Jaleco PONY ~MK IV~ "Revival".

[Neo Gold]

Good to have you back. I checked the thread just a few days ago, but I didn't want to push for updates.
Looking stellar as usual!

[Neo Gold]

More parts sprayed!!...there are too many!..
Rear panel..

Main Body...happy days.











Rear Panel Phew!!...





A couple of little dust particles on the back panel...no worries, shifted with nice slow buffer action!..

Todays progress!!...
Pot o Tea time though & sitback and admire that once damaged rear panel, now in tip top condition!






Love the shape to these machines....Jaleco love !.
The Green Fillets really set them off....
I think Joe's going to go mad with all the bandwidth i'm taking up! ...right i need to make my tea, then...i'm off back into the garage to prep the LAST panel!!...its the huge Monitor seat, there was even repairs to that too! ...seen earlier on in this thread ..all good now.

[yosai]

Coming together real nice.

[aerobert]

Coming together real nice.

understatement of the year

[emphatic]

That is one shiny cabinet.

[ChrisBEANS]

Everything is better with tea!

The thread of the year continues. I’m really looking forward to the end result. I’m a controls nerd, so particularly interested in what you go for, whether you’ll go stock or modified parts etc.

Have you decided on tate or yoko? Any idea what you’re putting in it yet?

I’m not sure I want to know before the end result, but I can’t help thinking out loud!

Great work so far

[Neo Gold]

Everything is better with tea!

The thread of the year continues. I’m really looking forward to the end result. I’m a controls nerd, so particularly interested in what you go for, whether you’ll go stock or modified parts etc.

Have you decided on tate or yoko? Any idea what you’re putting in it yet?

I’m not sure I want to know before the end result, but I can’t help thinking out loud!

Great work so far

Morning Chris... Thanks!
Well....i acquired some new Sanwa Jlf's ages ago, so I'll probably just alter the return spring strength.
Because of the populated cp I was going to make it a dedicated Ssf2x Cps2 cab... but I'm itching to play some Tate stg's.. Its been a long time! So my trigger fingers are rusty and need restoring back to try and chip away at my old scores on the stg's I loved so much!.
Once Tated, it'll stay that way.. I'll just fit blanking caps in the cp like I did my old Windy Joe got.
I have always had just one dedicated SF machine... That will have to wait.. I'm getting serious withdrawal symptoms matey!.. ..

[pubjoe]

blanking caps

I think this is the first time I've heard them called something other than butt plugs. Had to think for a minute what you meant.

[SuperPang]

One to use on your next visit to A&E Joe.

[pubjoe]

[Neo Gold]

blanking caps

I think this is the first time I've heard them called something other than butt plugs. Had to think for a minute what you meant.

[Neo Gold]

Good evening lads...

Well, with the poor weather & colder temperatures i was not going to bother spraying yesterday. ..as a goofed up part means money wasted..paint/prep ,time etc.
I don't want to put paint on in the garage anymore..as 2k overspray is awful to shift, & there's too much in the garage to sheet up & stop paint fallout etc etc..
That's why this little 'spray booth' comes in handy!...also because i'm out of the garage..'no-heating' and putting 2k paint on in anything less than 20 degree's will
end up with a poor finish.. it affects gun/paint flow and you can promote solvent 'pop' 2k needs the right temp as its a chemical reaction with the hardner & paint, fast thinners is added at 10% stages according to temp...that's only used to get the paint 'out' of the spray gun..it evaporates once it leaves the nozzle.
So doors closed & on with the little heater!...like a little baking oven!..i really need to invest in some proper infra red drying lamps.
I cannot get in there and close the doors...so you have to work swiftly...put one coat on & get out~close the doors & wait 10-15 minutes between each coat 'flash off.
1st coat, get all the edges & a total 'mist' coat, 2nd coat just a once over & cover the primer/barcoat....third coat is the Final 'Wet' coat...call it wet because this must lay perfect for your shine. you can go to a fourth coat..but be careful, you can promote paint 'sag' & induce a run, especially with colder temps!.
Final coat...recheck your finish & get the doors closed with the heater turned up..bake for 30 minutes..viola all done!..
Here's what we got up to, there's just the Monitor 'canopy' left to do!...i'll wait for a better day!, its already in Barcoat...waiting.
So a little prep goes something like this~








I'm glad i decided to go-ahead!





Painted yesterday...fitted Today!



Above right on that upper panel it was cracked almost in two...the alloy plate epoxy repair is super strong & you cannot even see where it was ' BIG BOY' Plastic filler bump!!..



This is all i could find!..but very high quality & only £15 delivered!...i think it looks alright
I'll use Adam's old foot mat off the Other Pony mk~4 i bought from him...tell you what, i'm really glad that cabinet will be a much easier restore!...there's no damage to the plastics at all...which i'm really happy about!...thanks Mr megalo for bringing it in!..Ralph, did you smoke !?...its nicotine yellow inside!..it will easily clean up though...

Not bad at all eh!?
Its not bonded down yet...so its a little stuck up at the edges as you can see at the bottom, once it is there's a perfect white 2mm line all way round.

That's it for the weekend!.

[aerobert]

Beautiful stuff as always. Not too sure about that blue matting though, but maybe it will work out nicely when put together.

[emphatic]

Well, it matches the carpet.

[FanDabbyDozy]

Not loving the matting either, rest of the work looks great

[Neo Gold]

Heh he,. well... Its not cast in stone, its only sat on there.
It's just a matter of time before I find a blue lined mat.
It looks better than nothing though.. I'm still on the fence...
Lol.. 'matter'.
My jaleco 28, was light grey mat. With small squares.
I've noticed some jaleco cabs are black, on this particular cab it's blue!.

What do you reckon SuperPang?..
How about this...




Looks abit better than when it came ! ..sorry i only cleaned the service panel!..should have polished it like the coin box!.






I washed the coin mech down in paraffin...all nice & smooth now, also re-aligned the 'U-bolt'..coin chute!....i saw Ralph's old Mk-4 was like a boomerrang too!...but there's only one screw holding it in place when the lower cp pan is removed...it must have made a mess of someones wall when it was moved!

Stripped, straightened & polished!...coins won't stick again!.


The muppet that originally smashed the CP body on the right side must have been crap at streetfighter i guess ..as the steel CP itself was actually Concave!!...only just noticed it on closer inspection, 10 mins or so with the panel hammer & a piece of oak board & its in perfect shape again!.
Look at the Gap!!


No light showing now...rough gits.

Lets make this like new again...


Removed the cp vynl glue with thinners...

ALL rust on the edges has to be eliminated...back to shiny steel, primed & 2k painted...'White' like from the factory.
Surface has to be perfect for the new CP vynl to adhere to.....and thanks to Olly 'Muddymusic' he played a real blinder!!...the mans a genius when it comes to CP vynls...it looks absolutely spot on...i must admit i was blown away when they arrived!!..this will be the 'Cherry' on top...Thanks Olly!
Out with the orbital sander...here.

Any pitted areas treat with rust control 'Vactan'...

Then...The whole lot has to be hit with Etch primer....Tomorrow i'll probably paint it in 2k candy.

[SuperPang]

What do you reckon SuperPang?..
How about this...

Much better than the LEGO one.

[Neo Gold]

What do you reckon SuperPang?..
How about this...

Much better than the LEGO one.

Hah ha!.!..Joe, you're right.. I knew I'd seen that pattern somewhere before .. Jeez it took someone else to see it LEGO!!.. It was an experiment.. Never to be used. Neither will that above either... I turned it upside down!.. I'm still not happy.. I'll come back to that bit at a later date!

[aerobert]

Turned upside down it feels like those type of foamy bathroom carpets. Full of **** and neglect.

When I had my Pony 3 someone (from the UK I believe) was selling almost identical matting as the original. Gray and diamond pattern. Not exactly like the mk3 but not far off. I think that would work nicely here.

[Neo Gold]

Just a little update to where i'm at with this long winded project!!...
Still not sprayed the final part!..although i have another litre of paint now, also grabbed some 'Fast' Hardener ..as ambient temp has recently took a nosedive...
So you need this.
After the initial problems fixed on the monitor chassis..& when it was checked & operation was excellent , i was going to leave it there...but i decided to replace 'suspect' looking Cap's on the chassis..& give it a once over again, especially the neckboard..as its a bit of a PITA to get to if in the future i needed to ( Monitor) out mission again.
And i noticed on some caps the plastic sheathing was kinda stretched/ misshaped ..maybe like a hot failing cap scenario ..
So i got on the blower to Farnell electronics & RS components and ordered exactly what i needed..some quality Capacitors to exacting specs..
I selected Nichicon & Panasonic..of like for like, some were stocked others were ordered online, a few days later nice padded bags arrived full of lovely Cap's!..& another little job to be steadily carried out on the bench.



Look Joe!...That rubber matting came in TOPS for the chassis work!
On the Bench!.

Well..its getting closer to Xmas, Lads.. if your other half is stuck for things to buy for you this year? then i recommend you buy one of these de-soldering stations!..make things loads easier & clinical...my old mechanical desoldering sucker was a little impractical at times & when things get close on the pcb, you need something like this!.

Lets crack on!!
Don't forget your anti static gloves!.

Quick & clean with this tool..

Nice & relaxing eve doing this..better than watching that twaddle on telly!...just radio & heater for company.
One down..

Seat your Cap & bend pins to hold it for you like this..





These smaller caps..put your bend in to match hole & stop a 'stress' bend...nice & uniform, here~

Nichicon city!!..
There are only four 'cylinder' type capacitors on the neckboard..TF.
Finished~ as good as new again!

Remainder of the Caps left on the chassis itself were replaced, although some looked to have been getting warm 'plastic sheath shift etc'..corrosion on the top 'alloy' part etc.
When i tested them none of them were open circuit or shown peculiar readings etc, all were disscharged & recharged with the multimeter..reading's sweep uniform until peak.
But i think they had long enough service & it was time to replace them
When i first got the cab & was stripping & getting it working first i did find one cap that had been knocked & a leg pulled out..sorted...amongst other faults mentioned ages ago.



Hitachi GMK 29FJ Goodness!!




THE YOKE is a touch off...but its staying in, for now 'monitor'.
Right now i'm very happy how this is coming together , finally...really looking forward to the end result!
The rest i will dial in on the remote adjustment board...and 'focus' on the flyback etc.
Mobile phone photo's do the screen image no favours at all, but the picture is amazing! & i'm kinda like!
This....my first junker candy from a very long absence..has rekindled my arcade 'Lust' .. its great to be back!
I think the days are long gone of me finding a candy cab that simply just wants a strip and 'clean'..!!