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From: Danny Leach <bingopinballs>
To: Jeffrey Lawton <lawton_jeffrey>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: Bingo Pinballs:
Hi Jeff,
At one of the Yorktowns, on video, you are looking in the
back of a Sea Island _ Saying "this is what typically goes wrong"
In one example, you are pointing to the module immediately
next to the Reflex unit, saying something......
The "voice / audio" in that whole section of the
tape is difficult to hear - crappy.......
I think you reference: "short circuits, as being the
most difficult problem" and that is easy to hear - but again, the
audible is not perfect nor understandable..........
#1) Can you please give me few words on the "super
common problems" you allude to in that part of the video, that plague
the bingos? I was pointing to the relay armature. That is the single most
prevalent problem in all the bingo games from Carnival Queen thru Bounty in
my opinion.
#2) Can you please review the video and module you were
referencing (the one next to the reflex) and tell me what that module is,
what you touched, and what is usually wrong with it? I was pointing
specifically to Mixer #4 relay in an attempt to show the armature.
#3) Do you think, that most of the problems with the bingos
could be fixed, if the owner properly cleaned and adjusted all of the
modules????? Yes, as long as the critical parts are in good order such as
the 18 Hz motor transmission; the leather clutches; the mixer &
spotting coils and the like. Also, the alignment of the Magic Screen unit
and search disc is critical. The average owner cannot align these without
expert help.
_ Jeff Answers
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In other
words: "If someone bought a bingo, knew little about it, and it was
problem plagued, that they could fix most of the errors, by focusing on
fixing and adjusting each module" Yes, to reiterate, as long as the
critical parts are in good order such as the 18 Hz motor transmission; the
leather clutches; the mixer & spotting coils and the like. Also, the
alignment of the Magic Screen unit and search disc is critical. The average
owner cannot align these without expert help.
That for folks
who know little about these machines and little about electronics, that
that approach is the best approach to fix their bingo _ by simply just
cleaning, lubing, and adjusting everything??? In a perfect world this would
be true but the average bingo owner must have a good grasp of mechanical
apptitude. Sorry.... Cleaning may get a machine working but knowledge is
required to make the game fully playable.
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