The Pinball Diaries (what did you do today?)
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meegis
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Nice pickup on the FG.
Im quite jealous, as you have both FG and Tron in the same room now... Hmmm
Nice lineup of other machines you got there too.
Im quite jealous, as you have both FG and Tron in the same room now... Hmmm
Nice lineup of other machines you got there too.
Grauwulf
Member
Just realized I've been a little negligent in updating what I've been working on. Over the last week or so I've been busy with repair jobs all over the place. I've picked up a DE Simpson's and an Iron Man Classic for shop jobs (and other repairs), and worked on a Swords of Fury and an Eight Ball Champ (6803 games are damn heavy!). Currently repairing the sound board for the EBC, which has an issue with the speech working in test mode, but not in game play. Still have a few non-working lamps to sort out when I go back as well.
Did a very quick service call on a Lethal Weapon 3 that just ended up being a bad outhole switch and a few bulbs, possibly the fastest and easiest service call I've ever had.
Today I got to work on a DE Time Machine (I want one!) that needed a battery holder replaced (yay corrosion!) as the batteries had been in there since 1998. Adjusted some switches and replaced some bulbs and a blown GI fuse and it was nearly ready to go again. Still have to work on the displays, only one out of 4 displays is working corectly. I also worked on a F14 that needed a speaker panel replaced, a belt on the beacons replaced and has a non-working pop bumper that I traced back to either the pre-driver 7402 or the 6821 PIA. Brought the board home to diagnose on the bench since I didn't have either chip with me.
Did a very quick service call on a Lethal Weapon 3 that just ended up being a bad outhole switch and a few bulbs, possibly the fastest and easiest service call I've ever had.
Today I got to work on a DE Time Machine (I want one!) that needed a battery holder replaced (yay corrosion!) as the batteries had been in there since 1998. Adjusted some switches and replaced some bulbs and a blown GI fuse and it was nearly ready to go again. Still have to work on the displays, only one out of 4 displays is working corectly. I also worked on a F14 that needed a speaker panel replaced, a belt on the beacons replaced and has a non-working pop bumper that I traced back to either the pre-driver 7402 or the 6821 PIA. Brought the board home to diagnose on the bench since I didn't have either chip with me.
Elliot stopped by to play around 11pm to play some pins and found the secret skill shot on my TAF
It must be the awesome Uncle Fester shooter rod I received from pinballcustoms.com, thanks again Brock!
Just finished removing the head in preparation for Demolition Man leaving tomorrow evening
Will reshuffle some games in the row in preparation for The King of Payne coming soon
It must be the awesome Uncle Fester shooter rod I received from pinballcustoms.com, thanks again Brock!
Just finished removing the head in preparation for Demolition Man leaving tomorrow evening
Will reshuffle some games in the row in preparation for The King of Payne coming soon
Had a small get together with a bunch of the guys starting at my place.
Reg and Terry here playing some pins
Barry came by to pick up Demolition Man and GC'd my TAF despite him really disliking the way my games played with Superbands
Drano came by to pick up/drop off some parts and play as well
Meanwhile...
Scott and Walt loaded up WH20 + NBAFB and were on route from the Bluffs to Elliot's place
After we brought Demoman up from my basement we made our way over to Elliot's who was hosting a poker game.
Here is Terry and Reg playing with each other again on Elliot's brand new custom themed Super Chexx (Leafs vs. Habs)
Walt shooting some hoops on Pop A Shot
One of Elliot's students Rick dropped by and Barry putting some time in on XM Pro before it leaves the next day
Steve (aka jooky) stopped by to join the festivities too
Getting these loaner games into Elliot's office wasn't easy as we had to unhinge the head to make it fit through the door.
"Yeah don't worry about it Reg, we got it all under control here."
Drano going over the rules and objectives with Reg and Terry
Anyways, we never got around to playing poker as everyone was busy putting names to faces. Super Chexx and Pop A Shot were getting a lot of love and also got to enjoy watching the Jays game on the big screen too.
Also congrats to Reg for picking up a nice Ironman yesterday too. I'm sure his wife will think twice before leaving him alone for the weekend again :FP: :FP:
Reg and Terry here playing some pins
Barry came by to pick up Demolition Man and GC'd my TAF despite him really disliking the way my games played with Superbands
Drano came by to pick up/drop off some parts and play as well
Meanwhile...
Scott and Walt loaded up WH20 + NBAFB and were on route from the Bluffs to Elliot's place
After we brought Demoman up from my basement we made our way over to Elliot's who was hosting a poker game.
Here is Terry and Reg playing with each other again on Elliot's brand new custom themed Super Chexx (Leafs vs. Habs)
Walt shooting some hoops on Pop A Shot
One of Elliot's students Rick dropped by and Barry putting some time in on XM Pro before it leaves the next day
Steve (aka jooky) stopped by to join the festivities too
Getting these loaner games into Elliot's office wasn't easy as we had to unhinge the head to make it fit through the door.
"Yeah don't worry about it Reg, we got it all under control here."
Drano going over the rules and objectives with Reg and Terry
Anyways, we never got around to playing poker as everyone was busy putting names to faces. Super Chexx and Pop A Shot were getting a lot of love and also got to enjoy watching the Jays game on the big screen too.
Also congrats to Reg for picking up a nice Ironman yesterday too. I'm sure his wife will think twice before leaving him alone for the weekend again :FP: :FP:
Bigbossfan
Active Member
Was a truly awesome evening, and great to put faces to names!! Great bunch of guys..............well, except for THE ENABLER!!!
Who was that Asian guy that was more interested in taking pictha, instead of helping slug pins??
Who was that Asian guy that was more interested in taking pictha, instead of helping slug pins??
meegis
Well-Known Member
One day I will start putting faces to names. I know a couple people on here, but not many.
The other day I did bump into Frolic at the Playdium store.
Good thing his shirt had his name on it :lol:
The other day I did bump into Frolic at the Playdium store.
Good thing his shirt had his name on it :lol:
meegis
Well-Known Member
Elliot finally brought home NGG last night. It was a shame the rear leg plates were stripped and Elliot doesn't even own a friggin' socket set either :FP:
Anyways, we managed to get it setup and here is his buddy Rick who got a hole in one within the first 20 secs of playing his first game too!
Anyways, we managed to get it setup and here is his buddy Rick who got a hole in one within the first 20 secs of playing his first game too!
I sold my boss a GTG 2005 years ago for his cottage. Sometime last year the game died and it looked like it was the HDD from the pics he sent me, so I dropped the CHD image on a couple of spare IDE drives we had laying around the server room for him to try out but to no avail. So last weekend I had him load up the game and drag it back to our office for me to work on.
Spent part of yesterday doing some research and it turns out the boot ROM in the game was an older version (1.06) which apparently doesn't like any drives larger than 20GB (the ones I had given him were 80GB). Today I managed to dig up a really old 6GB HDD from our spare parts stash and dropped the CHD image on that, which brought the game back to life! Huzzah!
I've also managed to obtain a copy of the latest boot ROM (2.09) which I will burn up and install once I find a 27C010 Eprom (I only have 2MB, 4MB & 8MB...) so if/when the HDD fails I can install any size HDD going forward.
Just an update for those following along, the 2.09 boot ROM actually requires a 27C801 Eprom (8MB).
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Spent part of yesterday doing some research and it turns out the boot ROM in the game was an older version (1.06) which apparently doesn't like any drives larger than 20GB (the ones I had given him were 80GB). Today I managed to dig up a really old 6GB HDD from our spare parts stash and dropped the CHD image on that, which brought the game back to life! Huzzah!
I've also managed to obtain a copy of the latest boot ROM (2.09) which I will burn up and install once I find a 27C010 Eprom (I only have 2MB, 4MB & 8MB...) so if/when the HDD fails I can install any size HDD going forward.
Just an update for those following along, the 2.09 boot ROM actually requires a 27C801 Eprom (8MB).
D
DRANO
Super Member
I haven't posted any updates in a while.
been pretty tied up with finishing up a family room reno project that will, eventually, free up a portion of my gameroom that is currently being used to store couches and other nonsense.
So, with my eye on moving two more games into the basement, the race is on to finish!
Also finishing up a restore/cleanup on a Jacks Open... which will be my last 'outside' project for a while.
Just got the emtpy cab up on some sawhorses and getting ready to dive into that. The playfield is nearing completion.
Then I can focus on finishing up a few personal projects.
Spent father's day playing some soccer in the yard with the kids. That was awesome!
And... spent last night wrapping up XMLE for shipping off to its new owner in AB.
Another fun filled week
been pretty tied up with finishing up a family room reno project that will, eventually, free up a portion of my gameroom that is currently being used to store couches and other nonsense.
So, with my eye on moving two more games into the basement, the race is on to finish!
Also finishing up a restore/cleanup on a Jacks Open... which will be my last 'outside' project for a while.
Just got the emtpy cab up on some sawhorses and getting ready to dive into that. The playfield is nearing completion.
Then I can focus on finishing up a few personal projects.
Spent father's day playing some soccer in the yard with the kids. That was awesome!
And... spent last night wrapping up XMLE for shipping off to its new owner in AB.
Another fun filled week
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So much going on, so little time to post it.
Time to help Drano ship a pin tomorrow.
Bought "Spin Out" for a "noob" buddy.
Bought "Golden Arrow" for ah, me.
Busy, and all good.
Moving forward.
Cheers.
Time to help Drano ship a pin tomorrow.
Bought "Spin Out" for a "noob" buddy.
Bought "Golden Arrow" for ah, me.
Busy, and all good.
Moving forward.
Cheers.
The weather cleared up after a 20 minute hard down pour last night. I called Keith and we quickly headed up to Shaun's house to pick up MM.
I will have to tone down some of the Cointaker LEDs, especially near the flipper area otherwise she looks and plays great.
I hope it will be a long term keeper as this title has always eluded me in the past and been on my wish list.
I will have to tone down some of the Cointaker LEDs, especially near the flipper area otherwise she looks and plays great.
I hope it will be a long term keeper as this title has always eluded me in the past and been on my wish list.
Mike, I'm happy to inform you that your baller status card has been renewed for one more year.
Nice pickup.
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Nice pickup.
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Bigbossfan
Active Member
Mike, huge congrats on the MM. Will have to head to your place sometime soon so I can try this puppy out. Need to find out what all the hype is about!!