Quoted from holminone:I’ve had one for over 10 years and I would never call it a pain in the ass. I would say it just enriches you as a hobbyist even more. Sure the cannons can be finicky, and the optos may require a little bit of troubleshooting, or you may need to replace the general illumination connector with Molex. But this is all part of the fun as well. I for one will never sell mine, because it’s my favorite television show of all time, and the game is amazingly immersive.
Buy yourself a good soldering iron with temperature controls and go all in without hesitation.
Agree wholeheartedly. Steel sharpens steel.
And learning how to be a repair wizard is half the fun (for me, at least).