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Arcade and Pinball Discussions => General Arcade and Video Game Discussions => Topic started by: VertexGuy on November 23, 2014, 11:36:40 am



Title: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: VertexGuy on November 23, 2014, 11:36:40 am
I felt sorry for this machine at the auction so I picked it up for 130 bux.
Its been there all year, nobody would buy it because it didn't run.
This morning after a pot of coffee I decided to drill the locks and take the shroud off the monitor.
And it lives again.
http://youtu.be/xfxXohSTMRY


Title: Re: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: TimeRunner on November 23, 2014, 12:40:53 pm
I felt sorry for this machine at the auction so I picked it up for 130 bux.
Its been there all year, nobody would buy it because it didn't run.
This morning after a pot of coffee I decided to drill the locks and take the shroud off the monitor.
And it lives again.
http://youtu.be/xfxXohSTMRY


I have one in storage that will need more than 15 minutes to get it rolling again. I love it when previous owners take things like the handlebar assembly off and then never put it back on for years at a time. Urgh.


Title: Re: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: VertexGuy on November 24, 2014, 06:51:47 pm
yeah this one had a lot of loose monitor solder joints, missing the brake cable and the lights were blown in the dash.
Im gonna cut a brake cable to size and add an old BMX brake cable knarp to fix the brakes.


Title: Re: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: henryG on November 25, 2014, 04:12:37 am
I felt sorry for this machine at the auction so I picked it up for 130 bux.
Its been there all year, nobody would buy it because it didn't run.


You are truly living up to your forum signature as a Hero Member..! Are you going to save and play it (http://bonuskungen.com/) for yourself or a give away?

Oft: First post here - lol at the avatars.


Title: Re: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: John's Arcade on November 25, 2014, 07:02:40 pm
Good job getting that working. Looks decent, too. how much was it?


Title: Re: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: Otaku on November 25, 2014, 10:19:18 pm
Good job getting that working. Looks decent, too. how much was it?

I picked it up for 130 bux.

:P Seems like a pretty good deal to me!


Title: Re: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: John's Arcade on November 25, 2014, 11:42:47 pm
Good job getting that working. Looks decent, too. how much was it?

I picked it up for 130 bux.

:P Seems like a pretty good deal to me!

Oops.


Title: Re: Somebody had to buy it
Post by: VertexGuy on November 30, 2014, 02:39:02 am
I just rebuilt the living piss out of the pcb's .. what a huge diff it made .