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Dartboard help
bjlasota
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I have a few questions and was hoping this is the right location to post my question. All through college I played darts on the Arachnid Galaxy II and loved that machine. I want to get my own dartboard and wouldn’t mind just getting a cricketmaster, but I found on a website yesterday a person selling all the guts to an Arachnid Galaxy I. Basically everything in the kit is included except the main cabinet and a monitor. So my questions are as follows:
- What type of connection do the Galaxy I boards have for monitors? I have a spare LCD monitor laying around that has both RCA connection and Serial. Would this work with the Galaxy board?
- Is it advisable to build my own box for the game? The package for sale comes with all the stickers, main pc board, actual dartboard, the numbers ring, and everything else you’d find on a Galaxy I board minus the box and screen.
My thoughts are to build the dartboard a new cabinet and use one of my old LCD screens. Another option was to build this directly into my wall in a location I see fit, and hang the monitor off set. Here’s a complete list as listed on the listing of included parts: Complete Dart Head, Matrix and Web, CPU Board and all wiring harnesses, Power supply, card reader, graphics set, manuals.
What are your thoughts on this? Think it’s possible? I’ve seen somewhere where the CPU board accepts a standard RCA cable but I can’t find it for sure. He also listed that this kit best fits a 6000-6300 series.
- What type of connection do the Galaxy I boards have for monitors? I have a spare LCD monitor laying around that has both RCA connection and Serial. Would this work with the Galaxy board?
- Is it advisable to build my own box for the game? The package for sale comes with all the stickers, main pc board, actual dartboard, the numbers ring, and everything else you’d find on a Galaxy I board minus the box and screen.
My thoughts are to build the dartboard a new cabinet and use one of my old LCD screens. Another option was to build this directly into my wall in a location I see fit, and hang the monitor off set. Here’s a complete list as listed on the listing of included parts: Complete Dart Head, Matrix and Web, CPU Board and all wiring harnesses, Power supply, card reader, graphics set, manuals.
What are your thoughts on this? Think it’s possible? I’ve seen somewhere where the CPU board accepts a standard RCA cable but I can’t find it for sure. He also listed that this kit best fits a 6000-6300 series.
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http://www.a180.co.uk/section.php/12/1/darts-electronic-scorers
That said, you might check out eBay and some local video game/billiards/entertainment rental places (who lease units to bars/restaurants) for a used one. As old as the Galaxy is, you might be able to pick up one with guts that are shot pretty cheap, then just swap in the new guts - if not pick up an entirely functional unit with just a rough cabinet that's been retired. Not sure where you're located, but I still see the Galaxy in service at a lot of (admittedly crappy) bars.