Arcade Cocktail Tables Restoration

Myrddin · 04-01-2015 11:19AM

Looks class Keith, well done on going for the crt...it makes such a difference

eddhorse · 04-01-2015 12:46PM

Great job on the monitor, where did you salvage that from?

FixitFelix · 04-01-2015 03:10PM

Looks quality mate,love these cocktail cabs,could be my next purchase:-)

Great job

Optimus Prime · 04-01-2015 06:20PM

Cheers, picked up the monitor on adverts, just stuck up a wanted ad, barely fits but it will do the job. Much better brightness than a Lcd and you need it to look well at an angle in the cocktail which the Lcd didn't.

eddhorse · 04-01-2015 06:30PM

keithgeo wrote: »

Cheers, picked up the monitor on adverts, just stuck up a wanted ad, barely fits but it will do the job. Much better brightness than a Lcd and you need it to look well at an angle in the cocktail which the Lcd didn't.

Nice, what size monitor do you need for cocktail cabs generally?

Optimus Prime · 04-01-2015 06:31PM

eddhorse wrote: »

Nice, what size monitor do you need for cocktail cabs generally?

13 inch, which is why it took me so long to get one that fits. Also if the neck is too long on it, it won't fit in either.

eddhorse · 04-01-2015 06:56PM

Ok thanks for the info, rare alright !

andrewsm · 31-07-2015 12:30AM

Hey. Just joined this as I too aquired a clapped out old Moonbase cocktail table. Would like to chat to someone in similar position as although I have a load of electronics knowledge and experience repairing old radios etc, Im getting a few conflicting problems with this cabinet.
Thanks
Mark

CathalDublin · 31-07-2015 09:11PM

andrewsm wrote: »

Hey. Just joined this as I too aquired a clapped out old Moonbase cocktail table. Would like to chat to someone in similar position as although I have a load of electronics knowledge and experience repairing old radios etc, Im getting a few conflicting problems with this cabinet.
Thanks
Mark

What problems are you having Andrew, once the CRT is working the others should be easily sorted

Optimus Prime · 01-08-2015 12:30AM

for sure, the crts, especially the old ones in these are a nightmare. at least mine was, i ended up taking it out and replacing it.

andrewsm · 01-08-2015 01:41AM

Hi. The problem lies within the main PCBs. Unit was dead when first bought but ive now repaired the PSU and the monitor. Had a bench one anyhow. After much fault finding the screen now displays a character 1 on the bottom right hand corner. First thought its a software fault as booting so far and stopping. Removed roms and replaced with a 27256 patched in to mimic the address map. Still got same result. I know the processor is fine and the ram too, so now im replacing chips on the IO board or MB3. Is the single character on the screen a error code or something? Its a moonbase zeta model.

andrewsm · 11-08-2015 11:40PM

Can any one tell me if the moonbase boards display memory errors? I have this board now running but it only displays a character 1 on the bottom right of screen. This happens with orginal roms as well as my made up single rom.

Using a little guesswork, I can only assume that the character 1 indicates that memory chips in bank 1 may be faulty. I have shorted pin 7 of the ram out and although all the others seem to display some change in the screen, the ones in bank 1 dont. Ordered two new chips but maybe someone knows about this?

Pipasawrus · 17-03-2017 09:34PM

We have a Cosmic Monster cocktail table game, its powering up but then nothing...can't see anything lose but any ideas? Used to love playing this with my son when he was small

Mitchomagic · 18-03-2017 10:40PM

Pipasawrus wrote: »

We have a Cosmic Monster cocktail table game, its powering up but then nothing...can't see anything lose but any ideas? Used to love playing this with my son when he was small

Can you credit up?,can you hear the game playing ? if you can and no picture monitor issue, if you can't hear the game play then power supply/board faulty etc

Hope that helps

07-04-2017 08:30PM

I picked up this universal cocktail, the board was at fault. Really nice little table. I've since disassembled it, sanded down and resprayed the body, legs and vents, Legs were badly pitted after removing the rust and the chrome was peeling off so didn't want to sand too far. Ended up using a chrome spray and lacquer to clean them up. I remembered Ollie had found some nos artwork for these a while back so that went on. I Also replaced some caps on the monitor chassis, moved the transformer as far away from the monitor as possible to stop the wobble, converted to jamma and squeezed a moon cresta bootleg in there. All in all it turned out well and very happy with the results.

07-04-2017 08:56PM

Absolute beauty .
Well done

The Last Bandit · 07-04-2017 09:11PM

Looks class !!

eddhorse · 07-04-2017 10:58PM

Wow fair play.
Mozie gets stuff done !!

CiDeRmAn · 08-04-2017 06:47PM

Just stunning, nicely done.

BGOllie · 08-04-2017 07:00PM

that's gorgeous ! well done!

eddhorse · 22-04-2017 10:10PM

I will just leave this here:
http://www.adverts.ie/12756809

Optimus Prime · 22-04-2017 10:30PM

Wow. Haha just wow.

That's a ten euro Ikea table with a hole cut in it.

Haha that, is a classic.

Steve X2 · 22-04-2017 10:50PM

Jesus!
What did he cut the hole with, a hammer?

CathalDublin · 24-04-2017 10:04AM

Steve X2 wrote: »

Jesus!
What did he cut the hole with, a hammer?

Potato peeler:D

Arcade Cocktail Tables Restoration

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