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Arcade Lifestyle / Williams (Euro) Joust: a close encounter with the Flying Elite
« on: July 03, 2010, 11:39:53 AM »
Here we are, as promised here : shots from my Euro Joust!
Let start with some external view of the machine
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8955/sam0198slim.jpg)
![](http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6546/sam0199slim.jpg)
![](http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/7264/sam0201slimr.jpg)
![](http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6035/sam0204slimr.jpg)
It's invery good shape considering it's 30 years old. The biggest damage is in the T molding here and there (and the cut wires, obviously
) ![arrow :arrow:](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/icon_arrow.gif)
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4675/sam0200slim.jpg)
Let check the identity of this machine:
![](http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7180/sam0226slim.jpg)
There are stickers with this number on the external part of the machine and on the monitor:
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4711/sam0221slim.jpg)
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9258/sam0223slim.jpg)
Different is instead the number on the PCB's
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/927/sam0224slim.jpg)
![](http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/337/sam0206slim.jpg)
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5623/sam0207slim.jpg)
Green label?
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/244/sam0208slim.jpg)
As you can see, almost all the cables have been cut
, so it will not be easy to resto the functionality of the machine... anyhow, we are not in a hurry ![Grin ;D](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
Let see the Control Panel: player one side detail
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4319/sam0215slim.jpg)
player two side
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5703/sam0216slim.jpg)
control panel overview
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4210/sam0217slim.jpg)
The Marquee:
![](http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/3351/sam0218slim.jpg)
Under the marquee; i didnt expect to find a neon but a bulb light system: maybe the previous owner made some modification (in addition to the cables cut
)
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/6922/sam0230slim.jpg)
Thats all folks for now, now it's time to disassemble as much as possible and cleaning
Let start with some external view of the machine
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8955/sam0198slim.jpg)
![](http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6546/sam0199slim.jpg)
![](http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/7264/sam0201slimr.jpg)
![](http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6035/sam0204slimr.jpg)
It's in
![Angry >:(](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/angry.gif)
![arrow :arrow:](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/icon_arrow.gif)
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4675/sam0200slim.jpg)
Let check the identity of this machine:
![](http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7180/sam0226slim.jpg)
There are stickers with this number on the external part of the machine and on the monitor:
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4711/sam0221slim.jpg)
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9258/sam0223slim.jpg)
Different is instead the number on the PCB's
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/927/sam0224slim.jpg)
![](http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/337/sam0206slim.jpg)
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5623/sam0207slim.jpg)
Green label?
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/244/sam0208slim.jpg)
As you can see, almost all the cables have been cut
![confused :?](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/icon_confused.gif)
![Grin ;D](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
Let see the Control Panel: player one side detail
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4319/sam0215slim.jpg)
player two side
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5703/sam0216slim.jpg)
control panel overview
![](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4210/sam0217slim.jpg)
The Marquee:
![](http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/3351/sam0218slim.jpg)
Under the marquee; i didnt expect to find a neon but a bulb light system: maybe the previous owner made some modification (in addition to the cables cut
![Evil :evil:](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/icon_evil.gif)
![](http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/6922/sam0230slim.jpg)
Thats all folks for now, now it's time to disassemble as much as possible and cleaning