Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Centipede Restoration
Spyridon:
Getting ready to start the side art application. Since I had the cab on its side, now was a good time to replace the legs with nylon legs
Was able to replace three of them, but the t-nut on the fourth is shot. I'll need to replace it. I need to pick up one for my Gauntlet anyway.
Wade:
--- Quote from: Level42 on August 21, 2009, 02:55:27 am ---As the owner of an Irish Centi (and having seen both other Irish and US Centi's) I'm telling you there is a difference. There were also differences in the marquee and side-art, why would something "simple" as a blue color shade not be different ?
In fact, the "brighter" blue on the Irish CPO matches the blue on the Irish bezel. Like the US CPO blue matches the US bezel.
Personally I would never hose down a monitor. WAY too risky ! You never know where that water stays....
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Level42, what you've seen doesn't mean much for someone in the US. I've seen TWO types of US Centipede sideart, marquees, and I believe I've seen two different shades of blue in the bezels and control panels. The bezels and CP's might just be a matter of the cameras used (both Centipedes I've had have a bright blue bezel that looks just like yours only missing the reds). I'm not sure if the CP's came in different shades in the US or not but I'd prefer for the overlay to match the bezel if possible.
So it's possible the US Centipedes you've seen had the darker blues. That would mean that it's possible that your Irish blue is the same as the "other" US Centipedes. Know what I mean?
As far as monitors, I've hosed at least a dozen, never had a problem. Not too risky if you allow them to dry. I've also dishwashed at least 100 PCB's and only had one failure, which was on a boardset that fails frequently (washing or not).
Wade
Spyridon:
Picked up some t-nuts today to replace the bad one. It's good to know people in the nuts and bolts industry. My cost $0.04 each. ;D
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Really easy to install. Just hammer into place
and insert leg
Since I purchased these nylon casters for all my games, if I find any nuts that give me any kind of problem, I'll just replace it with these low cost new ones. Makes adjusting the height really easy as the legs turn fluidly.
SirPeale:
You're going to want to shore that t nut up a bit. Because the wood there is already a bit chewed likely it won't bite as well as a fresh installation. A couple of 1" screws will secure it nicely.
Spyridon:
--- Quote from: SirPeale on September 02, 2009, 09:59:14 pm ---You're going to want to shore that t nut up a bit. Because the wood there is already a bit chewed likely it won't bite as well as a fresh installation. A couple of 1" screws will secure it nicely.
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It's in there pretty solid, but since I've got it on its side, I may as well add the screws as you suggested.
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