ? (That is, you hear sounds when crediting it and starting it ?)
The Vector monitors are different beasts than regular monitors, but they are surely fixable.
Read the thread on my SW cockpit for lots of info:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68094.0
What monitor is in this cab, is it still the Amplifone or has it been replaced (pictures !)
I'd sure like to see some pictures, especially of that extra small cab on wheels
www.thisoldgame.com has ready to use backpanels if you don't want to make your own...
shilmover:
Thank you! Happy to be here!
I have not been able to find much info on the monitors themselves, hopefully you guys can help. I believe the one in the cab is original. It has the flyback on a separate board on the side:
shilmover:
And some pictures of the Box:
Kevin Mullins:
See http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72065.0 about your monitors.
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