Lewisville, TX
Quoted from ZNET:The 1966 Sega Basketball restoration is nearly complete. While cleaning the game, I noticed that the etched graphic, on the stainless steel control panels, depicts Philadelphia 76er, Billy Cunningham (jersey #32). Japan-based Sega certainly did its research inasmuch as Cunningham was a premier player back in the day. As a resident of southern NJ, the representation of my local team only adds to my appreciation of this game.
The former game owner must have had a problem replacing the relay switches under the baskets because he created a manual scoring mechanism by soldering buttons (shown in post 16 above) to the wires and feeding same through holes he cut into the dome on each side. Blasphemy! That's likely what caused the needless spider crack damage to the dome at both ends. In any event, I was able to remove the dried and hardened electrical tape residue and also eliminate the substantial fogginess in the canopy. I will install the correct relays under the baskets once I locate suitable brackets.
Also, I still need to fabricate lexan backboards for each side. Fortunately, the 2 broken ones which came with the game are complete enough for me to create a template to do so. Other tasks include adding the red #1 sticker to the playfield, replace a missing carriage bolt and minor cabinet touch up. After experimenting with several types of balls, I found one which functions well (and also resembles a real basketball, as depicted below). Now that the game has been polished, I can see that the game's cabinet and playfield condition are actually much better than originally anticipated.
Common deficiencies with Sega Basketball games include fractured domes, broken backboards, chipped baskets, corroded button bezels, lifting/damaged/faded formica, misshapen or incorrectly repainted coin door, missing "Sega" serial number plate, missing maintenance prop, missing/damaged numerical stickers, missing coin box, missing ball.
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Hey there, I just bought a Sega Basketball games! It's in Excellent condition, But I was wondering where did you get your replacement ball?
