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    Default Taiyo Electron Gold Line

    A friend mentioned this arrangeball machine for sale in Idaho and the seller agreed to hold it for me after receiving a deposit. We arranged to pick it up while on vacation in Montana the following month. It was covered in the usual layers of dust, grime, some form of magic lubricating spray (WD-40?), and nicotine. This machine also contained the most dead bugs I have ever found in any pachi! It's almost identical to user JACKJE4's Gold Line, but with some different colored front plastics

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    I got a replacement 7 segment led display for the scoring from eBay UK as the original was malfunctioning. The incandescent lamps in the centre number matrix were swapped out for warm-white, straw hat led units we soldered up.

    I replaced the background as the broken metal spinners had worn a hole through the original and another hole was worn through near the bumper. I made up a decal for the missing placard and had it printed with the new background.

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    After cleaning, repairs and restoration, the machine now plays, scores and pays correctly. The sound effects are also functioning.

    It's been a lot of fun to restore this one and we're having fun playing it as well!

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    Default Re: Taiyo Electron Gold Line

    Nice job. Looks awesome.

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    very nice looking...
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    very nice machine and doing the LED mod is a great way to keep things cool plus they look better. it always surprises me how hot those little factory bulbs get.
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    Snazzy!!

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