Buying My Old Big Red Back 19 Years Later
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Wow what a blast from the past. Yeah I miss that cabinet. I sold it to get into high end HiFi. Yes I installed the Japanese Sanwa joy sticks and octagonal plates (I was really into fighters) which I imported from Japan. As for the adapters they where made by me and a buddy of mine at my fathers glass shop.
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It's slightly less heart warming when I tell you that I tracked him down to the far reaches of the Internet to tell him about it and direct him to this thread.
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LolIt's slightly less heart warming when I tell you that I tracked him down to the far reaches of the Internet to tell him about it and direct him to this thread.
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I put Sanwa sticks in mine too. American ones don't feel righr to me. They make bat top adapters so they look more original.
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I love seeing posts like these. Thanks for sharing.
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Careful what you wish for…you never know what he calls his lil’ lithy…@lithy can stalk me any time as long as it involves Big Red! lol
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I don't care what I have to do but we are jamming out with our clams out before I move away from Pissburgh!
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Hey Mike, shut the fuck up.
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Let's get that syrup in us and get all antsy in our pantsies.
Multicart or nah, I still have all slugs and an irresponsible credit card that will let me rent a car down my way to da CBG
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This thread has me tempted to try and track down my old Electrocoin 4 slot I sold on here back in 06.
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So I guess this is how things start to become a bit of a problem. But hear me out, I can justify this I promise...
I went ahead and bought a second cab today. Guy had a cab, he was close and it looked reasonably original (has the original joysticks!) and complete (EL marquee panels are the only major items missing) so I figured to get some spares it was worth the $250 he was asking.
(Has the glass, was just removed already so not in the photo)
Mainly it gives me a second monitor that I can work on, get cleaned up, refreshed, recapped, and it will be ready to go instead of needing down time with mine if it ever runs into trouble (knock on wood).
(I didn't take photos of mine when I had it open, but it's definitely a Zenith monitor and WG 7000 series chassis, so pretty sure it's essentially identical)
The monitor currently has some issues which I will have to troubleshoot, but it turns on, once I adjusted the black level back, it had a semi functional picture until some colors dropped out. Still not sure yet if this is a monitor issue or a wiring issue, for a while moving the harness a bit got some color back.
(Left side is as good as I had it looking for just a couple minutes, right is what it seems to have settled on)
It also had an early 4 slot with the JP1 power jumper wire and SW1 reset button which I did not know about until looking into it. Original factory bios, but someone has definitely replaced the battery (holding 1.7V right now). The boards look ok from the top but the bottom of the bottom board looks a little sketchy and it currently has some sort of watchdog error. I put the cart slot board on another bottom board I have that runs ok but with an audio issue and it seems fine, so I think the top board is good. I think between those, I should be able to get one functional board put together with a little effort.
But the actual cab on this one is in a bit of a state. The entire right side is cracked and separating from the rest of the body. Both sides have been painted over black, the red vinyl on the coin door area is faded. To fix it would require completely pulling it apart and at that point it's a total restoration. Might be sacrilege but the plan might be to just get parts off of this, then probably convert it...into firewood.
However this is an early cab and it does have a few distinct differences that I'll document here for anyone else that likes this info.
My cab has a build date of 5-19-91 and I think a serial number in the 10k range (my sticker is scratched up).
I went ahead and bought a second cab today. Guy had a cab, he was close and it looked reasonably original (has the original joysticks!) and complete (EL marquee panels are the only major items missing) so I figured to get some spares it was worth the $250 he was asking.
(Has the glass, was just removed already so not in the photo)
Mainly it gives me a second monitor that I can work on, get cleaned up, refreshed, recapped, and it will be ready to go instead of needing down time with mine if it ever runs into trouble (knock on wood).
(I didn't take photos of mine when I had it open, but it's definitely a Zenith monitor and WG 7000 series chassis, so pretty sure it's essentially identical)
The monitor currently has some issues which I will have to troubleshoot, but it turns on, once I adjusted the black level back, it had a semi functional picture until some colors dropped out. Still not sure yet if this is a monitor issue or a wiring issue, for a while moving the harness a bit got some color back.
(Left side is as good as I had it looking for just a couple minutes, right is what it seems to have settled on)
It also had an early 4 slot with the JP1 power jumper wire and SW1 reset button which I did not know about until looking into it. Original factory bios, but someone has definitely replaced the battery (holding 1.7V right now). The boards look ok from the top but the bottom of the bottom board looks a little sketchy and it currently has some sort of watchdog error. I put the cart slot board on another bottom board I have that runs ok but with an audio issue and it seems fine, so I think the top board is good. I think between those, I should be able to get one functional board put together with a little effort.
JP1 and SW1 on 4-slot, what's their purpose?
Just wondering if anyone knows what these are for. I have searched extensively online but have not even found a reference to the existence of them. Pictures are clickable for a better view. Comments are appreciated. :) Top board with JP1 location JP1 on top board Bottom board with JP1 and...
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But the actual cab on this one is in a bit of a state. The entire right side is cracked and separating from the rest of the body. Both sides have been painted over black, the red vinyl on the coin door area is faded. To fix it would require completely pulling it apart and at that point it's a total restoration. Might be sacrilege but the plan might be to just get parts off of this, then probably convert it...into firewood.
However this is an early cab and it does have a few distinct differences that I'll document here for anyone else that likes this info.
My cab has a build date of 5-19-91 and I think a serial number in the 10k range (my sticker is scratched up).
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I also got an assortment of kit materials, 2 nice clean and bright generic mini marquees, a SamSho2 cart with an audio issue (see Tech Support if you want to help), and what I think was an outer case for Baseball Stars Pro kits? It seems like it would fit 5 kit boxes snugly, but does anyone have any info?
Top Player's Golf dip sheet
Fatal Fury, two art flyers, dip sheet, kit box
World Heroes 2, two art flyers and dip sheet
Art of Fighting 2, two art flyers, dip sheet, and move sticker in baggie
Samurai Shodown, complete art set in baggie
Box with cart label and another sticker on two sides. Nothing else besides just some tape on the top or other two sides.
Top Player's Golf dip sheet
Fatal Fury, two art flyers, dip sheet, kit box
World Heroes 2, two art flyers and dip sheet
Art of Fighting 2, two art flyers, dip sheet, and move sticker in baggie
Samurai Shodown, complete art set in baggie
Box with cart label and another sticker on two sides. Nothing else besides just some tape on the top or other two sides.
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Monitor progress on the parts cab.
After getting a working start button so I could use the test mode I set all the neck board RGB pots. With red all the way down, I got this.
With red all the way up, I got this.
I messed around the the connector on the chassis and at one point more colors dropped out, but played with the wires a little more and got this.
Looks like a good monitor, maybe some touchy wiring.
KOF98 for testing.
After getting a working start button so I could use the test mode I set all the neck board RGB pots. With red all the way down, I got this.
With red all the way up, I got this.
I messed around the the connector on the chassis and at one point more colors dropped out, but played with the wires a little more and got this.
Looks like a good monitor, maybe some touchy wiring.
KOF98 for testing.
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Nice pick up. It's not firewood. Someone will want it, and it's definitely restore-able.
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Well I've decided to give this cab a new life. I have all the parts except a mini marquee holder. I'm going to buy a full resto art kit.
Going to start with some general cleaning.
Going to maybe have to ask if @Fygee can do a little comparison on a couple things for me.
The first odd thing is that the screws holding the memory card/headphone board down are the same as the LED Credit board screws. So they're short and don't come all the way through the panel, but they do thread in. It also makes them very silly to take out. I had to use a small Phillips bit and turn it with a tiny wrench. Once broken free they came out easily enough but they are threaded in.
My other cab has a nut and star washer on the top and the bolt while it has a Phillips head on it, the thread size is not the same as the panel (if it's threaded, I can't really tell) so if you take the nut off it just falls out the bottom. Pic of other cab.
I also noticed it doesn't have the warning sticker. It could have fallen off, but it's also missing the warning sticker in the marquee area. I know that could have fallen off too, but wondering Fygee which memcard mounting hardware you had on your 6 slot cab had and if you had that control panel sticker or not (I know your marquee area is different). I'll probably get a reproduction anyway but just curious.
Memory card and headphones board removed and cleaned up.
Then the Credit LEDs, nothing to say about them, they were much cleaner to start with. I did remove the white out that has a faint number stamped onto it, I don't believe it's original but if for some reason I find out something about it later it's just white out and red stamp ink and I have the number noted, could always recreate it if I felt the need.
Going to start with some general cleaning.
Going to maybe have to ask if @Fygee can do a little comparison on a couple things for me.
The first odd thing is that the screws holding the memory card/headphone board down are the same as the LED Credit board screws. So they're short and don't come all the way through the panel, but they do thread in. It also makes them very silly to take out. I had to use a small Phillips bit and turn it with a tiny wrench. Once broken free they came out easily enough but they are threaded in.
My other cab has a nut and star washer on the top and the bolt while it has a Phillips head on it, the thread size is not the same as the panel (if it's threaded, I can't really tell) so if you take the nut off it just falls out the bottom. Pic of other cab.
I also noticed it doesn't have the warning sticker. It could have fallen off, but it's also missing the warning sticker in the marquee area. I know that could have fallen off too, but wondering Fygee which memcard mounting hardware you had on your 6 slot cab had and if you had that control panel sticker or not (I know your marquee area is different). I'll probably get a reproduction anyway but just curious.
Memory card and headphones board removed and cleaned up.
Then the Credit LEDs, nothing to say about them, they were much cleaner to start with. I did remove the white out that has a faint number stamped onto it, I don't believe it's original but if for some reason I find out something about it later it's just white out and red stamp ink and I have the number noted, could always recreate it if I felt the need.
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Just wanted to add another difference as I spot them.
The early cab is missing a control panel angle brace that stiffens up the assembly. It likes to rub on either side because it is flexing unless you're making sure to open it with equal pressure on each side.
You can see it here in the right side. Early cab on top, new cab on bottom.
The early cab is missing a control panel angle brace that stiffens up the assembly. It likes to rub on either side because it is flexing unless you're making sure to open it with equal pressure on each side.
You can see it here in the right side. Early cab on top, new cab on bottom.
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I respect the nice work he did to mount them without modifying anything, so no complaints from me, game how you want to game.
With that said, I did just get iL Eurosticks in the mail today, so I'll be working on mounting those sometime this week.