Re: VECTOR: Black Widow CPO differences?

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Steve P. wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> I recently picked up a bare Black Widow control panel (well, no sticks, 
> and no buttons, but the wiring was intact).  Anyhow, the overlay at the 
> time of purchase had several globs of what looked like paint on it so I 
> figured I'd grab a replacement overlay and restore the CP all of the way 
> before installing it.  The repro overlay arrived yesterday and looks 
> stunning.
> 
> The only problem that I have is that my control panel overlay varies a 
> bit from the repro.
> 
> 1. The instruction box on the right side on my control panel is blue.  
> The same instruction box on the repro is green.
> 
> 2. The web grid "rings" on my overlay are also different from the 
> repro.  It has the following ring colors (from outer edge inward):
> 
> blue, pink, orange, blue, blue, pink, yellow, blue, blue, pink orange.
> 
> the repro has:
> 
> purple, pink, orange, blue, purple, pink, yellow, green, purple, pink, 
> orange
> 
> 
> Any ideas on why the color differences?  I pulled out pics of the Black 
> Widow I owned back in '96 and it had the normal green in the overlay the 
> same as the repro and the ring coloring is the same as the repro..  I am 
> stumped.  It does not appear to be caused by fading either.
> 
> Here are some pics.  Notice that the paint globs are gone from the used 
> control panel, I was able to get the paint off by using a small brass 
> wire brush.   :)
> 
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-cp-front.jpg
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-cp-rear.jpg
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-tag.jpg
> http://set-in-led.0catch.com/misc/bw-overlay.jpg
> 
> Input would be appreciated.
> 
> -Steve P.
> 
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