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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: RUP on September 22, 2011, 09:46:25 am

Title: Vanguard control panel
Post by: RUP on September 22, 2011, 09:46:25 am

Hi All, Does anyone know how the control panel on a Centuri Vanguard is attached?  It's in the original cabinet and the person I bought it from had a small bolt and wingnut going through the top center to hold it down.  I'm pretty sure this can't be the way it was attached as the sides are pretty loose.  I downloaded the manual and there is nothing in there about this.  Thanks for any help!

Title: Re: Vanguard control panel
Post by: RayB on September 23, 2011, 11:54:30 am

Photos?

I have an imitation of the Centuri / Sega classic cab design and it does indeed us bolts with wing-nuts. My Gottlieb Juno First is also like this. Maybe time has made it loose, or maybe it's a hack. Show us!

Title: Re: Vanguard control panel
Post by: Nephasth on September 23, 2011, 12:24:44 pm

The 2 Centuri cabs I've had (Phoenix and The Pit) secure the CPs exactly like this.

Title: Re: Vanguard control panel
Post by: RUP on September 24, 2011, 08:31:09 am

Will try to take some photos this weekend.  I just picked up a new control panel as the game was JAMMA'ed and converted to a Twin Eagle II at some point... The control panel that is on there now would need a ton of bondo with 2 Joysticks and 8 buttons on it!  :banghead:

Title: Re: Vanguard control panel
Post by: Spyridon on September 27, 2011, 08:41:02 am

Quote from: RUP on September 22, 2011, 09:46:25 am

Hi All, Does anyone know how the control panel on a Centuri Vanguard is attached?  It's in the original cabinet and the person I bought it from had a small bolt and wingnut going through the top center to hold it down.  I'm pretty sure this can't be the way it was attached as the sides are pretty loose. 

Actually, that is the correct way.