Taking Apart The Cabinet

So Today I took on the feat of disassembling everything in the cabinet. As there are allot of wires going every which way and that I first decided to get some masking tape and a sharpy, from there I simply put a letter and placed the tape with corresponding letters on each end of the wires so it would be easy to identify which wires connected to what. I followed up with taking "allot" of photos for visual reference. Collecting all sets of screws I placed them in individual zip lock bags with sharpie labels, its always seems when you start a project if you get side tracked for awhile when you come back to it you seem to forget things, this way i ensure nothing is forgotten :)

The harness, monitor & power supply block were very quick and easy to remove with no hassle the coin door on the other hand became the longest process as the two bottom bolts are in line with the shelf that holds the coin box making it very difficult to get at them, not to mention they wouldn't budge!!! As for a quick note on removing the monitor for those "very few" who are not aware of discharging a cathode, you need to look it up!!! The monitor can essentially carry a lethal shock so it is very important you know precautions before removing the monitor.

 So with everything disassembled there was a lot of dust, extra screws, chopstick wrappers and dead spiders... Vacuumed out  and the next bit is to remove the side art and other stickers from the cabinet. Though on a side note I never understood why I had all 10 holes in the side of my cab if it was never vertically mounted? not to mention the board below the monitor had 3 holes in as if there were a bracket there at one time.I also noted an extra hole in the bottom of the control panel with additional wiring and from a google search it appears this a part of all ninty cabs for a conversion to sky skipper.. 

Next step of the project will to fully remove side art and add bondo to the cabinet and begin the sanding & shaping process!