why dont you have a 3d printer yet? Theres ones out there for a couple of hundred quid that will do great jobs for you. Would be interesting to see what you could do with one
I have this "friend" who keeps assuring me that something works when for the fact I know it doesn't work at all or not as it should. His 3D printer is the same story, he bought it and used for two days then it sits in his living room for 4 years by now. He often be like "mine works perfectly", then I ask how would you even know or compare when you turned it on once and had it for two days 4 years ago?! Then he shrugs and changes the topic in less then a second ... Idk wtf is wrong with this dude but he really grinds my gears with this atidute he is overly positive for most things like nothing is wrong and with that delusional too and sometimes even starts heated arguments where he even screams like a child ... Like man accept reality and defeat and move on, sometimes I wonder why the things he brings up are even a topic at all because next to no one even cares.
Do you know about the process of rust bluing? You can boil rusty parts, like those battery connections, and it will change the red rust(ferrous oxide) to black rust(ferro-ferric oxide)and will soften the rust making it easy to remove with steel wool. This is the process used in rust bluing firearms parts. You should look into it. It might be a bit less destructive to the metal you are working with than using a grinder.
It's nice when the repair is fairly simple all things considered (And I still get a kick out of my naming coming up for the song, and to think I used to skip it)
Brilliant. I have a boxed one of these in lovely condition. I also had one when they came out and used to play it under the covers late at night until i clocked it. Once i did that i swapped it for some trivial item no doubt. The one i have is part of a bigger Pac-Man collection that i own. My favourite game of all time. I'm 58 now as of a few days ago and this video has made my day as it brought back all the old memories. Love your work but this vid now tops everything. lol
Awesome. I after watching the installment I looked up "D" cell contacts a found a ton of different replacement ones (You knew this already). I think I'll get a kit for future repairs. Very inspirational.
Hey Steve, nice vid once again. I restore loads of rusty crap and I use vinegar to get the first layer off. You really need to let it sit for a long time for it to be effective. Minimum hours, sometimes overnight or more. Most of the rust just comes right off on its own.
These kinds of repairs are both the best and worst from a fixer perspective. Best because it's relatively quick and easy, worst because sometimes you want to challenge yourself. Great video, love all your content!
Get yourself some Evaporust! I have used that to clean rust\corrosion from battery terminals for several years now. Also, instead of using your grinder, get yourself a wire brush head for a drill or dremel. That rust likely was caused by batteries that ruptured. I've seen that more a lot.
Hi Steve 👍, just wanna say I'm a big fan. I am so happy during the day when a new upload pops up on my phone coz I know I can relax after putting the kids to bed and watch your new video. You are my favourite fix it channel 💯. Keep up the great work Steve 👍🏆.
Awesome video as always brother. I had one of these in the early '80s. It was a pretty cool game back then. At least it was an easy fix. Good to see it back up and running. Whenever I'm restoring battery terminals I use a rust remover. The smell of the vinegar just gets to me so I can't use that. The only additional step I would take is to add some deoxit to the terminals and just leave it, sit the dry, protects them and prevents the rust from coming back. Great video once again bro, keep them coming 👍👍👍
I had one of these and it was the first video game i got addicted to. I forget my best score but was definitely playing for over an hour. Fantastic game. Incidentally it was the first electronic device i stripped and repaired. Another great video as always Steve.
I know this was one of your easier projects, but i also absolutely love restoration vidoes on RU-vid. It was extremely satisfying watching you get rid of the rust lol
Good work. I wonder if zinc-plating the connectors would help prevent future corrosion. I've seen some tutorials online and it looked pretty simple to do at home with stuff around the house. Also, you could probably scan and 3D print another battery covery. I've seen some apps on the iphone for scanning part.
When "derusting" metal contacts like that, the white vinegar does a good topical job, but then I use a wirebrush on my dremel and it does a great & quick job clearing the harder rust. I've never snipped off the springs (just give them a good soaking in the vinegar, or rust-removal solution).
Just dirty battery terminals for you Steve...took me weeks to figure out the faulty switch, as a continuity test showed power switch ok....but when on, the 6v dropped to less than a bolt, so I thought a component was bringing it down. Found eventually it was dirty contacts in the switch. Ok for a continuity test, but too dirty to let 6v though!
Would any of your public libraries have 3D printers? I ask because ours does, and I was able to reproduce a battery cover for my weather radio for under $2 CAD.
No, libraries in the UK don't have 3D printers only books and most are only open part time or have closed completely in this day and age. A 3D printer in a library would be quite an odd thing, I mean nobody would know what to do with it!
@@dlarge6502Our main library (in Winnipeg) has a makers' area complete with 3D printers, soldering stations, etc. It also has games rooms, a balcony where you can study outside on a nice day, and a full-time social worker to assist the homeless.
I had that game back in the day. So addictive, I played it for the whole weekend after I bought it, ended up burning the maze into my retinas! Couldn’t sleep cos when I closed my eyes it was still there 😬.
I recently had to remove rust from some big spring at work, I have a lot of different acids there. I found that the best is first to use 37% HCl and then 100% H3PO4. about 30-60 min each. after that all the rust is easily removed with toothbrush. 10-15% TFA can be used instead of 37% HCl as well.
Vinegar is to remove battery acid, usually when it's white and crystallised. When it's rust you can't do much with vinegar, use rust converter or just get new battery contacts. I'm 100% sure no one's gonna cry over the original battery terminals.
Your best bet for rusty small , thin pieces like that is something like Evaporust . Let it soak ( a few hours to a day ) then a wire brush . Finish by doing a new nickel coating .
I personally think that sometimes reusing rusty parts is ok if are hard to find but you can get cheap new battery contacts that spending time cleaning but good work.
Please Steve use Electrolysis to remove the rust, and use it, to nickel electro plaiting stuff too! Easy, easy. So you can have 2 extra tools in your arsenal.
Aww man. I had one of these. No idea where it went. But I can clearly remember playing the game two player with my dad on the Christmas morning that I got it. For hours. ❤
So the leaking battery melts the chrome plating on the terminals right? Then we clean it back up - but won't the terminals rust now since the chrome is gone? Should we put something like linseed oil on it or even just some motor oil to help protect from future rust?
Steve!!! Evaporust works FANtastic on rust, but won't eat away metal like vinegar if left in too long. You would have to leave it in overnight, and that would make for a boring video, so maybe the grinder was best... But, give Evaporust a look.
Genuinely I absolutely love your videos but I do use them to fall asleep. Probably sounds weird but I think it’s your voice. Either way keep it up please.❤
Evaporust. It makes iron oxides disolve but leaves all the other metals and plastic alone. It is not an acid cleaning process so shouldnt attack anything else and can be cleaned off with water. Obviously it cant bring back whats already gone so if plating went with the rust then it is gone for good and it will leave pittting from where steel corroded.
Does your grinding pen use 1/8" shank bits? If so, you can pick up inexpensive brass, steel, and plastic bristle miniature wire wheel/wire brush dremel bit assortments which would make very fast and clean work of rust removal tasks without marring the metal surface as much. Just wear eye protection so you don't get a wire in your peepers 😎
I've got one of those and I think it's still in the box. Incidentally, MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) actually emulates this game and I did a layout for it which looks just like it when you play it (other than the switches don't move). :)
Im not sure if you can buy it over the pomd but CLR is crazy good for stuff lile this. If its too far gone itll just disapear or itll be swish cheese. Most of the time though with some scrubbing it turns out ok
It would've probably been a fair bit easier to use a dremel or similar, or some good old sandpaper to clean those terminals mate. 😀 Then also, white vinegar needs time to break down the rust... like you need to leave the parts overnight, or sometimes even a couple of days for the rust to get broken down...
We had the worst case of battery leakage I've ever seen come in for calibration at work the other day (on a Chauvain Arnoux micro-Ohm meter). The 6 D-batteries had congealed into one clump, battery contacts were gone and about 1/3rd of the plastic had somehow been eaten away. On the PCB, part of the copper pour and conformal coating had lifted, traces and all, and was sagging. Unreal. Needless to say, we just made them an offer for a "new old stock" one (model is discontinued).
First of all, love your videos! Super relaxing to watch, though admittedly I always skip the rap... excepting I do like watching the disassembly sometimes. Especially on the more complex things that have multiple boards. So I wanted to tell you, I have been 3d printing for a few years and it's pretty awesome being able to make those needed parts. That said, I've been an ender-series fanboy for a while... until I got a Bambu X1Carbon with the AMS (Automatic Material System). Night and day difference. My Ender3 Max is like a 90's honda accord. It will last forever, you can work on it with chopsticks and a hammer, and it DOES give reasonably decent 3d prints, and it can print MOST types of material. For the best overall quality however, you need to print around 50-100 mm/second. My X1C is FAST. Remember that 90's Honda Ender3? This X1C is a Tesla Plaid. It's fast. It prints multiple colors at once. It's Ron Popeil Set-It-And-Forget-It. (American Infomercial Product Guy that sold a toaster oven who's tagline was set it and forget it.) If you're gonna spring for a printer... PLEASE look at the Bambu X1C with the AMS. I don't work for them. I'm just a fan of your show... and this printer. Please keep doing your videos! They're awesome! Thank you for what you do! -Bill
