I'm actually a little behind as far as this thread's concerned and I've been meaning to post some pics of some of my more recent finds, but today's score just couldn't wait.
So me and my wife both had a long weekend off together this week, and since it was such a gorgeous day outside this morning, we decided to check out the local flea market for any treasure. We walked around for a good while with no luck. Same old vendors, same old crap as usual.
...Ah, but then my friends we spotted something glorious in the distance.
Originally the guy wanted $250 for it, but after we talked a minute or two he dropped it to $150. He told me he'd got it recently from a foreclosed storage building that he had purchased and that he had tried plugging it in a few days before, but it wasn't even coming on. I'm honestly lost when it comes to cabinets, but all the insides looked good. I didn't notice any frayed wires, corrosion, etc. and other than a thin layer of dust it looked pretty well maintained as far as the circuit boards went. I didn't notice a game board anywhere, so I figured that was the only thing missing from the equation. I still didn't want to take that kind of gamble on $150 so I talked it over with my wife and we decided to offer the guy $85 since it may not even work.
I honestly figured it would be gone by the time we headed back because by then it was the end of the day and everyone was pretty much closing up shop. There it still stood though, shining like a wondrous beacon of hope among the same old junk that's usually out there. I looked over it a few more times and was getting ready to make the offer when he told me he'd let me have it for $75. I almost shat a brick, but I could tell he was desperate to off-load the thing so I held off a little longer. After we talked a few more minutes he told me he was just ready to get rid of it, and dropped it to $50. I asked if he'd take $40 and he accepted.
Got home, plugged her in, flipped on the power switch at the top (which I guess he might not have known about) and the marquee light fired up perfectly. We cleaned out the insides, wiped it down, and straightened out the bezel a little and I couldn't be happier. I can hear the monitor softly buzzing so I can only assume there are no problems with it.
TLDR: 40 DAMN BUCKS!!:
Couple of questions for you guys:....
I did a little researching online and read up on the JAMMA boards. I'm assuming comparing mine to the ones I've seen online that this one is indeed a JAMMA harness? (Sorry for the blurry pic on this one):
If that's so, I'm assuming all I need to do is buy a JAMMA compatible game board, and it'll work like new money...that is if there are no other problems, right?
Secondly, the Player 1 joystick is missing.
After I opened up the front panel and checked it out, I'm guessing that shouldn't be too hard to replace. Any recommendations? Anything special I need to look for when buying a replacement stick? Anything I need to know before jumping into fixing it?
Third, the plug-in itself:
Looks like the ground plug is broken off. I have absolutely no experience with stripping wires or anything, but I'm willing to give it a shot if that's what needs to be done, with a little guidance of course. What's the best course of action on this one?
Thanks a lot guys!
