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Egret 2 – Cleaning, wiring, putting it all back together

Posted on 23/02/202323/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – Cleaning, wiring, putting it all back together

The cab has been cleaned as best as I can and the last thing to do is give it a cut and polish, but she’s definitely looking MUCH better than when I first got it. With the chassis arriving back from Joey the other day, it was time to put Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Egret 2, Worklog

Egret 2 – speakers

Posted on 23/02/202324/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – speakers

Let’s talk speakers After using the Logitech Z407’s on my outrun2 cab, I thought this would be a perfect set of speakers to use on this machine to give it that 2.1 upgrade. Trawled through marketplace and found it half price compared to when I purchased mine at Bing Lee Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Egret 2, Worklog

Egret 2 – control panel and general update

Posted on 22/02/202323/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – control panel and general update

It’s been a while since the last update – I always dread updates that’s why they’re so far in between haha I was bumbed for a little while as the temporary ms9 I had stopped working  luckily, the proper MS9 from the cab was being serviced by JOMAC and it wasn’t Continue Reading

Posted In Egret 2, WorklogTagged In egret 2, worklog

Rhythm Tengoku – Control Panel part 2

Posted on 18/02/202318/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Rhythm Tengoku – Control Panel part 2

As previously mentioned, I had planned to wire harness with a JAMMA edge like this: @LemonyVengeance gave me the idea of bypassing the JAMMA edge and just wire it directly to the Blast City I/O. Due to the sheer amount of wire I needed, I figured it would be cheaper to Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, WorklogTagged In Blast City, rhythm tengoku, worklog

Egret 2 – Rotation Mech

Posted on 13/02/202320/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – Rotation Mech

Rotation Mech Time to rotate! After all, this is what the Egret is renowned for right? What a VERY nerve wracking experience that was to turn. Give me a frame, lift and turn any day of the week hahaha. I needed to make sure most of the cable ties were Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Egret 2, WorklogTagged In egret 2, rotation mech

Egret 2 – wiring

Posted on 13/02/202313/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – wiring

Wiring Saturday was all about wiring! Got to love Operators and their hack/splice and do whatever they need to get something to work. There are better ways to do things, but I understand from an Op’s perspective. This is what I started working with. After unraveling it all, I confirmed Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Egret 2, WorklogTagged In egret 2, wiring, worklog

Egret 2 – worklog update

Posted on 13/02/202313/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – worklog update

Been working on this here and there over the past few days, but managed to get some solid time on Saturday. Monitor I can understand why I’ve heard of people “necking” their tubes on this cab. If you’re not careful and if you haven’t checked the wires if there’s enough Continue Reading

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Egret 2 – Procurement

Posted on 07/02/202308/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Egret 2 – Procurement

So DRAGONKZ offered me his Egret 2 and since I had no room or immediate cash, one of the cabs had to go. I decided on the Blast City, so on the weekend, the Blast City (the one I had for Monkey Ball) got picked up. All my arcade life, Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Egret 2, Worklog

Rhythm Tengoku – Control Panel

Posted on 07/02/202307/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Rhythm Tengoku – Control Panel

I first tried this game when I got my Naomi NetDIMM setup and it’s a quirky yet addictive game. It’s playable on a joystick setup, but since it’s got a dedicated cabinet with extremely oversized buttons, I figured why not try and go down this avenue without having to purchase Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, WorklogTagged In Blast City, repro, rhythm tengoku

Bye Bye Blast City

Posted on 05/02/202307/02/2023 by mR_CaESaR
Bye Bye Blast City

The Monkey Ball Blast City has been sold and picked up this morning and will now become someone else’s CPS3/Naomi cabinet! It’s a bitter sweet move as it means I will breaking my l “pairs” mantra, however, the new cabinet is perceived as one of the “grails” so let’s hope Continue Reading

Posted In Arcade, Blast CityTagged In Blast City, candy cab

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