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92greenyj:
My Questions:
1. Are those rough edges and gouges on the bottom of the Konami cab water damage (see pix)? Are bondo and a fresh coat of paint enough to fix those?
Bondo will work wonders. When we got our Smokin Token unit in at my work arcade (The Gamers Garage at The Corvette Diner here in San Diego, I'm the manager of the arcade) the front bottom left corner had been pretty bashed in from the freight company. So we went to Ace and got some bondo and white spray paint. Filled it, patched it, sanded it, and painted it. And now a year later, even looking right at the patch you would never know its there.
2. Are the fluorescent bulbs that light up the marquee a standard size that I can find at a hardware store?
Definitely. I go to Ace hardware for stuff for the work arcade all the time. On my home Pac-MAME project, the original marquee light was out, and the whole assembly is pretty ancient, so I just went to Home Depot and got a whole new 18" flourescent under counter light fixture for like 8 bucks.
3. Can I sand and spray paint the Z back cabinet (I think its MDF?). The red looks like some kind of wallpaper-like layer over wood.
Go for it
5. Frontend-wise I saw some videos of something called Hyperspin that looked cool, but couldn't find anything about that here. Does anyone use/recommend it?
Check the software forum. I would have liked to use it on my project, but it ran like poo on my computer. So I am using Atomic FE instead. So far I am loving it though I am still working on getting it all set up the way I want it.
2.) New glass to cover each monitor bezel (is that fiberglass?)
That would be plexi glass. And actually, with a little work you could probably remove the graffiti from the glass you have. I had to do that at work on our new Operation game just 2 weeks ago. Some jerk scratched his name HUGE in the glass on the top of this brand new game. I went to Auto Zone and got some various rubbing compounds, various fine grit sand papers, etc. With some elbow grease and a bit of time I managed to buff out most of the scratching.
PhyerFly:
I've been staring at both of these cabs in my garage for a few weeks now and I'm feeling a bit stuck as to where to start, but here's an update:
* I replaced the marquee lights in both the Vendetta Cab and my empty dynamo cab and am pleased that they are both still working great now that I've replaced the bulbs with shiny new ones from Lowes - thx 92greenyj
* While messing with the control panel on my Vendetta machine (trying to understand the wiring) I noticed a little crack in the marble textured plastic that sits on top of the wood on the CP. When I lifted it just a little I found that the original Vendetta control panel overlay artwork was still underneath. I assume the original protective layer (lexan I think?) was transparent so the artwork showed through, but it must have been replaced by the previous owner.
After some serious dust-removal I was also able to get some model/serial numbers that I think may help me identify the monitors.
Dynamo Cab:
Zenith R-A63ADG25X
WG846995
Vendetta Cab:
Zenith R-A63ADG25X
Y49K7191-000
054A7191-007
So, some questions:
1.) Anyone have any idea if these are decent monitors or not? The monitor in the Vendetta cab is the only one that I can confirm is working, but the colors / vibrancy are not that great even after tweaking. I read that replacing the capacitors on the board might fix that, so if I can do that (I solder a little) I might just keep the original monitor in the cabinet and pick up an ArcadeVGA card.
2.) The coin bucket doors on both of the cabs are locked shut and I don't have keys. The coin mech doors themselves open so I can see the buckets well enough, but can't find a way to get that open. Any suggestions?
DashRendar:
Not sure about Zenith monitors, but regarding the lock-
Most folks around here just drill into the lock (where the key hole is) to open them up.
That's assuming you don't have the key, and probably never will find the key. ;)
Replacement cam locks are around $7-$10. Pretty cheap to replace.
Dr Zero:
--- Quote from: PhyerFly on August 09, 2010, 03:01:24 pm ---
2.) The coin bucket doors on both of the cabs are locked shut and I don't have keys. The coin mech doors themselves open so I can see the buckets well enough, but can't find a way to get that open. Any suggestions?
--- End quote ---
Drill them out carefully and then you can replace them pretty cheap from twisted quarter
http://www.twistedquarter.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3
He has some other goodies you might like also between groovygamegear.com http://therealbobroberts.net/www.lizardlick.com/ www.twistedquarter.com/ you can find just about everything :cheers:
PhyerFly:
So it's been a while since I've updated this thread, but I've finally found the time and the desire to continue working on my cabinet(s). Of course that brought me right back with questions - so I appreciate any help anyone has to offer.
I've decided to start simple and just convert my red dynamo z-back cabinet into a dedicated fighter cabinet since it already has a CP setup for street fighter. I have a Vampire Savior 2 CPS2 B board (and an A board) on their way to me right now, so now I just need to get the cab ready.
Control Panel:
The cabinet has one of those fold down control panels with and a removable drawer that holds the PCB that slides out with it, so I decided to unplug everything, slide it out and see what the condition was.
From what I can tell, I've already got the JAMMA harness for the CP but I'll be needing a whole bunch of replacement switches, some new disconnects, and I'd like to get some new artwork (or at least something better than the ripped SF2 layout). The control panel itself is metal and it looks like the existing artwork is on stuck on there like a huge sticker.
Question: Any suggestions on how to get the existing artwork off? Should I just sand it?
Question: Are there vendors that sell adhesive CP artwork in the shape of my CP that I can just replace it with?
The next thing I noticed was the wood of the kick panel / coin door area of the cabinet is split at the top and probably should be replaced. I removed the coin door and took some pictures:
I have 0 woodworking experience, but replacing this one panel seems reasonably easy
Question: If I was to replace this, how can I get this one piece out without damaging the rest of the cabinet? Should I cut it out with a saw?
Question: What kind of wood should I get to replace this panel with?
Thanks for the help
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