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Game as it arrived.Will get it unpacked and set up.
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Clearing away some of the shrink wrap it is very obvious that the cabinet is water damaged and structurally unsound.
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Better shot of some of the glaring cabinet issues before the legs are installed.
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Separated,screwed together.... just all wrong.
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Extra holes more leg area damage etc.
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Up on legs now.I will give a quick and general condition evaluation.
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Insert wear,incorrect hardware,the wrong screws,wrong flippers.......
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Light rust and pitting on the wireform.This will be re-plated.
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Magnet burn,vertical cracking.This is a common problem on TAF because when the magnet transistor fails it locks it on,then
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Major chipping in the jet bumper area.
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General shots here.It is complete.The playfield will be replaced it just is not worth trying to salvage.
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The apron has been poorly reworked with decals.I will redo that as well.You can see how rusted it is on the lockbar receiv
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Inside is on par with the rest of the game,dirty,corroded,rusty,mold,falling apart.
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Corrosion is present on the power box,that too will be addressed.
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Brackets holding the floor up.Mush like the cabinet it is not worth salvaging the cabinet a replacement will be built.
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Filthy wiring etc.
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Underside of the playfield is a highlight,While it is well trashed it is complete.A surprise on a game in this conditionn.
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Wiring has some minor issues besides being very dirty and disorganized.
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Soem of the coils are the wrong ones not only in brand but value.All will be taken care of in the process.
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More of the same on the other portions.
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Magnet board has had some very poorly done repairs.
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The lamp panel is dirty and stained.This will be completely refinished.
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Looking in the backbox now.Translite is dirty but should clean up nicely.
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Just about to begin teardown.I will start in the head.On a game like this all boards will be cleaned and serviced after rem
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Wiring is being pulled from the boards.
The driver has wires directly soldered to it in the GI and will need some work
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Boards are removed.
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All the boards will need some help.Cleaning and servicing.
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The CPU has had some previous repairs.You can tell by the numerous socketed chips installed.
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The flipper one board has been repaired as well at some point and will be gone back through.
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The dot controller is showing burn as well.
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Head is emptied.
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I will restore many of these parts as I remove them so I do not get overwhelmed.A game this rough can get that way if you
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The backside of the lamp panel will need to be sanded and cleaned as well.
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Panel is torn down backside.
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Torndown front side.
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Back sanded clean as possible.
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Front sanded and repainted.
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Backside rebuilt.The wiring was cleaned.All bulbs replaced and new labels were made.
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