Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Peale's Donkey Kong Restoration/Conversion
Level42:
Coke loosens bolts.
SirPeale:
Most of the mounting hardware was rusted, so I wire wheeled it today, and used Rust-Oleum Rust Converter to paint them with. They don't look original, but I think they look good. And they're now more protected from further rust.
After it dried I reassembled the cab enough so I could pop the monitor back in since I don't have room to leave it lying around. While I was at it I hooked the PCB back up. Guess what? It's not working any more. :angry: You turn on the game and you can hear a fraction of the startup sound, but that's it.
I probably caused it myself when I was putting the connectors back on. For whatever reason the 10P connector isn't like the other connectors on the board, and when I put it on I found that I put it on *backwards*. Odd, because every other connector on the board faces one way, and this one faces the other way. I had to consult the manual to find this out.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: Level42 on November 29, 2008, 03:54:26 pm ---Coke loosens bolts.
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That's true, but I don't want to soak the CP in Coke if I can help it.
ChadTower:
How are these bolts different from a standard carriage bolt you'll get at any hardware store?
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 30, 2008, 12:39:28 pm ---
How are these bolts different from a standard carriage bolt you'll get at any hardware store?
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They're metric. And tiny. I could live with changing it to Imperial, but in that size I might as well just go with metric since I'll have to send away for them anyway.
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