2012
For Sale
We are now offering the Golden Tee fore! 2004 for sale. I am hoping this will go to a local, retail buyer for $1000.
Cosmetics
We placed the Dollar Acceptor, got all the locks in place, replaced the marquee and replaced the bulbs in the coin door. It is looking good.
We spliced the KorTek into the wiring harness. It had it own plug, which was weird, but it worked. We cut the plug off and attached a Molex connector to make it part of the harness. That means only one plug for the wall.
We checked the Settings and found the Free Play mode and the Medium Resolution switch. Now the video looks like a newer game. It was running the classic, low resolution this whole time. Now it looks great on screen.
We spliced the KorTek into the wiring harness. It had it own plug, which was weird, but it worked. We cut the plug off and attached a Molex connector to make it part of the harness. That means only one plug for the wall.
We checked the Settings and found the Free Play mode and the Medium Resolution switch. Now the video looks like a newer game. It was running the classic, low resolution this whole time. Now it looks great on screen.
Monitor Works
The picture is now stable on the monitor. I ran it for 12 hours and no ripple happened. Mike and friends were playing for an hours during the test. I played this morning as well. It looks, good but not great. I expected more from this much newer game.
No Hope
We finally received word that the original monitor for this game is beyond repair. Months after we sent it out, it can’t be fixed. Fortunately we found a suitable replacement.
New Marquee
I purchased a new marquee for the game. This one matches the content of the new drive. This unit is coming together nicely.
New Drive, Older Game
The board repair guy called. Good news for this game, he has our board working and paired (license key) with a new Hard Disc Drive (HDD). SLight disappointment in that the drive has the 2004 version, not the 2005 Complete version. Hey, it works and it is a new drive that will run for a long time.
It is weird working with a manufacturer that is still in business (unlike Atari). There may be a way to buy the upgrade kit for this unit. That was a new experience for me. I might forgo that purchase to keep this machine more affordable. The option will still be there for the buyer if they master the 7 courses on this drive.
It is weird working with a manufacturer that is still in business (unlike Atari). There may be a way to buy the upgrade kit for this unit. That was a new experience for me. I might forgo that purchase to keep this machine more affordable. The option will still be there for the buyer if they master the 7 courses on this drive.
Cap Kit Arrived
The cap kit for the KorTek arrived, we can get to work on the Golden Tee.
New Monitor
05 Jan 12 Filed in: 2003 | Golden Tee fore! Complete
We acquired a compatible KorTek monitor, sold as working. We managed to install this beast and played Golden Tee.
After about 30 minutes the monitor started to wiggle. Ugh! Sold as working, but apparently not stable. Trying a cap kit next.
After about 30 minutes the monitor started to wiggle. Ugh! Sold as working, but apparently not stable. Trying a cap kit next.