Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Centipede Mini Restoration
SirPeale:
I just realized I appear to be having a color problem. I brought Centipede up in Mame and things are a bit different there than on-screen. Pictures later.
TheShanMan:
--- Quote from: Peale on October 08, 2008, 03:33:24 pm ---Mine goes in all directions, but tends to drift if you leave it alone. I'm not worried about it during game play (how often do you stay in one place?) at least for the time being, but I do need a trackball rebuild kit. It spins like crap, and the trackball is 1/4" below where it should be. I keep pinching my fingers.
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I don't know if this is possible, but I wonder if the ball itself can get worn down. I replaced my centipede trackball ball with a new cue ball since it's been claimed that atari actually used cue balls, and I swear there is less of a gap between the ball and the housing. Seems more likely to me that the original ball and my new ball were manufactured with just a tiny difference in size, but it did get me wondering if the balls actually can get smaller over time from wear.
SirPeale:
Heh...my rollers have huge wear in them. I'm sure that's the reason. :D
TheShanMan:
Sorry, didn't mean to imply it might just be the ball. I had to install a rebuild kit too. It's just that you mentioning getting your fingers pinched reminded me of how a new ball gave me a tighter fit.
Level42:
--- Quote from: Peale on October 08, 2008, 03:33:24 pm ---Mine goes in all directions, but tends to drift if you leave it alone. I'm not worried about it during game play (how often do you stay in one place?)
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More often than you think. This will definitely hurt game-play. I think this is a known-problem but forgot what the cause was.
Bob Roberts' rollers and bearings rock. Bob breaks-in all the bearings himself and greases them (I wonder how these things came past the customs drugs dogs :laugh: they smell very strong). His rollers' are stainless steel, not the regular steel version that others use.
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