Did you change the switch? I have had this on a couple of other machines now, truthfully 4.....
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No replacing was the last resort Phil. I wasn't 100% convinced it was the switch thought I'd try increasing the switch footprint. Do you replace like for like or is it a new switch design?
A few bits and bobs asked for came out quite nice.
Messing about testing some Afterglow boards this morning and quickly realised the room wasn’t shaking, had this sub nearly 20 years and now serves 4 SAM pins.
No power, I remembered when I first got it an internal fuse blew so opened it up and the fuse had blown. Easy fix
Room shaking again
Also SAM Afterglow boards fitted (Avatar) and now working perfectly after sending back a couple of times for Stumblor to alter the coding as there was a problem, just put another one back in IMVE and that is working nicely too as that one was very strobe before Nice looking boards and cables.
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No power, I remembered when I first got it an internal fuse blew so opened it up and the fuse had blown. Easy fix
Room shaking againAlso SAM Afterglow boards fitted (Avatar) and now working perfectly after sending back a couple of times for Stumblor to alter the coding as there was a problem, just put another one back in IMVE and that is working nicely too as that one was very strobe before
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Crazy thing is you a bit like me I spend most my time working on my pins than actually playing em.Messing about testing some Afterglow boards this morning and quickly realised the room wasn’t shaking, had this sub nearly 20 years and now serves 4 SAM pins.
No power, I remembered when I first got it an internal fuse blew so opened it up and the fuse had blown. Easy fix
Also SAM Afterglow boards fitted (Avatar) and now working perfectly after sending back a couple of times for Stumblor to alter the coding as there was a problem, just put another one back in IMVE and that is working nicely too as that one was very strobe before
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Working on them, looking at them, drinking lager looking at them and then drinking more lager and trying to play them. Everyone else just crowds around the quiz machine but the dongle has run out, ohh what a shame and the in-laws were here last week. Wife was asking if I could get a new dongle in time a couple of days before they visited, “sorry luv wouldn’t come in time”Crazy thing is you a bit like me I spend most my time working on my pins than actually playing em.
My Titan order arrived so I went to work on Turtles replacing the rubbers and cleaning spots I’d skipped over on other cleans as they couldn’t be reached without removing stuff.
Not much for most you guys but this is the most stuff I’ve taken off in one go before. Having a break before seeing if I put it all back right! The hard post plastics were the only stock items I was keeping on as I’ve found the rubbers don’t last too long on some posts but I might change my mind as I’m not sure on the black look vs clear everywhere else except flippers
Not much for most you guys but this is the most stuff I’ve taken off in one go before. Having a break before seeing if I put it all back right! The hard post plastics were the only stock items I was keeping on as I’ve found the rubbers don’t last too long on some posts but I might change my mind as I’m not sure on the black look vs clear everywhere else except flippers
Got Whirlwind finished up today 
It's had a strip down and clean up so I can play it and decide whether I want to go the whole hog later with new playfield etc. For now it's cleaned up well and playing great! Just in time for my next project arriving as well 
It's had a strip down and clean up so I can play it and decide whether I want to go the whole hog later with new playfield etc. For now it's cleaned up well and playing great! Just in time for my next project arriving as well 
Rare beast a prem DP, I’m thinking of changing my pro translite to a prem, what is it you don’t like
Was looking through some old stripped playfields and found this Genie framed backless I completely forgot I had, so decided to give it some wall space. Also found a Centaur glass that has been wrapped up for over 30 years.
Genie is a beautiful backglass, looks great framed and on your wall.
Horrible game though lol
Over the weekend the lower right VUK on creech stopped working, which has happened in the past. Easy fix I thought, either ...
a) the driver wire has come loose on the coil (it's near the edge so can get bumped raising the playfield)
b) the ribbon cable needs a wiggle, or
c) the drive molex pin has come loose in the connection
It was none of these things. Switch all fine, coil didn't fire in test mode. Tranny was fine, and grounding it fired the coil. Wtaf.
Out comes the logic probe. The shift register that sends the signal to the transistor was doing its job OK, so moved onto the resistor which was next in the chain. Low and behold, signal on one side - nothing on the other.
Now, the reason I bring this up, is that I've NEVER had a resistor fail before. Am I too green? Has this happened to anyone else??
This is a Rottendog board so I guess anything is possible :-/
a) the driver wire has come loose on the coil (it's near the edge so can get bumped raising the playfield)
b) the ribbon cable needs a wiggle, or
c) the drive molex pin has come loose in the connection
It was none of these things. Switch all fine, coil didn't fire in test mode. Tranny was fine, and grounding it fired the coil. Wtaf.
Out comes the logic probe. The shift register that sends the signal to the transistor was doing its job OK, so moved onto the resistor which was next in the chain. Low and behold, signal on one side - nothing on the other.
Now, the reason I bring this up, is that I've NEVER had a resistor fail before. Am I too green? Has this happened to anyone else??
This is a Rottendog board so I guess anything is possible :-/
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That is a bit surprising! Could it be a cold solder joint on one end of the resistor? What does it measure out of circuit?
Resistors rarely fail "on their own" - there is usually an external factor like temperature, corrosion, etc.
Resistors rarely fail "on their own" - there is usually an external factor like temperature, corrosion, etc.
Yes the only other thing I was thinking was if they were under rated for the circuit, but surely the transistor or the IC before it would fail under load before they would.
Not sure what the measurements are yet, pulling out a driver board isn't a 'before dinner' kinda job ;-)
Not sure what the measurements are yet, pulling out a driver board isn't a 'before dinner' kinda job ;-)
It could just be a poorly made resistor.
Saw this on Pinside so decided to give a try. I think it looks pretty good. Just mocked up, some trees are difficult to mount. Anyhow, what do you think, stay or go.
Today it was time to fix the wrinkles on a couple of Manny cabs, don’t know why metal cab protectors were not fitted as we all know what happens with new decals.
Hair dryer, scalpel, metal protectors and some pulling off and flattening back and it came out ok. Been annoying me for ages and now I can do some proper nudging
My FT Manny cab has felt protectors and still ok but I’m going to put some metal ones on there too.
Hair dryer, scalpel, metal protectors and some pulling off and flattening back and it came out ok. Been annoying me for ages and now I can do some proper nudging
My FT Manny cab has felt protectors and still ok but I’m going to put some metal ones on there too.
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So the resistor wasn't the problem. Pulled the PB out again. Found that Q78 had a dodgy ground pin, so repaired that. Not the problem either....
I'm getting well sick of pulling this PB out. I need a test rig.
My experience with transistors failing is that they become 'always on'. Can they fail in the other direction also, where they just don't respond to pulses?
I think they can fail and go open circuit sometimes but it’s not as common as going short.
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Fitted a remote battery holder to CV as the existing one had small traces of corrosion, and leaking batteries terrify me anyway.
The black mibenco tin is some liquid rubber for mechanical relief of the cables - forgot to take a pic after applying that and before putting the board back...
Managed to keep all the high scores intact in the process @DAD is that your GC score??
The black mibenco tin is some liquid rubber for mechanical relief of the cables - forgot to take a pic after applying that and before putting the board back...
Managed to keep all the high scores intact in the process
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No, it’s mineManaged to keep all the high scores intact in the process
Don't use that tag anymore as it was to wind my boys up
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Picked up Paragon TT quiz machine at the weekend for a bit more than the credits on the dongle were worth, I've had mine for a few years and the screen was not good along with a dodgy pc.
The credits on the dongle had run out so luckily the one on the left came along and solved all my problems for next to nothing as I was going to have to buy credits.
My cab was much better so swopped the screen, pc and a few bits from one to the other and as good as new now. Have a new fan on order as quite noisy.
This is the machine that everyone crowds around when we have a 9iss up here, pins don’t get a look in and much cheaper!
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Happy wife happy life!
The credits on the dongle had run out so luckily the one on the left came along and solved all my problems for next to nothing as I was going to have to buy credits.
My cab was much better so swopped the screen, pc and a few bits from one to the other and as good as new now. Have a new fan on order as quite noisy.
This is the machine that everyone crowds around when we have a 9iss up here, pins don’t get a look in and much cheaper!
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Happy wife happy life!
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why do these machine have credits and dongles? no idea about these games
Same with the newer fruit machines, the company who writes the software charges about 4p every game played at 50p a go.
They send you what looks like a cr2032 battery to fit into the dongle to renew your credit.
I was told by an amusements company that you can send the dongle off to somebody just before it runs out to top up for half price as he can hack it but never followed it up.
There is another hack if you know how to set the hard drive up with different software and front end but not the same games.
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