Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
-----------"DONKEY KONG RESTORATION"------------------
Crabboy:
k, I was able to work on the marquee light I knew this bulb had to be replaced. So after looking and looking at all the Lowes,Home Depot, OSH and other misc lighting shops around town. Most stores carry bulbs that are 15" which is too big for the fixture.I could not find the correct fluorescent bulb for the cabinet. I did a search online and saw this site ,Where you can buy the bulb.. Here is the site in case you have a working fixture and just need a bulb.
http://www.bulbtronics.com/Search-The-WareHouse/ProductDetail.aspx?sid=0003031&pid=99FL10D
I bought one, but realized its not the bulb that wasn't broken ,it was the fixture. So I decided to replace the whole housing and bulb. In case I need to buy another bulb I can find it locally and it'll be more convenient . I bought it at Wal-Mart for $13.00 with bulb.
I cut the AC extension cord from the broken light fixture and soldered and used heat shrink tubing it to the female plug in to the new light fixture so I would plug in to the new light fixture and the length of the cord going to the ac in the cabinet. So there wont be extra slack...
Look how purdy!
Its coming along..WOOHOOO!
ckong:
Nice to see that the cab is coming alive. The bulb of my DK cab was also broken, and unfortunately I can't get the right size here in Europe, US bulb lenghts are different from Euro bulbs. So I bought a complete fixture with bulb, and other parts at Mikesarcade.
The new bulb is with 18" longer than the standard bulb, but the light is spread more even over the marquee. And I removed the plastic front plate.
What's next on your list?
Crabboy:
Ah thats a good idea, I thought the same thing when it was lit as you see in the pictures. I want the entire marquee to lite up . Its just centered in the middle. It does look good but if I can get the whole marquee to light up. That would be nice. I wonder if there is a reflective plate to make the light shine throughout the inside of the marquee housing lighting up the whole marquee. UH ?
I think once I figure that out. Ill work on the monitor. It turns on but there is no image. I have searched and it looks like the person to contact and order stuff from is "The Real Bob Roberts".. Ill have to check him out and see if I can pump out any of wisdom ;D
Then start the reassembly process.
Crabboy:
Merry Christmas Everyone ! :)
FrizzleFried:
The original fixture was likely fine... it was the screw in starter. The original fixtures were Japanese, not american... strange size and they use an uncommon screw in type starter. You can find both online but they're pretty expensive... much more expensive than just buying an under the counter light fixture from walmart as you've done. I tend to get the 18" models myself (did so for my Punch Out).
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