My (early) birthday present ...GA LA GAAAA !!!

[gyruss]

Now that the monitor is removed, things get a little more complicated.
I have a new one lying around from the group deal, and it's a perfect candidate for the Galaga. But how do i connect it?

I assume i have to buy new connectors for the cab, which have the same seize as the monitor? And what about the voltage issue, because it's from the U.S?

Here are some pic's from the Galaga connectors and from the new monitor:

Galaga:





The new monitor:





I'll take a look at the frame later on, first i want to see if there's anything on screen. Robin told me there's also a second option to do this:

Use my working ms pac monitor! I thought they are exactly the same but they aren't, could i just plug the Galaga connector below in my ms pac monitor?

[level42]

About the power supply you don't need to worry, it'll "eat" everything...

About the connector of the power: I went lazy and cut both off and used this:



OK, not the neatest way but hey....it works great. And it's only two screws to loosen if I ever need to remove it.

I can't remember about the signals connection....

[gyruss]

Great, I'll get me one of those...

[gyruss]

New Side art arrived today, along with the front art and marque for 2 other dlf members, i'll bring it with me tomorrow guys! 

Got to give it up to Phoenix Arcade! Great quality artwork and (very) fast shipping.

[gyruss]

Another small update: I cleaned the control panel, buttons plus joystick, and gave the the bolts a new layer of paint.



I also stripped the inside of the cabinet





I found the following objects at the bottom of the cab, under the coin-mechanism. A manual request card, which explains why the manual is missing and a list with numbers and names, which tells me something how much the machine made during the years.



I also found this token from Showbiz Pizza place. Here's what wiki says about them:

ShowBiz Pizza Place was a restaurant chain popular in the 1980s. Its history is greatly intertwined with that of its main competitor and eventual successor, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. Both companies found early success, owing partially to the rise in popularity of arcade games at the time. The basic concept was to offer pizza, a large selection of arcade games, and an animatronic stage show as a complete package of food and entertainment. The largest difference between the two, and easiest way to distinguish the two chains, was the different robotics and the mascots that each concept used. The mascot for Showbiz was Billy Bob, an overall-clad hillbilly bear.







Besides the showbiz token i found something much cooler, it's a 1982 Qix World's Fair Coin. This is what Wiki say's about the Fair:

The 1982 World's Fair, formally known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition, was held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the United States. The theme of the exposition was "Energy Turns the World." It opened on May 1, 1982, and closed on October 31, 1982 after receiving over 11 million visitors. Seven video arcade game tokens were minted for the 1982 World's Fair, each depicting a different game. These tokens were given out at the arcade at the World's Fair itself. The seven games on each of the tokens are Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man,
Space Invaders, Qix, Gorf, Scramble, and Donkey Kong.

[Etienne MacGyver]

Those tokens are cool ! 

Put them in the "vitrine" 

[Ronald Reagan]

yeah I remember the World Fair...

but 11 million visitors in half a year? I guess it's 1.1 million

[Q*ris]

Cool finds! It gives even more soul to this beauty of a cab!

[level42]

I am always SO curious about the history of my machines....usually I know nothing to very litle about it...
My Centi has been at a dentists waiting room for a long time (brilliant idea, instead of those boring magazines).

These coins and that litle list MIGHT be an indication, but it could just as well that some people accidentally put them in on a different location. I prefer to dream though, so let's assume your Gaga was at those places

VERY cool !

Can you get the coins nice and shiny again ?

[gyruss]

Well, i definitely know were it started it's live:

[level42]

Well, i definitely know were it started it's live:

HUUHHHHHHHHHH???

Victor company of Japan = JVC, but that model nr is G07 !! This sticker has to be from the monitor but I never heard about Japanese G07's ?!?

Do you have a pic of the old monitor's chassis ?

[gyruss]

I gave my old monitor to robin maybe he can take a picture.

[liquidx]

I also found this token from Showbiz Pizza place. Here's what wiki says about them:

ShowBiz Pizza Place was a restaurant chain popular in the 1980s. Its history is greatly intertwined with that of its main competitor and eventual successor, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. Both companies found early success, owing partially to the rise in popularity of arcade games at the time. The basic concept was to offer pizza, a large selection of arcade games, and an animatronic stage show as a complete package of food and entertainment. The largest difference between the two, and easiest way to distinguish the two chains, was the different robotics and the mascots that each concept used. The mascot for Showbiz was Billy Bob, an overall-clad hillbilly bear.

You should check out this documentary about that place and the animatronic show: http://www.rockafiremovie.com/

It's a great story and anyone with even a little nostalgia for that period would like it.

[gyruss]

thanks, i'll check it out! 

[Robinholland]

the tokens are very cool 
I fix your pcb