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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Jan 28, 2018 7:56:15 GMT -8
File uploads are now available. Click the upper right icon.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Jan 2, 2018 19:25:48 GMT -8
2 days later: the machine is ready to go. Fire it up for one last test... Yep, doing it again. The capacitors on the power supply of the DCC unit are the first step in troubleshooting this issue. Contacts are clean and making. Ordered new cap kit from Ebay. Turns out its my old vendor Bill Bickers. Jukeboxfridaynight.com Thanks Bill! Expected by this Saturday.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 31, 2017 19:08:26 GMT -8
Update: 5 hours later. By a shear act of God, stoke of accidental luck, call it what you will, after apologizing profusely to my client for not having it ready for him yesterday [hey, unforeseen circumstances happen. Sadly it always seems to happen just when the client comes to pick up the machine], I was putting the amp and DCC controller back together in the cabinet and snugging up connectors and wouldn't you know it, the #1 button started working again. Let this be a reminder to me to always check connectors thoroughly [again]. Apparently the pins in the transmitter connector were fouled and intermittently not making contact, causing the MCU to get a false reading and throwing out the "reset and re-enter light". After cleaning the contacts and re-seating the connector, this left me with the previous issue of checking if 178, 19, 278, & 279 were going to play. Sure enough that issue was solved as well. But with yet another problem. The record cradle was out of alignment, which meant the Tormat had to be realigned too. To tell you the truth, if my clients ever knew how much work there was to do on these machines, they would pity me. And if I ever charged them for the hours that it really takes me to do this job, they could never afford it.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 31, 2017 13:26:56 GMT -8
The USC2 is having issues with selections using the keypad. Ron Rich suggested the issue was with the MicroLog unit. I'm searching for a trouble shooting guide. I'd love to buy Rons, but I'm having trouble even paying rent right now. Besides, I don't need even more clutter around the house when a PDF version would suffice, which he does not offer.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 28, 2017 11:50:46 GMT -8
And here we have a short clip of the unit working! A little clean up and it ready to go back to the client. Please note: there are MANY things that are subtle adjustments and tweaks that only I do in the repair of these machines that would amount to entire book of details to which I have no time nor desire to publish. Suffice it to say, the client DOES get their moneys worth as some issues can take a few days to sort out. photos.app.goo.gl/CjOKkVJ7BJcp2Sv42
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 28, 2017 11:43:22 GMT -8
Still having selector issues. The Digital read write-boxes of this era are notorious for going bad, and I cringe every time I have to deal with a selector issue. In this case however, the tormat itself was having minor corrosion issues. I removed the tormat and lightly removed the corrosion from each contact with a jewelers file. DO NOT FILE too much, only enough to remove the corrosion. When all contacts are clean, I use a lightweight graphite based grease, thinly coating the contacts to help prevent future corrosion. Molydenum, or Molylube, is usually sufficient. the graphite is also conductive which helps for good contact from the wipers. After another hour of grueling reassembly, and adjusting, the unit plays every record. Be careful to make sure the alignment is put back the way you found it, or close, or the tormat will not be in sync with the position pulse contact on the drive train leading to A sides being found and played but B sides will not.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 28, 2017 11:31:57 GMT -8
Before going out and buying one I decided to check through the schematics and make sure I didn't miss anything. Sure enough, I forgot about "O" contact on the back of the carriage lightly filed and readjusted, the motor started on its own no problem.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 28, 2017 11:29:42 GMT -8
Still stuck on the motor not starting on its own. I am thinking the usual culprit is the round 1.4Uf run capacitor and started looking for sources. There are still sources, however, be prepared to pay bout $50 plus shipping. Attachments:
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 28, 2017 11:24:35 GMT -8
I started by checking all mechanisms for functionality. Selector system is working but intermittently. Motor was not starting on it own. After starting the teardown, I found the lift arm was not moving, which is why no records would be loaded into the carriage. The cause of this is that the lubricant (grease) of the era was hydrocarbon based. [Etymology of Hydrocarbon = hydro (water) + carbon] It has dried up. Introducing another hydrocarbon based light weight oil and working the mechanism by hand will eventually free it. Sometimes you even have to disassemble the mechanism to clean the old grease away and reassemble. I use 3 in 1 oil, as that seems to work best.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 20, 2017 16:50:54 GMT -8
I got his one in a couple of weeks ago. Gentleman forgot the keys so I had to wait for him to mail them before working on it. Unfortunately last week was the huge #ThomasFire that took out half the homes on the Ventura Hillsides and Ojai, all the way up to Santa Barbara, so the mail got screwed up and I couldn't start until a couple days ago. Just as luck would have it, Monday I came down with the flu. So I started today after being seriously doped up. Here are the photos: Attachments:
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 20, 2017 16:44:03 GMT -8
I'm putting this here to remind me to upload manuals. If you have any manuals you would like to add, please put them into the files section.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 17, 2017 1:21:51 GMT -8
Contact - Dottie 805-570-3025 Images are representations only. Caveat Emptor, prospective buyers should contact the seller for actual images/video or make an on location inspection before making an offer or purchase. As always, this forum runs upon donations only. If you find this forum useful, please consider making a donation to www.paypal.me/AlanNeuman
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 17, 2017 1:14:43 GMT -8
$65 Buy it now
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 16, 2017 23:05:19 GMT -8
Thanks to a little help from Google and my friends over at NLG forums, I was able to diagnose the issue. If it displays "CALL ATTENDANT" It most likely a S2000.
Power on the machine with the door open. As soon as you hear the alarm, turn the Jackpot reset key (it is the double sided key you got with the machine in the key switch) on the right side.
1 Note the message - write it down so you can post them on here if these steps do not fix the tilts/errors with the machine
2 Turn key again 3 Repeat these steps until you get to a point the machine tells you what to do. 4 Most likely it will tell you to press the white switch for 2-3 seonds on the MPU it is near the LED's on the MPU (mounted on the left inside wall of the machine) 5 close the door. The machine should start to reinitialize and go into game mode.
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Post by Da Gamesmedic (Admin) on Dec 16, 2017 17:57:41 GMT -8
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