Galaxian2 by Entex / WIP

[Blanka]

Here a pic I made this morning. Note that hanging a black cloth behind the reflection on the glass hides all the scratches .

[scr33n]

Woooww, nice condition ... it looks like new 

[DarthNuno]

Here a pic I made this morning. Note that hanging a black cloth behind the reflection on the glass hides all the scratches .

Wow, I hope mine will look as beautiful as your after my wip 

And... once again, I love the way you're taking pictures  This one is wonderful 

[Blanka]

Here:
Who of you is the first to buy this:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/51060472/1981-entex-galaxian2-hand-held-video

Housewifes selling their attic and stuff means good deals sometimes.

[Blanka]

If you buy, please make a 600dpi greyscale scan of the book for me .

[Belike]

Ships to USA only.

[DarthNuno]

If you buy, please make a 600dpi greyscale scan of the book for me .

I think I have the manual... let me check 

[Blanka]

Ships to USA only.

Always people who don't know those brilliant flat-fee USPS evelopes.

[DarthNuno]

It's time to open the beast, 'coz I need to clean the 'sometime unresponsive' controls 





Here's the parts to clean...





It should be better like this 



Now, let's try to remove that yellow dust everywhere on the game   



...and try for the first time the 'magic sponge' I got here.



Well, I'm not very happy with that cheap sponge, because it disintegrates almost immediately...



...which is normal, but that one disintegrates does it very quick 

Anyway, here's a first result...



Mhhh, I've to found an other way for cleaning that stuff... I will use these magic sponges rather for flat surfaces, like control panel for example...

[Etienne MacGyver]

better take it apart, put the plastics in a bath of soap and use a toothbrush..

[Blanka]

better take it apart, put the plastics in a bath of soap and use a toothbrush..

+1
This one is easy to disassemble. Not a Nintendo or Coleco.

[level42]

Oh-no....contact cleaner.......

Please tell me you wiped it off the PCB right after applying it...

I hate contact-spray. It sucks. It will makes things worse in the long run.

Also, I tried one of the "real" magic erasers (Mr.Proper I think ?) and they are not THAT much better than the cheaper one's. They both disintegrate pretty quickly on rough surfaces like that...

[DarthNuno]

Oh-no....contact cleaner.......
I hate contact-spray. It sucks. It will makes things worse in the long run.

The idea behind contact cleaner is ... to clean contact, and it seems to work for me  I've used that many times without any problem...

Also, I tried one of the "real" magic erasers (Mr.Proper I think ?) and they are not THAT much better than the cheaper one's. They both disintegrate pretty quickly on rough surfaces like that...

I've used "magic erasers /Mr Proper" many time in my previous restoration and they seems better than the cheaper one's. But to be honest, I've mostly used them on plane surface. I'll try Mr Proper on rough surfaces and see if it does the job better...

[level42]

Oh-no....contact cleaner.......
I hate contact-spray. It sucks. It will makes things worse in the long run.

The idea behind contact cleaner is ... to clean contact, and it seems to work for me  I've used that many times without any problem...

Also, I tried one of the "real" magic erasers (Mr.Proper I think ?) and they are not THAT much better than the cheaper one's. They both disintegrate pretty quickly on rough surfaces like that...

I've used "magic erasers /Mr Proper" many time in my previous restoration and they seems better than the cheaper one's. But to be honest, I've mostly used them on plane surface. I'll try Mr Proper on rough surfaces and see if it does the job better...

Yes the idea about contact cleaner is clear. But what happens if you do not wipe it off immediately it will start to build up dirt and make things worse over some time. I've used it a lot when I was young (on old radio's potmeters) and the final conclusion was that the only option is to replace the potmeters instead.
I would have used some pure alcohol on a cloth to clean that. Cleans great and leaves no residue like contact cleaners do.

The Mr.Propers are a bit tougher for sure, but there's also a huge price difference. Vinyl surfaces with some structure (like CPO's) are "eating" them

[DarthNuno]

Found this video, from a true and very happy Galaxian2 fan... and his daughter.