Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
CHICKEN RESTORE LIKE A ROBOT (Berzerk) *IT LIVES*
ChadTower:
Just picked up one of my grails on saturday... This sucker will be getting the full restoration treatment. Not immediately but possibly over the winter. I'm going to need some suggestions, though, so I'm starting the thread now. I searched the archives and didn't find any Berzerk restorations. If I missed any, let me know.
I can get more details pics of whatever folks want to see. Right now it's working nearly 100% but is flaky. When I first got it it would only run about 40 minutes, then would crash, and after that would fail in boot. I cleaned off the ribbon connectors, reseated/cleaned RAM, bumped the power supply voltage from just under 5v to ~5.2v (the manual recommends anywhere rom 5.0v to 5.25v). Those things seem to have made it better as last night it ran for 2+ hours without a problem. I'll keep an eye on that, and if it fails again, I'll take some more steps to bulletproof the boards.
The high score backup battery has been removed as that is commonly a source for destroying Berzerks. It's one of the main reasons there are so few left.
Right fire button doesn't work... need to see if that's just the button or something on the boards. Probably either the button or wiring to it.
As you can see from the pics, this is in pretty good shape. Bezel is decent, some flaking, and I will be taking that out soon to clean and seal with Triple Thick.
CP has a lot of paint cracking but most of it is still there. It appears to be a reflective paint. Any suggestions for an approach on this? It's mostly basic shapes so it could be masked and sprayed... or maybe a stencil could be made for a repeatable process.
What you can't see in these pics is that the base of the cab needs to be cut off and replaced. Below the floor panel is pretty degraded and the cab is front wobbly.
2600:
Here's one resto that I recall seeing:
http://www.zinfer.com/berzerk.htm
Your sideart seems in good condition, but just in case:
http://www.oleszakcreative.com/store/shop/item.asp?itemid=79
Also, I think Spaeth has a multi kit for this as well.
2600:
Another link I came across when I was searching for Prok's site.
http://www.rabbibob.com/index.php/Arcade_Cabinet
ChadTower:
Cool, thanks. I can't see the first project url from here so I'll check that out later.
I definitely don't need to restencil... but I do need to figure out the best way to touch up the black. There is something in the paint - it's almost hammered.
2600:
I've heard Stern Cabinets are like that. There were a couple Stern Restorations on KLOV and someone talked about that. IIRC, one person used the paint you would put on a truck bed.
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