Comments on: Tron Restoration - Disassembly and Power Changes http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/ A Blog to discuss my home arcade and classic video game collection! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jeff Waldron http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-595 Jeff Waldron Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:34 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-595 Chris, thanks for the response. I really like how I was able to remove so much from the power assembly. I really didn't even know how much until I started putting it all back together. Eliminating the extra parts really made it easy to clean it up like I did. It was a really mess before. As far as speaker grills go, I didn't have any either. The plastic monitor shroud served as the speaker grills. The "grills" were molded into the shroud at the top. Chris, thanks for the response. I really like how I was able to remove so much from the power assembly. I really didn’t even know how much until I started putting it all back together. Eliminating the extra parts really made it easy to clean it up like I did. It was a really mess before. As far as speaker grills go, I didn’t have any either. The plastic monitor shroud served as the speaker grills. The “grills” were molded into the shroud at the top.

]]> By: Chris A http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-593 Chris A Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:32:29 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-593 Wow, so you were able to pretty much clear out all of the hardware on the floor of your TRON with that switcher kit? Along with the other benefits of doing so, I might do that just to appease the OCD part of my brain! As others have said, thanks for the detailed restoration shots, they are helpful. Offhand, does your TRON have speaker grilles? Are they the generic rectangular midway style, or particular to the machine? Mine doesnt have any on it currently. Wow, so you were able to pretty much clear out all of the hardware on the floor of your TRON with that switcher kit? Along with the other benefits of doing so, I might do that just to appease the OCD part of my brain!

As others have said, thanks for the detailed restoration shots, they are helpful. Offhand, does your TRON have speaker grilles? Are they the generic rectangular midway style, or particular to the machine? Mine doesnt have any on it currently.

]]> By: Jeff Waldron http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-207 Jeff Waldron Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:38:07 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-207 You can get the switcher kit from the parts page on http://www.arcadeshop.com. They have just about everything you'd need for arcade game restoration. You're looking for the item called "MCR Power Supply Conversion Adapter". You can also get a complete kit that includes a switching power supply if you don't already have one. You can get the switcher kit from the parts page on http://www.arcadeshop.com. They have just about everything you’d need for arcade game restoration. You’re looking for the item called “MCR Power Supply Conversion Adapter”. You can also get a complete kit that includes a switching power supply if you don’t already have one.

]]> By: Gilbert Hernandez http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-206 Gilbert Hernandez Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:53:02 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-206 Hello there. My Tron is up and running but I think the power supply is on its last leg. Where did you find that switcher conversion kit? Appreciate the help. Hello there. My Tron is up and running but I think the power supply is on its last leg. Where did you find that switcher conversion kit? Appreciate the help.

]]> By: Jeff Waldron http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-196 Jeff Waldron Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-196 I think there are more Jeff's collecting than any other name... I'll keep them coming. I'm probably going to be doing the cabinet filling, sanding, and painting this week. Hopefully finishing it up by the weekend of the 4th. I think there are more Jeff’s collecting than any other name…

I’ll keep them coming. I’m probably going to be doing the cabinet filling, sanding, and painting this week. Hopefully finishing it up by the weekend of the 4th.

]]> By: Jeff Civitate http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-195 Jeff Civitate Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:39:19 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-195 Couple of interesting coincidences here. I just started my Tron restoration one day after you. Thanks so much for the detailed pictures. They're actually very helpful in finding anything missing/different in mine. I did much of the same steps yesterday. Stripping the cab and getting ready to paint. Please keep the details coming! And its okay for non-Jeff's to post also. Couple of interesting coincidences here. I just started my Tron restoration one day after you. Thanks so much for the detailed pictures. They’re actually very helpful in finding anything missing/different in mine. I did much of the same steps yesterday. Stripping the cab and getting ready to paint. Please keep the details coming!

And its okay for non-Jeff’s to post also.

]]> By: Jeff Waldron http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-189 Jeff Waldron Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:06:18 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-189 That's a great question. I'll have to take pics of what I did when I reassemble it. I basically took a ziplock bag for each "set" of parts, like the control panel brackets, marquee brackets, etc. to keep the screw and misc parts together. There are nice breakout drawings in the manual, but this is much easier. As for the AC power board I took apart to clean, I laid the screws out in the same arrangement I took them out from, so I could easily place them back in the same place. Oh, and take LOTS of digital pics for later reference. I did this for wire colors on speakers, etc. That’s a great question. I’ll have to take pics of what I did when I reassemble it. I basically took a ziplock bag for each “set” of parts, like the control panel brackets, marquee brackets, etc. to keep the screw and misc parts together. There are nice breakout drawings in the manual, but this is much easier. As for the AC power board I took apart to clean, I laid the screws out in the same arrangement I took them out from, so I could easily place them back in the same place. Oh, and take LOTS of digital pics for later reference. I did this for wire colors on speakers, etc.

]]> By: Jeff Rothe http://www.jeffsgames.com/archives/2008/06/28/tron-restoration-disassembly-and-power-changes/#comment-185 Jeff Rothe Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:29:31 +0000 http://www.jeffsgames.com/?p=87#comment-185 I was kind of waiting for you explain to beginners how you keep all of the parts straight and organized when you completely gut a cabinet to repaint it. At this point in your collecting, you probably can remember and know how all the electronics work and go together easily and can re-assemble blindfolded, but someone who doesn't know, should they label the parts, take specific photos?.... I was kind of waiting for you explain to beginners how you keep all of the parts straight and organized when you completely gut a cabinet to repaint it. At this point in your collecting, you probably can remember and know how all the electronics work and go together easily and can re-assemble blindfolded, but someone who doesn’t know, should they label the parts, take specific photos?….

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