Recently picked up a TFTC and haven't been able to take the backglass out. When turning the key I can just barely see the lock mechanism turning on the inside, so I know the key works fine. However, when "unlocked", it doesn't give me that extra height to pop the glass up and out.

Now this is my first DE machine, so am I missing something on how to take this out, or is it the same method as B/W pins? Such a routine thing that I've done a million times on my other games but I'm getting pretty frustrated on not being able to get in the backbox.

When I asked the seller about it, he said he never went in the backbox the entire time he owned it (made me concerned about battery leakage), but the price was right and everything else was nice and clean on the game, so I shrugged it off and assumed I would be able to figure it out. Guess not!

Sorry if this is a boneheaded question. I tried searching here and RGP for help, but it's kind of a vaguely worded search query so I didn't find any relevant results. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I'm prepared to drill the lock out if necessary, but it seems like that may not even solve the issue, since the lock may be operating properly. Stumped...

I will try that when I get home this evening.

I've done a bit of lifting and nudging, but not much. I was afraid of cracking the plastic lip at the bottom of the glass.

Nudging the backglass around in all directions ended up working out. I was being too gentle on it before, just needed some elbow grease!

Guess what I found inside? Appears to have factory batteries, strapped in with a zip tie. Absolutely no corrosion or leakage, thankfully. Those guys will be getting changed out tomorrow. Then onto the real issue... display problems that I will probably be posting about sooner than later.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.