As promised, pictures of it “finished”.

It’s not really finished, but it’s darn close.

Side view, CP installed
Side view, CP installed

Reinstalled the coin door and finished the control panel. Sanded the lettering off the control panel bolts and sprayed them with a clear coat.

Q-Bert bootleg, front view with new CP installed.
Q-Bert bootleg, front view with new CP installed.

I also rewired the cab since everything was attached to the isolation transformer. While I was doing that I noted that this transformer had outputs for both 100V and 120V out. The transformer on my test bench only outputs 120V, so when I want to power up a Nintendo monitor I have to drag out a Nintendo iso. It’s a big PITA. I was considerably stoked to find this, I swapped the one in my test rig for this one and vice versa. Now I’ve got to get a switch so I can switch voltages on the fly for the appropriate monitor, but that’s a small price to pay for not having to drag out the Nintendo iso!

Closeup of the new CP on the Q-Bert bootleg
Closeup of the new CP on the Q-Bert bootleg

The monitor was /very/ blurry when I turned it on, of course it was a bit cold. Once it warmed up it was just fine. Played a few games, did not have the problem of hitting the diagonals like I did before.

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