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Outrun LAI upright restore


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Time to start restoration of my upright Outrun cabinet! First up we have the teardown, the next thing to concentrate on will be cabinet repairs.

 

The good news is I have a working PCB set with thanks to Womble.

 

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So here it is, in its current state from the front.

 

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I haven’t cleaned it up at all since I got it, but it was stored outside but undercover by previous owner.

 

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Lots of dirt and cobwebs in here

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Coin box covered in rust.

 

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Coinbox removed.

 

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Front coin mech plate removed.

 

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Steering & force feedback. Needs a complete clean, with some parts needing replacement.

 

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Removed front bezel and steering unit

 

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Removed glass and bezel

 

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The screws holding the accelerator pedal in are rusted. Couldn’t get them to budge using WD40 or giving them a good knock. I managed to fit a hacksaw blade under the pedal so I could saw through the bolts. Later I will remove the remainder of the bolts.

 

 

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Tada! rusted bolts removed.

 

 

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Lots of dirt.

 

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In the rear panel, terminal block connecting some mains voltages.

 

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Removed the mains lead cage.

 

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Next up the 2 power supplies will be removed.

 

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Not sure why there were 2, unless one died and it was left in.

 

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See the transformer blocks.

 

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Power distributor in front section.

 

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Lots of spider webs

 

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Found $2.20 and a cigarette butt under the transformer mount.See the wooden panel that the wheels are mounted on has bent badly.

 

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Wooden bezel mount.

 

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Fan.

 

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Fan removed. Very dirty, probably not going to work well even if it was cleaned thoroughly.

 

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Removed the tube & frame.

 

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Fluro tube and speakers

 

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Speakers removed

 

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Amp PCB.

 

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Amp PCB removed

 

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Rear panel external showing how filthy it is. Looks like the black laminate was painted black at some stage

 

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More lovely spiderwebs on the back of the rear panel.

 

Now everything is apart, I can start cleaning up the cab. After I have removed the filth, I will make some repairs to the cab before working on it bit by bit to have a good looking cab one day!

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Nice documenting.

Outrun is a great game and well worth the effort required for a restore.

An easier way of getting out the bolts is to drill the heads off, less risk of scratching up the panels and it then leaves a bit hanging out to grab with vice grips.

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Looks like a great project, thanks for the write up!!

 

Yes, I imagine that was the old dead PSU left in there, are they wired together? Looks like they might be in one photo. Don't test it on a board you want to keep ;)

 

Had a board come back recently that originally had massive damage all over it, and it had the same pattern of damage again. The culprit was a dead PSU the owner had found inside the cabinet, he had hooked it up again to test, and it trashed the board a second time.

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Looks like a great project, thanks for the write up!!

 

Yes, I imagine that was the old dead PSU left in there, are they wired together? Looks like they might be in one photo. Don't test it on a board you want to keep ;)

 

Had a board come back recently that originally had massive damage all over it, and it had the same pattern of damage again. The culprit was a dead PSU the owner had found inside the cabinet, he had hooked it up again to test, and it trashed the board a second time.

 

The AC wires were joined, and one of them had no other connections on it so I assume it was the dead one. For a cab like this I might even put a brand new supply in, even if the other one appears to be working. Any thoughts on sweet spot for quality/ cost? I have looked before and find conflicting opinions on whats is good and what isn't, also confusing to me which branded supplies are fake.

 

*Edit* So after having a look, it seems the best quality option would be a Meanwell from https://www.power-supplies-australia.com.au/

 

Although I have noticed Meanwell supplies seem to be cheaper at Mouser eg https://au.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...OnI5FJmg%3D%3D

 

I would assume Mouser supplies would not be fake?

 

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Yep - go for Meanwell, tbh most power supplies sold as arcade PSUs are just junk when you take a look inside. They were better back in the 80s and 90s but these days you just find every possible expense has been spared internally.

 

Meanwell one's aren't much more expensive anyway. Mouser will be legit, check RS too, they may be cheaper when you factor in the free shipping.

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How's this restore coming on?

 

Always great to see a LAI OutRun being brought back to life.

 

 

Have been slowly doing work on cabinet. Hoping that in the next month or so I might be ready to order new sideart before starting to rebuild the internals.

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Great Stuff.

 

That was going to be my suggestion, if you was looking still.

 

Sean has a lovely LAI OutRun Upright and a very nice guy.

 

It will be great to see the correct Australian Logo on the side art of a LAI cab.

 

What's your plan with the steering gears?

 

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Great Stuff.

 

That was going to be my suggestion, if you was looking still.

 

Sean has a lovely LAI OutRun Upright and a very nice guy.

 

It will be great to see the correct Australian Logo on the side art of a LAI cab.

 

What's your plan with the steering gears?

 

Yeah Sean is a great guy and very helpful. I will attempt a full strip and rebuild for the steering mech which will no doubt need some new gears purchased from one of the sellers of the repro gears.

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