Checking out an MK LAI cab tomorrow. What to look for?

Cheers thanks. Yeh all the bits are there and it looks to be working. i.e monitor, original umk3 board, power supply, coin mech etc

Have you inspected the cab yet? When you power on the cab make sure there are no rom errors when the board boots up. Give it a play and check to see all controls and buttons working.

Looks like it only needs cosmetic work

 

 

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Yep had a good look around and inside it, ran diagnostics in test menu, ROMs all check out. Played on both P1 and P2 controls and all were working well and felt punchy, coin mech worked fine too!

 

So to my eye yeah just cosmetic damage which will give me a cool project to work on without having to worry about re-wiring or installing any electricals, unless I pick up a new PCB and in that case I will be learning how to install one of those, gulp.

 

 

 

Cheers thanks. Yeh all the bits are there and it looks to be working. i.e monitor, original umk3 board, power supply, coin mech etc

Have you inspected the cab yet? When you power on the cab make sure there are no rom errors when the board boots up. Give it a play and check to see all controls and buttons working.

Looks like it only needs cosmetic work

 

 

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Wondering why you've said the earlier ones aren't original? As far as I'm aware the side pic I put up earlier is original. My cabinet has Lai mk stickers on some of the parts.the original control panel & a 25inch tube.is there something to suggest it's a conversion?

Wondering why you've said the earlier ones aren't original? As far as I'm aware the side pic I put up earlier is original. My cabinet has Lai mk stickers on some of the parts.the original control panel & a 25inch tube.is there something to suggest it's a conversion?

Those type of cabs also were used for Golden Tee kit conversion set up too.

Wondering why you've said the earlier ones aren't original? As far as I'm aware the side pic I put up earlier is original. My cabinet has Lai mk stickers on some of the parts.the original control panel & a 25inch tube.is there something to suggest it's a conversion?

 

Sorry yeh your cab is the same as mine, I was referring to the other one which was originally used for MK2 cabs among other games

 

 

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Cheers, keen to learn as much about these cabs I can. Just hope my screen keeps going,since I read the 25" is a very hard size to source

Cheers, keen to learn as much about these cabs I can. Just hope my screen keeps going,since I read the 25" is a very hard size to source

 

Your not wrong about that, but the tube will likely outlast the monitor chassis, which can still be replaced

 

 

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I've now purcahsed this cab and you can follow the project here if interested, cheers!

 

https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthread.php/101105-LAI-Mortal-Kombat-cabinet-project