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TravistyOJ:
I bought a Sega Hologram game for pretty cheap at an auction, unfortuneately, the parabolic mirror did not survive the move.  It has a big crack, and it does not reflect properly.  You can see the crack on the image, and it creates an annoying refraction effect.  The light does not reflect from the cracks.  Anyway, all it is is a big quarter-spherical piece of highly reflective black plastic.  Heres a pic:


Any ideas on how to bond the plastic so that light still reflects where the crack is?   

RandyT:
Wow, I'm amazed that they are using an uncoated optic in that unit.  I wonder how bright the image would be if they used a real optic in that system.

But I have bad news.  That problem is pretty unfixable.  One would need to find something to fill the crack with, then grind off the excess without destroying the material around it, and then polish a shine back onto it without messing up the curve..  In other words, virtually impossible for the average person to do.

The part was probably half of a "blow molded" piece of acrylic.  You might be able to find someone to make a replacement part for it, but it's not going to be cheap. 

RandyT

TravistyOJ:
Dang that sucks, any ideas on how to at least make it better?

RetroJames:

--- Quote from: TravistyOJ on December 18, 2005, 02:56:00 pm ---Dang that sucks, any ideas on how to at least make it better?

--- End quote ---

Yep. ---smurfette----slap the joker who broke it.

Sorry to hear about the break, I always wanted that game and was blown away you got one for that price.

DrewKaree:
I didn't know what the thing looked like before seeing the pic, and I was thinking throw some aluminum foil on the thing and smooth it out.  Shows what I know :-\

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