See pic in post #106

Opinions needed: Should I plunk down $95.17 for this alternate translate in order to make my Raven easier to sell? I know that Raven doesn't get a lot of love in the first place, and the alternate translate won't affect the price much if any, but will it make it more acceptable to a potential buyer, and help it sell sooner?

Thanks gang,

Alan

It has mold spots all over it. I'm going to try and clean it first but I might have to replace it.

Has anyone tried removing the mylar from their Raven? Any success ? What method did you use? Suggestions?

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

I found Vid's Guide to mylar removal, and he recommends using the baking flour and 91% alcohol method to remove the glue residue after the mylar is gone. Did either one of you use that method, how did it work for you? Or did you use another method?

Thanks,

Alan

As it turns out, it's not mildew or mold that's causing the green spots all over her. It's just discoloration of the translite because of age and heat, I guess.

So back to the original question: which one should I buy? An NOS translite if I can find it, or the one from post #106 for $95.00?

A couple of questions:

Does the helicopter rotor turn all the time, or do I have a stuck relay or something?

Is there any way to test the LM338K voltage regulator on the power supply board? I have done all ground mods, reflowed all pins on the p/s board and replaced the pot

Have you done the ground mods? If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, see this on PinWiki: http://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gottlieb_System_80#Ground_updates

GTB Raven. Game boots partially: playfield feature lights come on and go into attract mode. Displays do not come on, game will not accept credits and will not start a game. Must an 80b have a battery in or connected to the CPU to fully boot? Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

Al

My Raven has these same symptoms. I tried a known good board with the old Raven ROMs and it helped but still would not fully boot and start a game. I tried the good MPU with Diamond Lady ROMs and they game worked fine except many things were wacky because of the wrong ROMs.
All ground mods had been done along with slam switch modded but reflowing the daughterboard had not been done. I sent the whole thing to John's Jukes for repair and possibly new ROMs.

Bridge rectifier on my Raven just shorted out and pumped 25 volts through the entire 6 volt circuit. Blew every lamp. Shit.