[Roadtrip] Donkey Kong Cocktail Table

[level42]

What kind of joysticks are used ? And what is the diameter of the shaft ? The original Nintendo DK joysticks have black ball-tops.

[Etienne MacGyver]

I will try to pass by my mother and take som pics and measurements

the machine is not in my house

ill come back to you on this

i was already thinking that the DK brown that they used on this table will be hard to find, so black will do i guess 

[Etienne MacGyver]

Well i was in my mothers house after work, and did some things..

About the ball for Level42:


After i removed it , it looks like there is a crack 



the bottom has a metal part with threats, i think is Metric 8 mm.



you cannot read it from my tool, but the shaft is 8 mm.



the ball itself is 36 mm.



a close-up from one of the joysticks..



to take these pics , i removed the monitor..



Label says Sanyo..






on the bottom of the cab i find a loose wire..... 



Some pictures of the board set..



After taking a close look, i found one loose connector on the board, "P8" and guess what , the loose wire fits there
now i only need to find out where this wire needs to go 



Maybe to here   looks like a kind of "freeplay button" to me , but i dont know
also there is a disconnected potentiometer too there maybe for the volume or something ?



Some more pictures of the board set..



and the back of the boardset..

[Etienne MacGyver]

I found a simular looking table on ebay germany

It looks like its the same table as my DK table, wich we thought was karateco

i see a licence plate of Logitec

Does this ring a bell for anyone ??




also the condition is better looking than mine...   
maybe i need to catch thisone an make that my DK .....

[flip41126]

Came across your trip. Looks like fun. Just woundering what you did to fix the monitor? I just picked up a DK cocktail and looks just like your screen.

[Etienne MacGyver]

monitor was not broken, the board does not function properly

still no time to work on it, promissed the wife to finish the house first, and thats progressing good 

[level42]

Beware, after you "finished" your house (my experience is that if you own a house, it's never finished) your wife will have other things on here list.....

 

[Etienne MacGyver]

yeah im affraid so....

[Etienne MacGyver]

Came across your trip. Looks like fun. Just woundering what you did to fix the monitor? I just picked up a DK cocktail and looks just like your screen.

I know its a old topic, but i just stumbled upon a video with exactly the same issue...
its also upside down in the video, just like mine was..
(yes i say was, because i dont own this table anymore)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YlmwzGpen40#t=218s