I recently bought a Taito Egret 29, It's in-transit at the moment but I've already started researching replacements for some of the broken/missing parts. Its in need of a lot of cosmetic repair but mechanically it seems to be in decent condition.
I had started talking about this over in my WTB thread ( WTB Taito Egret 29) but I figured I should start a new thread about the restoration.
here are some of the pictures the seller sent me though:
It seems complete except for the locks, cosmetically it does need a lot of work and the broken marquee is heartbreaking.
Tube looks burn free but the chassis is out of the cab which is concerning but not enough to make me walk away, it does also include a repo 2l14b panel (no art) and new Sanwa buttons for that panel so that's nice.
I'm really big on using original locks on the back doors/service doors. All of my machines have all original locks except for the cash box/coin door where I order tube locks in bulk all keyed the same (so I can open all my machines with 1 key) then I usually store the machine specific key inside the coin door. Several of my machines came with missing or incorrect locks and I sourced and re-placed the original locks. The Egret will be no different.
I found a great thread on locks over on Arcade Otaku here: http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?t=28502
According to that the Egret 29 uses LY0069 Locks with special LY0069-Double locks for the screen, which allows you to remove the key in either position. I read in one of the threats that Taito still had these new and in-stock a little over a year ago, so it would be awesome if they still have them. it looks like I'll need 2 regular (back door and PCB door) and 2 double style locks (monitor bezel), then I can use my normal locks for the coin door and cash box.
Some Resources/references:
Arcade Otaku Wiki also has a parts catalog and wiring diagram for the machine which should be super useful as well: http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/Taito_Egret_29
An owner who posted up some good pictures of the various mechanisms and how to use them:
http://www.solvalou.com/arcade_egret.php
Someone else's restore thread (has a repo marquee that's not even close to the original but looks pretty good, no idea where he got it though)
http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=28827
I'll post more when I get the machine in, which is scheduled for the 30th.
I had started talking about this over in my WTB thread ( WTB Taito Egret 29) but I figured I should start a new thread about the restoration.
here are some of the pictures the seller sent me though:
It seems complete except for the locks, cosmetically it does need a lot of work and the broken marquee is heartbreaking.
Tube looks burn free but the chassis is out of the cab which is concerning but not enough to make me walk away, it does also include a repo 2l14b panel (no art) and new Sanwa buttons for that panel so that's nice.
I'm really big on using original locks on the back doors/service doors. All of my machines have all original locks except for the cash box/coin door where I order tube locks in bulk all keyed the same (so I can open all my machines with 1 key) then I usually store the machine specific key inside the coin door. Several of my machines came with missing or incorrect locks and I sourced and re-placed the original locks. The Egret will be no different.
I found a great thread on locks over on Arcade Otaku here: http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?t=28502
According to that the Egret 29 uses LY0069 Locks with special LY0069-Double locks for the screen, which allows you to remove the key in either position. I read in one of the threats that Taito still had these new and in-stock a little over a year ago, so it would be awesome if they still have them. it looks like I'll need 2 regular (back door and PCB door) and 2 double style locks (monitor bezel), then I can use my normal locks for the coin door and cash box.
Some Resources/references:
Arcade Otaku Wiki also has a parts catalog and wiring diagram for the machine which should be super useful as well: http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/Taito_Egret_29
An owner who posted up some good pictures of the various mechanisms and how to use them:
http://www.solvalou.com/arcade_egret.php
Someone else's restore thread (has a repo marquee that's not even close to the original but looks pretty good, no idea where he got it though)
http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=28827
I'll post more when I get the machine in, which is scheduled for the 30th.
Last edited:
