Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Galaga upright restoration
kayoteq:
Forced the cap kit issue by bumping one loose. :dizzy: Just finding the weak points. Restoration of capacitance in progress. 27 years fine, then I come along. Ah well, such is the risks of me. More (hopefully) non-destructive cleaning to continue. Good news is I found a proper polarized plug for the CRT so no more guesswork on the mains polarity. Will use heatshrink tubing so it doesn't look hacked like it was. May put the unused power supply board back in place just for 'decor'. Still have the buzzing speaker problem.
Update: Caps swapped, screen clearer. EEPROM installed, but the computer is now fouling up again..
It resets right when the boom should come along. Ahead 2 steps, back one..
coltchillin:
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if that ms pac would have an alternative color scheme for the art (matching the black etc) it COULD look pretty cool!
kayoteq:
Just thought I'd give a basic update. My cap replacement is still holding, the colors take a bit to all come in, sometimes it takes a bump to get the red to show up. I'm using a clone board at the moment as the PCBs are off at the shop. About time for the once-every-so-often checkin with the tech to see how things are going. I figure a week is a decent interval so as to not be annoying.
Got in my replacement sticker. I know, I know.. it's not really that bad, but stare at the two, compare the textures, and realize, "oh yeah, this thing has had constant use up to the point that it broke and they gave up on it.."
Plus I had to get one of those life lessons on NOS/not NOS. I"m sure someone knows where these came from originally, but hey,
copyright Midway is more accurate for a Midway game cabinet than oh, copyright Namco.. But wow, who leaves a whole word off?
Where's Waldo? The seller's picture, and what I got.
I stared and stared at my originals; the font is off on the instructions (should be bold and a bit more kerning) the registration is a bit wonky in this corner, compared to the photo the seller sent me.. but that's a portion you kinda don't look at directly.
The colors are dead-on, despite my photo (inset) and even my originals have registration errors and some stencil leaks..
Of course, the photo they sent included the relevant missing word, so it was my fault. I was mesmerized by the shiny thing.
Preeecious repro art.. So cleeen and free of hobittses filthy finger presses.
This is going to be a rough time peeliing off an original to put this one on.. Oh, and the technique as well. I've been practicing on some generic conversion panels to get the method down.. much better than the first time I did sticker removal. I've been perusing the forum threads for methodology.. removing stickers, I've done.. but those were conversion overlays, not a original.. Oh boy.
I'm not up to that point, so anyone who wants to scream at me to stop, leave it be, feel free..
Do note that I'm doing this on the one that's not pictured, my spare panel with similar edge wear. So I'll always have one original to have and to keep.
WunderCade:
I have a tip for you on the removal of your old CPO. Use lacquer thinner. I recently did this on my old Ms. Pac CPO so I could prep it for sandblasting.
This is what I did. I worked the edge of the old CPO up off the control panel. I then titled the control panel down toward the ground using gravity to my advantage. I slowly poured lacquer thinner down into the crease between the CPO and metal. A second person helping me peeled the old CPO right off as I poured.
The lacquer thinner turned the old adhesive into a gel-goo and the old CPO came right off easily. Followed up with a putty knife for removal of what was left of the gooey mess and that was that. It took like five minutes - tops.
Once the thinner comes in contact with that backing adhesive, you'll be amazed at how easily it peels.
**Do not use this method if you want to keep the old CPO, it will be useless afterward.
kayoteq:
Slightly OT rant: the other day, I encountered a 20th anniversary mspac/galaga cocktail. they wanted 50 cents for the priveidge. Ah well.. Whoah, that's a high score.. 637,000? Um..
About wave 8, I was thinking, this is too easy. stopped my regular fire button pattern and just held it down.
What?
It was like Rambo going out for tea and crumpets. A massacre.
Eventually around round 14, I lost the final fighter.
The lighting was bad in the place and you could hardly see.. excuses, excuses.
Then.. The Final Insult:
"Insert coin to continue"
Wha?
No wonder it had such a crazy high score.
I was saving my other 50 for the pinball anyhow.
We will soon return to our regularly scheduled on-topic discussion.
*translation: writer prefers the original Midway 1980s program from the factory. And hadn't seen a anniversary edition before.
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