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RESTORING A DEFENDER (TAITO ) COCKTAIL .......
« on: May 16, 2014, 02:57:49 AM »
HI... ;D
recently ,i buyed from a friend a Defender (taito) cocktail cabinet for restore.

i received the cab, without the PCB, monitor, glass ,and coin mech ...

this is the initial proccess, and i´m pasting some wooden planks :








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Re: RESTORING A DEFENDER (TAITO ) COCKTAIL .......
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2014, 04:28:57 AM »
Awesome!!  :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2014, 09:23:08 AM »
Thats cool !

any change you can scan that CP ?

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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2014, 01:43:11 PM »
Thats cool !

any change you can scan that CP ?


sure ... :wink:
sorry, my scanner not are biggest...

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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2014, 02:05:39 PM »
Defender from Taito?  ???

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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2014, 02:14:11 PM »
Cool Thanks !

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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2014, 03:02:39 PM »

Defender from Taito?  ???

yes,and this is the poster :

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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2014, 03:06:18 PM »
Thanks, I didn't know that Taito licensed Defender.


Some work to do four you...good luck!! :)

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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2014, 03:20:36 PM »
Really awesome !!  :spaceace:

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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2014, 04:21:54 PM »

i forget this other art ....



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« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2014, 10:40:57 PM »
finally ,i decided change the position of the CP to give space to insert a 20" tv.



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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2014, 12:22:55 AM »
finally ,i decided change the position of the CP to give space to insert a 20" tv.

did you think about the possibility to use a mame inside? so you can avoid any risk of  faulty pcb.

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« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2014, 02:51:35 AM »
sure ... ;)
my idea is insert a 20" TV and a PC with MAME (only the oldiest , pre 90´s)

the status... i`m retired the CP planks to make a new, approaching the original CP :
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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2014, 10:32:34 PM »
I was joking! :shock:

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« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2014, 11:55:04 PM »
I was joking! :shock:

hahahaha ..... :lol:
my idea is move the CP´s  (not change )  and use a 20" TV...

let the cocktail like this :

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