Planet Harriers – Part 3

Here are some pictures of my Naomi running Planet Harriers. 

 

Swapping out the Naomi motherboard for a Hikaru was no problem at all, everything hooked right up perfectly!

The 31KHz monitor is ideal for Planet Harriers, although the game can also be set to 24KHz or 15KHz on the boards test menu.  The custom marquee was produced by Spectre (Arcade Otaku).  I am considering a control panel overlay, but I do like the nice clean look of the powder coated panel.

Sega Naomi Sit-Down - New Net City Art – Part 3

 Work Done

1. New Sega Japan official Naomi SD cabinet legs and covers fitted.  New Net City side art applied.

2. Base cleaned, primed and re-sprayed appliance gloss white.

3. New Naomi front assembly fitted, complete with new monitor bezel, inserts, screw cap covers and light cover.

4. New control box upper fitted.

5. Instruction glass cover replaced with a new Japanese one.  The Japan version has a black border.

6. New instruction glass cover brackets and L washers fitted. 

7. New Sega coin reject button fitted.

8. Plastic coin slot replaced with Sega 100 Yen chrome metal coin slot.

9. Rear monitor cover cleaned.

10. All wiring cleaned.

11. New Sanwa sticks, ball tops and push buttons fitted. 

12. Sega extra button looms fitted.

13. New leg hoofs, levellers and end caps fitted.

14. New Net City CP overlay, instruction sheet, coin decal, and emblem added.

15. Coin box door and frame fitted – original missing.

16. New marquee assembly fitted.

17. Missing coin box replaced.

18. Monitor tube and chassis cleaned. 

19. Wooden Naomi mobo / PCB mounting board fitted - original board missing.

20. Earth wiring re-connected inside cabinet legs.  Missing earth wires replaced.

NOS Sega Parts Used

1. Sega Japan official Naomi SD cabinet legs and covers.

2. Instruction cover bracket [NOA-1419] x2

3. Instruction cover bracket L washer [NOA-1420] x4

4. Leg hoof R [NOA-1113]

5. Leg hoof L [NOA-1114]

6. Leg levellers m16x75 [601-5699X] x2

7. Nanao monitor bezel / mask [NOA-1502-01]

8. Naomi leg end cap R [NOA-1003]

9. Naomi leg end cap L [NOA-1004]

10. Naomi light cover [NOA-1503]

11. Sega extra button loom [600-6227-10] x2

12. Sega coin reject button assembly [250-5043]

13. Naomi front assembly [NOA-1501]

14. GCS lid [NOA-1505]

15. VMU lid [NOA-1506] x2

16. Screw cap cover [NOA-1006] x4

17. Control box upper [NOA-1402]

18. Instruction glass cover [HOT-1508]

19. Naomi marquee assembly [NOA-1300]

NOS Cabinet Art Used

1. New Net City 2L12B control panel overlay [NOM-2001]

2. New Net City leg decal R [NOM-1015]

3. New Net City leg decal L [NOM-1008]

4. New Net City instruction sheet [NOM-1409]                      

5. New Net City emblem [NOM-1507]                                   

6. New Net City 100 Yen coin decal [NOM-1412]                 

The Games

The monitor is 31KHz only so I will be using this cab for Naomi, Atomiswave and Taito Type-X systems.

At the moment I’m playing Zero Gunner 2 by Psikyo and I can see that staying in there for a good while!

Many Thanks

Daz / Red5 (Arcade Otaku) for the cab.

Andygeezer for the SD leg kit, NNC side art, Naomi / PCB mounting board, Naomi front assembly, control box upper, instruction glass cover and the marquee assembly.

Craig / Giz10p for monitor bezel, end caps, light cover, coin reject button, NNC instruction sheet, brackets and L washers.

Richy13 (AO) for the chrome coin slot.

Akihabarashop for the buttons and meshball ball tops.

BlingStix / FrancoB (AO) for the Jamma / JVS voltmeter.

Spectre (AO) for the repro marquees. 

And a massive thanks to Paulie (AO) for his excellent Naomi restoration thread and earth wiring connection info.

Sega Naomi Sit-Down - New Net City Art – Part 2

Monitor

The cabinet has a Nanao MS-2932-S 31KHz monitor.  The picture is very nice, the image sharp and there is no visible burn.

Normally I just use an air duster and anti-static brush to give the monitor tube and chassis a light clean, but this monitor was filthy and a more thorough cleaning was required. 

The back of the tube was caked with black arcade dust so I discharged the tube and I used IPA solvent cleaning pads to wipe the grime off.  However these pads contain water so I was careful to avoid the aquadag coating, which is water soluble.  The aquadag coating has a pencil lead appearance, and I just wiped around it.

These are the pads I used:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/precision ... 4E4F4E4526

I also find them useful for cleaning PCB edge connectors.

For the aquadag coating and the monitor chassis I just used an air duster dry air blast cleaner and anti-static brush.

For the cables / wiring I thought the solvent cleaning pads might be a bit harsh so I used some alcohol free anti-static PC cleaner wipes, which are suitable for plastics.

These and similar products are available from most stationary shops:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/precision ... 4E4F4E4526

After cleaning:

Earth Wiring

A couple of earth wires inside the legs weren’t connected to anything and some earth wires were missing.

Facing the front of the cab, the correct arrangement is as follows:

LHS Leg - 2 Earth Wires

1. Leg frame earth point – I/O tray (same position as the CP earth)

2. Leg frame earth point (bottom) – base earth point on the very left hand side, about 20cm into the cab.

RHS Leg - 3 Earth Wires

1. Leg frame earth point – lighting unit frame.

2. Leg frame earth point – monitor frame.

3. Leg frame earth point (bottom) - base earth point at the very rear right, near the transformer.

Sega Naomi Sit-Down - New Net City Art – Part 1

About The Cab

Well here is my Sega Naomi, which has been converted to a sit-down cabinet with New Net City art. 

Legs

The legs had been chopped by a previous owner, but because they had some deep scratches / gouges I decided to replace them with Sega Japan official Naomi SD cabinet legs.  The Japanese leg covers are bare metal, polished and varnished and look stunning, particularly with the New Net City reflective silver and black art, it’s awesome.

Plastics

The cabinet front assembly and bezel had been previously repaired with plastic steel and the light cover was damaged.  Also the marquee assembly was damaged and had a small part missing.  Getting hold of Naomi spares, especially plastics is getting increasingly difficult with many parts no longer available from Sega.  Over time I’ve managed to replace most of the old / damaged plastics with factory fresh new parts. This includes the Naomi front assembly complete with monitor bezel, inserts and screw cap covers, light cover, control box upper, and marquee assembly.

Sticks And Buttons

New Sanwa sticks, ball tops and push buttons have been fitted.  The ball tops are the “meshball” type.   

Sanwa OBSF-30 Black rim / grey push button	x12
Sanwa OBSF-24 White push button	x2
Sanwa LB-35-M “Meshball” - OG Mesh grey	x2

More Sega Naomi Spare Parts

Yesterday I picked up some more new spares for my Sega Naomi cabinet.

1. Naomi front assembly [NOA-1501]

I have been searching for this part for over a year, and am so happy to finally track down a brand new one. The one on my cabinet has one corner broken and a piece missing. Also parts have been repaired with plastic steel which is starting to fail in places. It will be nice to fit this minty fresh one!

2. GCS lid [NOA-1505]

3. VMU lid [NOA-1506]

  

4. Screw cap covers [NOA-1006]

5. Control box upper [NOA-1402]

6. Instruction glass cover [HOT-1508]

The Japan version differs from the UK one by having a black border. This type is also fitted on the Sega Blast City.

7. Naomi marquee assembly [NOA-1300]

I also picked up a true flat Naomi monitor mask [NOA-1502-03] in case I upgrade the monitor to a Toshiba or Sanwa PFX pure flat tri-sync monitor.

A massive thank you to Andygeezer for these parts.

Sega Naomi Spare Parts

Today some more new spares arrived for my Sega Naomi cabinet.

The following items are pictured:

1. Naomi Leg Endcap R [NOA-1003]

2. Naomi Leg Endcap L [NOA-1004]

3. Naomi Speaker [130-5205] x2

4. 40W 2ft Lamp Unit [390-5695-40-CUK]

There were a lot of Naomi cabinets on UK shores, and I thought a big plus of having a Naomi cabinet would be the availability of new spare parts to make the cab mint.  Completely wrong!  Sadly most items are now NLA.  I wanted to replace the legs with Sega Japan official Naomi SD cabinet legs, and I was lucky to get the SD leg kit when I did last year.  I’m still on the lookout for a new monitor surround, but I suspect finding one is going to be pretty impossible now.

A massive thank you to Craig / Giz10p for these parts.