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Bear:
OK guys, and ladies, I have had Mame for several years now and always dreamed of building my own system but never got around to it.  Step forward to this past weekend and I was given 4 old arcade cabinets...and two STILL WORK.  Now the question are rolling through my head and I can wait to get started.

This is what I have:

2003 Golden Tee - Works great!!
Sega Virtua Fighther - Works great!!
SVC CHAOS - powers up, can set time, but will not play game.
and Mortal Kombat II - will not power up.

My idea is to use the Golden Tee cabinet since it has the track ball and just add the necessary buttons and sticks to make it a 2 player system.  I'm thinking I need the Ipac and Opti-Pac for this set-up?

My main concerns are this, is anything from the machines salvageable for resale to help offset the costs I will endure to creating my new system?
Also, I want to take the monitors out...do they still hold a charge like the old TV tubes?

I plan on documenting the entire process for those interested and willing to help...I know I'll be a regular here and hope I may be an asset to someone down the line.

ragnar:
I'm no pro, but I would not gut a working cab.

Find a cab that is not popular/valuable/collectible and Mame that instead.

Bear:
Thanks for your reply!

gilby4runner:
Another noob here.  For what its worth i wouldnt mess with a working cab.  If you dont want to keep them in a collection you can sell it off faster and use a different cab for the mame.  Its not to popular maming a working or classic cab.  This coming from the guy who is maming a Defender cab.  (Before anyone jumps on this...it was headed for the dump and it didnt have any original defender parts).  Wouldnt the MK2 be a good 2 player cab?

*Becareful with the monitors.  DISCHARGE...

Good luck from one noob to another!
Gilby

ed12:
for what it worth if the golden tee work's
keep it or sell it
they hold there value real well
plus side is u can up-grade to 2005-this is just 1 chip and the nessary s/w

ed

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