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As everyone may know, I have had in my posession since 1984, a Lunar Lander cabinet, and a Paddle Battle cabinet. Both are older than the hills, and I recently bought a repair/replacement kit for the throttle assembly for Lunar Lander. Just so you know, the POT included, does NOT perfectly match the original. The other stuff included, works beautifully. The POT differs in that the part that goes into the outter throttle doesn't match the *proprietary* Atari POT. Thanks to a post I recently saw, referring to Paddle Controllers for the 2600, I grew a pair and decided to finally work on this beast. I found, much to my dismay, that there is some water damage to the back of the cabinet itself. It doesn't affect it's functionality, as the machine still works. But that POT..... is another matter. I bought some electronics cleaner, and had at the POT. I'm still waiting for it to dry, before testing it again. Either the POT is in wrong, or it was still wet when I tested it just 15 minutes ago. Working on it, I'll let you know what happens. Anyhow, my grandmother brought up the point, "Why not sell it. You need money, and that's worth something." For one, I've had the thing for damned near 30 years. I'm not interested in selling it, except to maybe a collector that will take better care of it than I have. So she asked about "the other one"..... Hence this post. I'm thinking about dropping one of our spare computers into it, and turning it into a MAME machine. The easy concept is to just put my Atari 7800 in it, behind the coinbox door(like I did before), and mounting a small flatscreen tv in it. My most likely solution, is the MAME idea. I can buy the control panel that's out there and mount it to the machine, without modifying it in any way(the cabinet, that is)... I'm on the fence, though... the suggestion didn't go over very well with the wife.... but I think a MAME cab will make a great conversation piece, if done right. Since BOTH cabinets have to "do something" in order to survive "the move". We're not moving just yet.... so I have time to settle this. But for the future. Long story there... but basically, if it's not working, it's getting sold/thrown away. Keeping something for 30 years, you get rather attached to it. I'm not looking to dump it off, especially since the MB of the Paddle Battle still functions(to my knowledge), but there's no way to work out how to hook it to a more modern TV... else I would do that. Until that info comes to light(and I've seached the dark corners of the net, believe me) I'd rather keep the thing. I really don't want to start the "sentimental value" arguement... as she just threw out a bunch of stuff she could have claimed that way. So, I'm looking for the opinions of fellow collectors. Should I just go the easy route, and put an Atari in it, or modify a MAME set up with it, or just let go. Thanks guys!
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