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Joe’s Classic Video Games

Bringing Atari's 1979 Asteroids Arcade Game Back To Life...

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Joe repairs and restores a 1979 Atari Asteroids cabinet, then reviews a cordless soldering iron that underperforms.

Joe’s Classic Video Games repairs and restores a 1979 Atari Asteroids arcade cabinet, covering power switch replacement, monitor board reflow and capacitor work, high voltage and big blue capacitor swaps, and cosmetic cleaning. The video also includes a review of a battery-powered soldering iron that the host found inadequate compared to his Weller, and a discussion of whether to restore cosmetics or sell the machine as-is.

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