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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: rchadd on July 31, 2005, 05:46:06 pm

Title: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 31, 2005, 05:46:06 pm
here is a Namco Galaxian (not the same as US Midway version)

note sideart is different. movement left/right is by button and bexel/cpo was simply silkscreened to plexisheet held in place by a retainer. currently has 3rd part bezel from "Geiger" with cigarette burns

in need of:

green t-molding - have some already but not long enough :(

Namco version of the marquee and plexi Bezel/CPO

Monitor Chassis needs to be repairs as something went bang when i tried to test it today :(

if you can help to id the hantarex monitor chassis please see http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=40757.0

cab is currently wired to konami so needs to be wired back to Galaxian

I already have Namco version of the Galaxian game board :)

Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 31, 2005, 05:47:27 pm
namco sideart

i have hires photo is anyone wants to vectorize it ;)
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 31, 2005, 05:57:38 pm
bezel removed

with dusty monitor screen
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 31, 2005, 06:03:03 pm
back of the bezel
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: zorg on August 01, 2005, 08:38:17 am
namco sideart

i have hires photo is anyone wants to vectorize it ;)


can you provide the photos, this way some photoshop guy can clean it up and made the assembly. once the puxxle is complete I can trace it

are you able to scan it, it's always better to work from scan than from photo-mosaic.
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on April 12, 2010, 11:31:53 am
resurrecting this thread as looks like will be restoring it this year! :)

just won an original namco marquee on ebay :)

just need to get a decent photo or scan of the bezel/control panel plexi so I can vector it and get a repro made
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on May 01, 2010, 09:37:17 pm
original Namco Galaxian marquee and repro bezel (by Archer Maclean)
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on May 01, 2010, 09:40:33 pm
restoring the marquee holder!
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: ataritoobin on June 03, 2010, 08:57:08 pm
Wow, great find on the marquee :-D

Awesome project - can't wait to see the result.
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on June 22, 2010, 06:42:37 pm
Been testing my galaxian board and notice a number of things wrong:

1. No stars displayed
2. No explosion sound when you die
3. Strange red lines displayed on bottom line of the blue text on the attract screen and missing line of the red "Game Over" message. See pics!

I have referred to the troubleshooting guide and identified a number of chips i need to consider replacing and have ordered them today to address issues 1 and 2.

However i have no idea about issue 3 - maybe is a memory issue? any suggestions on which chips to check?
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 17, 2010, 07:51:47 pm
cap kit fitted to mtc9000 chassis
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 17, 2010, 07:53:58 pm
stripped interior and checked that speaker still there
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 17, 2010, 07:56:27 pm
rewired for 1 player jamma
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 17, 2010, 08:00:00 pm
testing monitor, sound and controls with 60 in 1 jamma board

fitted the repro bezel graphics between two sheets of 3mm plexi - controls held on to back by just the buttons

there is the standard galaxian smoked plexi under it too - makes screen look good
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 17, 2010, 08:05:35 pm
modified the Geiger bezel to have 4/8 way joystick and 2 fire buttons for playing 60 in 1 games
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 17, 2010, 08:13:24 pm
to do:

- resolve issues with Galaxian board
- build galaxian to jamma converter
- lock for back door
- complete molex connector on 60 in 1 bezel
- find new fixings for bezel retainer
- new bulb for coin door
- new pots for mtc9000 adjustment board to resize/position screen image better
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 17, 2010, 08:17:05 pm
mtc9000 fitted after some modification of its mounting frame to allow back door to close with grinder!!
Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: Spyridon on July 20, 2010, 11:29:24 am
to do:

- resolve issues with Galaxian board


Hopefully you'll get the board working.  Too nice a cab for a 60-1.

Title: Re: Crackington Galaxian Restoration Project
Post by: rchadd on July 21, 2010, 07:45:42 am
to do:

- resolve issues with Galaxian board


Hopefully you'll get the board working.  Too nice a cab for a 60-1.



my cab is going to be dual personality :)