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| Spyridon:
Gorf was always one of my favourite games growing up. For one quarter, you got to play space invaders, galaxian, and two other games. A good value for my limited money. Gorf was the first dedicated arcade machine I picked up for the house (after building my mame cab). Here is what it looked like: It's fully working but needs cosmetic work and a cap kit. The first thing I did was order some parts: Side art from arcadeoverlays New control panel, coin door inserts, and joystick insert from thisoldgame t-molding, cap kit, and joystick grommet from arcadeshop New white buttons from Bob Roberts |
| Spyridon:
The one thing that wasn't working were the lights in the joystick. After tracking down the correct security bit to get the joystick open, I was able to replace the bulbs inside. Once that was done, they worked perfectly. Here is a shot of the non-working bulbs that were removed: According to the manual, they are .08 Amp 14V wedge lamps. It took me a while to locate replacement lamps. I finally found them at AutoZone I couldn't find ones that had the exact specs listed on the package, so I matched by size. The ones at AutoZone said either .08 Amp or 14V on the package. I don't remember which it said, but it didn't list both the Amps and the Volts on it. I'm not sure they are an exact match, but they work. |
| Spyridon:
Next up was to start removing the old torn side art. I used a heat gun to heat it up and then a putty knife to scrape it off. I knew I would be sanding the entire side down and repainting, so I wasn't too concerned with scratches. side 1 side 2 |
| Spyridon:
Next up was to start cleaning it up a bit. They grey bottom part was prety nasty looking I used some Murphy's Oil Soap and steel wool to clean it up |
| Spyridon:
The marquee had a vending sticker on it that needed to be removed. I used Goo Gone to soften up the sticker and then lifted it off. |
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