Andyj965 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) Picked up the filthiest Demolition Man I have ever seen in Saturday. I don't believe it's ever been cleaned. The playfield was caked in dirt. Balls wouldn't return until ball search kicked in. The slingshot rubber at the back was disintegrated. The handles are covered in oxidisation and the cryo claw doesn't currently work. It's also blowing one the DMD controller board fuses. Thankfully the batteries were removed just in time. Just a little bit of green on the battery holder contacts but no damage. But it actually plays a game and has good audio. So it's on its way to being nice again. Being a diamond coast coat playfield it's actually still pretty nice under the crud. I've started stripping down the playfield. Obviously all rubbers and sleeves will be replaced. Flippers will be rebuilt. The tumbler is already going with heaps of little pieces. Wireforms are having a bath in oxalic acid. I'm hoping the cryo claw is dirty opto related. The DMD controller board has some fried components so will be undergoing a high voltage rebuild. other than that the boards are really clean which is great. The rails, legs, hinges, lockdown bar, coin door and handles will all be getting black powdercoat. After that it should come up very nicely. Edited June 15, 2021 by Andyj965 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini2544 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Make sure you put the H-6 obsanity chip set in. So funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 Make sure you put the H-6 obsanity chip set in. So funny. I've got young kids so unless I can turn it off when they're playing I'll be giving that a miss for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 So I've stripped down the upper playfield and cleaned all of the filth off. It looks pretty good now. I also removed the backboard from the playfield and repainted it. The parts will go to the powdercoater in the next few days. Kurt @KJS is going to do new ramp flaps for me and then the parts will all be going back on. The flippers and pops will be rebuilt. It should play nicely. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini2544 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I've got young kids so unless I can turn it off when they're playing I'll be giving that a miss for now You can 100% turn off the profanity. Also the sound chips have better call outs and the sound output is superior to the factory ROMs. It is strictly FREEPLAY so your coin mechs wont register. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJS Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Number 86, your order is ready :-) cheers Kurt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 So the pin has had a big clean. Flippers and pops rebuilt. New leaf switches, rubbers and sleeves. LEDs installed. Cabinet wiring harness had a wash. Wireforms came up nicely. The lower playfield and backbox is all hooked up again. Some of the upper playfield parts back on. br4 might need to be replaced as all the flashers are out and the cryo claw has the out of range error. I'll rivet the remaining ramp flaps and install the rest of the upper playfield parts in the next couple of days. Then I just have to wait for the powder coater to finish the parts and install them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 So the ramps have now been installed. Massive thanks to Kurt @KJS for all his help with parts as well as making the ramp flaps for me. They fit perfectly and look great. That spaghetti junction of ramps is a royal pita to install but it's done now. It looks pretty good but has no shortage of issues. I'll be starting a technical troubleshooting thread once I've got a proper list of issues put together. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Picked up some powder coated goodies today. Pretty happy with how they turned out 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhank Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Great game one of my favorites enjoy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Side rails and hinges are on 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 I never ended up doing the troubleshooting thread as @rayscosorted out a number of issues by replacing a couple of bridge rectifiers. He's a good man 👍 I put the handles on and am pretty happy with how the black trim looks. I still have to sort out a elevator/crane issue but other than that it's playing nicely 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Looks great. I like the black trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyj965 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, jono said: Looks great. I like the black trim. Thanks mate. I think it works. Just need to get the leds in the thumb buttons working now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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