Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Ms Pacman Cocktail
IG-88:
I'm in "flyover" country so that's why I don't see any out here ;D You should see some of the crap I drag home.
As far as what game I "killed"....I'm not saying, I'd get roasted alive. I will say that it was/is a grail to alot of guys around here. :angel:
saleem:
classic cocktails are dying due to idiots going and mame or 60in1ng them.so now the numbers of bastardised cabs is going to increase by 1 more and the classics 1 less.
here in uk they are rare,just look on ebay and see and google all the places to buy cabs,you will be lucky to see such a prize cocktail in its original state.everyone has gone and mamed or jamma'd them and mainly so they can sell them on and try to get a profit.these cabs are desirable with 60in1 to ebay wallers,they actualy sell for more in the american cabs rather than the taito ones.
StuDaBaker:
--- Quote ---classic cocktails are dying due to idiots going and mame or 60in1ng them.so now the numbers of bastardised cabs is going to increase by 1 more and the classics 1 less.
here in uk they are rare,just look on ebay and see and google all the places to buy cabs,you will be lucky to see such a prize cocktail in its original state.everyone has gone and mamed or jamma'd them and mainly so they can sell them on and try to get a profit.these cabs are desirable with 60in1 to ebay wallers,they actualy sell for more in the american cabs rather than the taito ones.
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So, are people just missing this part?
--- Quote from: StuDaBaker on September 21, 2010, 04:00:33 pm ---5. Also, as time allows, get back to troubleshooting original hardware on bench test: "Suitcase" power supply, original PCB (I returned the one with the multi-pac), original wiring harness (which seems to be perfectly intact), refurb original control panels. This way, if I have all working Ms. Pac parts, I can put it back in the original cab and move the 60 in 1 to another cabinet I either acquire or build. If I can't get it working, then I'll know it's more than I can do and sell off those parts to someone who can use them (with the exception of the original cp's).
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Look, I got this thing from a guy who lives 15 minutes from my house, the ad ran for over a month before I saw it and he was asking $25 bucks for it. The ad actually said "I just want this thing gone!" I'd say the chances of this thing becoming dumpster fodder if I hadn't bought it were pretty good. It was dirty, glass scratched up, metal rusted and wood damaged, and let's not forget non-functional other than as something to stack stuff on in someone's garage, because that's exactly how I found it. Not exactly a "prize cocktail" by many peoples' definition, and not "original state" by anyone's definition. Sorry you live across the pond and didn't have the chance to pick it up before I did.
I've been looking at using the 60 in 1 as a temporary solution, and hopefully can eventually either get what I have working or acquire what I need to get this working (as a dedicated Ms. Pac). That's why I plan on keeping the original cp's and restoring them. So if that's makes me an "idiot", whatever, I may not know how to read a schematic, but at least I know how to use spell check. What's the harm in using an otherwise useless cab no one else locally wanted for a next to nothing price in the meantime? Like I've said at least twice before now, nothing irreversible has, or will be done to this cabinet by me!
I didn't start this thread to open a debate about converting or preserving, I believe there are plenty of other threads in these forums for that. I started it to try to get some help. Thank you very much for the good suggestions that have been offered by those who have, they are much appreciated. If anyone is able and willing to offer more, that would be fantastic. If not, well, I'll do my best with what I've got to work with.
Now, is there anyway to keep this thread about repairing the Ms. Pac hardware? K, Thanks.
--- Quote ---From what I'm reading, am I correct in assuming you're planning on swapping the monitor mount to a horizontal orientation? Wouldn't it be better for the pacs, and dk's and galaga games that are vertical orientated to keep it that way?
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-opt2not
No, I just got a new 19" Imperial cga crt that I would like to swap to the cocktail monitor frame. Did you use the monitor that came in what is now your Canucks Cocktail or did you use a different one?
opt2not:
Good reply! :applaud:
Truthfully, I missed the part about your 60in1 being temporary. Sorry!
Re: monitor, I left the original in there. It has some burn-in but it was working perfectly, still bright, and has good colours. With the tinted plexi in front of it, you can't tell how bad the burn is.
Figured there was no need to change it since its still in decent condition.
saleem:
well time will only tell on that one,if i was given a fiver every time i heard these type of 1 liners where it was actualy anything but,i would have plenty of money.
:o
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