Arcade Projects
Received uncut Dig Dug harness
Got the uncut Dig Dug harness today in the mail. I tried the connection which was labeled a “J20” with the PCB board I have, and they fit, so that is exciting. It came with all sorts of goodies, the operation manual, and even the cone buttons that I had hunted
for a good deal for so long, so it was definitely a good purchase.
I managed to get the workbench organized and cleared off, probably for the first time in 6 months, so I got the monitor setup and ready to work on hopefully this Saturday.
Received Sanyo EZ-20 Cap Kit
Got the cap kit I ordered from Bob Roberts today in the mail. I went outside and got the monitor out of the cabinet so I can start working on it. There was some rust and dirt on the monitor frame that I cleaned off, taking a steel wool to it to try to get the darkest portions removed. I will probably wait for the uncut harness to get really motivated to get the game totally done and ready to go.
Working on small things, monitor ID and photos of Dig Dug
Last night I did some things with the game.
I took out the Land Sea and Air board that was in the game (Taito game, not Atari unfortunately), which meant taking off a little block of wood as well. I took the Dig Dub PCB I had out to the garage to compare connectors, and it doesn’t look like it is exactly the same. There was an auction that ended today for an uncut Dig Dug harness, and I won so I have it just in case I need it.
I took some photos of the machine for the interested trader tonight as well, some close ups of the different pieces, some of the blemishes as well as the good stuff like the marquee and bezel. This morning I made up a list of my costs that I have put into the machine so far to see what my totals are.
Tonight I also got the monitor number down (20 – EZY) so I could order a cap kit. I found that the cap kit, according to posts on the Google forum and other places, is interchangeable with the (20 – EZV), so I placed an order with Bob Roberts tonight for that cap kit, and sent out payment this morning. He emailed me back tonight to say that he cross shipping the parts and I could have them as early as Friday.
Found out that my trade with this game would depend a ton on it working, this is a big deal in this instance even though I have everything, so I am trying to get my butt in gear to get it up and working as best I can.
Possible trade involving Dig Dug?
Got back out into the garage tonight to do some quick things with the Dig Dug. There might be some interest in a trade with the machine, so I took the bezel out (Now that the weather is going to be permanently warm) and put it in, and clipped some wires to the extra buttons that were on the Land Sea and Air control panel, installed a black button where one was missing, and placed the new control panel on the machine. I then took some photos of it, looks pretty cool to see all of the stuff there at least temporarily. Pretty close to being done now that I have the pcb in my possession. Just would take a weekend to get running, which I don’t seem to have right now.
Mappy on ebay didn’t sell
The Mappy auction did end yesterday without any bidders. I emailed the owners yet again, asking to work something out. This time I told them that I could barter my services with them so they could get the total worth out of the machine according to their minimum bid on ebay on this time.
I almost think they aren’t getting the emails, but they should with the subject line being about ebay, and they have been sellers for awhile. I did some research today to find out how much parts might go for when parted out, and I saw even four years ago, $300 for a Mappy was pretty common. The parts didn’t go for much, a Mappy pcb might run $45, and I saw a full size marquee go for less than $20.
Making an offer on the black sided Jr. Pac-man
The Mappy auction ends today in less than three hours. I don’t think it will sell, there are no bidders, but we shall see.
I emailed the guy I met over Christmas with an offer for his original Jr. Pac-man in Ohio. It doesn’t have the sideart, is a touch beat up, and the sides and marquee area are painted solid black. It would be a job to get that off, it is a flat finish paint. I offered him $450 for it. Probably more than I wanted to pay necessarily, but more becuase I knew at his first asking price of $900, and current of $695, there would be little chance my offer would fly. He emailed me back and said “No Thanks.”
Cleaning Dig Dug control panel
Took a moment to setup and spray the Dig Dug control panel tonight with the Orange cleaner and degreaser. From what I had remembered Richard telling me, I was supposed to let that sit for awhile, probably hours, then come back to it and wipe it down. I must not have heard him right, because of course it dried, and even though wiping hard with a cloth got some dirt off, it didn’t appear visibly too much different.
I spray it again, thinking I would come back to it and wipe it down wet, but I never did get back to it.
