So I have an Apollo 13 that the seller is going to hold for a couple days while I do a bit of research. The machine itself is essentially unused, having only played a dozen games or so when it was new. It appears to have been untouched for the last 20 years but unfortunately was stored in a garage where it experienced some amount of rusting due to moisture in the air.

Upon power-up, the GI lighting works but the game does little else. I do notice a very slow shaking, as if the shaker motor is trying to work, as well as the left flipper engaging on it's own in an extremely underpowered manner.

I wanted to get some opinions from the esteemed members of this forum as to possible issues preventing power-up as well as expected problems associated with exposure to moisture in the air.

Thanks!

Yak

Rich, the machine was gifted to a lady for helping liaison between the movie studio and Sega/Stern. She said that it went straight into the garage and, by the looks of it, I believe her. Fortunately the leaking batteries didn't get onto the board so any damage to the machine is environmental or age related. Could you elaborate a bit on issues you saw in your machine? I'm still trying to decide if this is a project I want and, considering the condition, how much to offer for it...

Yak