My next "impossible mission" is a 1979 Gottlieb Buck Rogers in a pitiful state. The machine has been hacked all over the places (as you can see from the pictures) and is in a terrible state of despair. I am going to follow very carefully the System 1 Repair guide published by Clay and try to revive that sorry machine.
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The inside is frightening and it gets worse as you start digging through the wires:
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Talk about a spaghetti plate:
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Hacking at its best..... High quality craftsmanship.....
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Lots of beer flowed through that machine.....
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Contractor style extension cord..... solid and rugged stuff....
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Fortunately, the underside of the playfield is not too bad. It should be interesting.... I am not even expecting any of the Spider Chip to work on such machine. Most likely a Janin replacement board will find its way into it.
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Yves