1980s Space Encounter

[tebright1]

I found an arcade machine for sale locally and the lady knows nothing about it. She wants $150 for a Space Encounters Upright Cabinet. I was going to see if I could low ball her. What would this be worth if fully restored? Is $150 too much?

[P-feif]

Well it all depends on the condition, but $150 is a pretty good price for about any game.

[tebright1]

I got it down to $60. Going to go look at it Sunday!

[tebright1]

Picked up the cabinet. It is missing the power pcb. I think I found a replacement for it. A Midway 8080 power supply kit.

[allansim]

Cool cabinet.  The great thing about the game is the strobing flash.  Apparently if its broken you can easily find a replacement in an old kodak camera with a built-in flash.

[tebright1]

I saw video of it. I am pretty excited to rehab this one. My first restore project.

[P-feif]

Never heard of it before. Just looked it up on Youtube. It look like a really cool game. I wonder if a modern switching power supply might work too?

[Mr_Rampage]

That isn't a bad machine for 150 by the looks of the cab. Congrats on the find.

[tebright1]

Check this out!

Added a Midway 8080 Power Suplly Kit:



And we have life!
https://youtu.be/i3MGGne1kKk

[P-feif]

Very cool!!!!!