Nice machine - interesting mods on the power supply !
Yeh - whats the go there?? looks like another cap(?) in parallel... ach, ive done the same thing myself
BG on these machines is notorious for being in a bad shape.. looks like your one is just about holding up. I had one of these BGs and the artwork was just peeling off in sheets... id be sealing that one ASAP
Yep the power supply mod is bodgy - two caps in parallel to get the correct value, the second is loosely cable tied to the harness! I can't live with it, but the ac ripple is very low. The transformer also makes an awful hum, so I have to have a look at mountings etc.
The BG has bits of tape on the rear covering some scars and I'm scared of removing them for lifting paint - will have to have a closer look. As part of the clean up I plant to put leds in the backbox GI so this should help. Retropin when you say the BG are notorious for being in bad shape do you mean WC machines? or WMS machines of this vintage or just generally machines of this vintage?
WMS machines are generally good for the BG holding up... but for some reason World Cup backglasses always seem to be just peeling off
