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What Job do you do?
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Russ
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Ok
Real job: Flexible packaging converters, probably little use to anyone but we manufacture all sorts of different bags and can slit/perforate film. Boring. www.emb-slit.com
Trained as: Software engineer, anyone in Somerset wanna gimme a job
Sideline: Do some websites, programming etc. V busy though
Real job: Flexible packaging converters, probably little use to anyone but we manufacture all sorts of different bags and can slit/perforate film. Boring. www.emb-slit.com
Trained as: Software engineer, anyone in Somerset wanna gimme a job
Sideline: Do some websites, programming etc. V busy though
twoforty
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Real Job: Data cabling..Fibre optic/Cat5e/Telephone systems engineer. Also install Data projection/Interactive whiteboard systems + CCTV.
Sideline: Electronics repair, specialising in repair of Atari Vector games/Arcade games and pinball machines.
Cover south west England, 70 mile radius of Bath
Sideline: Electronics repair, specialising in repair of Atari Vector games/Arcade games and pinball machines.
Cover south west England, 70 mile radius of Bath
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260Z TT
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I am a vehicle technician.
Apprentice at a North-West Nissan dealer. Even used to pdi 280's and 300zx's. Also worked on the bosses President and Fairlady roadster.(7 years)
5 years at Volvo main dealers in Liverpool.
4 years at Honda main dealers in Warrington.
5 years self employed, mobile car repairs- Spannerhandz.
Presently, nearly 7 years at Porsche specialists in Warrington(Ninemeister).
Mainly building engines/gearboxes, but normal servicing/repairs including lazer alignment and cornerweight set ups.
Mark.
Apprentice at a North-West Nissan dealer. Even used to pdi 280's and 300zx's. Also worked on the bosses President and Fairlady roadster.(7 years)
5 years at Volvo main dealers in Liverpool.
4 years at Honda main dealers in Warrington.
5 years self employed, mobile car repairs- Spannerhandz.
Presently, nearly 7 years at Porsche specialists in Warrington(Ninemeister).
Mainly building engines/gearboxes, but normal servicing/repairs including lazer alignment and cornerweight set ups.
Mark.
260Z TT
Club Member
Hi Simon,
I am between Liverpool and Manchester, just off the M6.
The last Gorgar on ebay went for £600, mine has a new circuit board in recently. It now makes a low buzzing sound but nothing lights up, some kind of power failure. I swopped the transformer etc from the other machine, but still exactly the same!
Mark
I am between Liverpool and Manchester, just off the M6.
The last Gorgar on ebay went for £600, mine has a new circuit board in recently. It now makes a low buzzing sound but nothing lights up, some kind of power failure. I swopped the transformer etc from the other machine, but still exactly the same!
Mark
Mr.F
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Talking of pinball machines - any easy fix ideas for flipper failure on Creature from the Black Lagoon and gun locked out of operation on Dirty Harry? Any interesting exchanges / part exchanges on these two - I quite fancy a change? Also got Getaway (fitted with supercharger, like my cars!) - a real favourite and working perfectly - well, as perfectly as pinball machines ever seem to; it has its quirks, but you can live with them.
twoforty
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Hi Mike
Flipper failure....could be bad flipper coil, bad switch for flipper or bad flipper coil driver transistor. What happens when you run it through self test? does the flipper fire? you could check the coil resistance to see if has shorted inside somewhere which in turn will have killed the drive transistor. switch controls are probably opto switches on that game so its a little more complicated to test them.
Dirty harry gun lock out, I'd need to check the schematics. Again run self test and see what errors if any are reported.
A very nice collection of games! exchanges? Do you like early video
Flipper failure....could be bad flipper coil, bad switch for flipper or bad flipper coil driver transistor. What happens when you run it through self test? does the flipper fire? you could check the coil resistance to see if has shorted inside somewhere which in turn will have killed the drive transistor. switch controls are probably opto switches on that game so its a little more complicated to test them.
Dirty harry gun lock out, I'd need to check the schematics. Again run self test and see what errors if any are reported.
A very nice collection of games! exchanges? Do you like early video
Zed2k
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I used to be a Motor mechanic, then qualified as Technician levels too, won apprentice of the year twice at Colledge worked on Fords for 13 years (ouch)got into electrical fault finding engine running problems. Lost enthusiasm for the Job, changed to carpet/ vinyl fitter (strangley) as pay better. Now do cars as my hobby.I miss the motor trade as it was great when we has the original team before it all went wrong.
Thats life..
Work Dorset, Hampshire, wiltshire areas.
Thats life..
Work Dorset, Hampshire, wiltshire areas.
cool, I had to go to a (cough) Tech college then a Poly on block release240z said:
five years....five whole years ......I wasnt as clever as you, which discipline did you plumb for and any particular area.You do realise that come the revolution, the world will be run by engineers and technicians.....
Mr.F
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A Defender would be nice...never really got into any others.
I'll run some diagnostics on the machines when I get a moment - haven't done that for a while so can't remember any results. The "Creature" is failure of both flippers simultaneously, but I believe they both fire OK under test. This machine has been a pain since Day 1 - it had a hard life in Germany before it came to me and cost me a new display panel and several bits of plastic straight away. Really good when working well, but impossible to use enjoyably with even the smallest failure... However, probably the most valuable of the three machines I own!
twoforty
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I have a defender cocktail (tabletop) in parts and a stargate (defdender 2) in parts. A great game, bloody hard to play though. I could ask about for a defender upright for you as I know a few people that have a lot of games.
As for Creature, could be something simple....bad connector somewhere most likely. You could try removing all the cables, spraying with contact cleaner to see if that helps, also use an ear bud to clean the infra red optic's on the flipper pcb
As for Creature, could be something simple....bad connector somewhere most likely. You could try removing all the cables, spraying with contact cleaner to see if that helps, also use an ear bud to clean the infra red optic's on the flipper pcb
HOUSEQUAKE
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Jobs
By day I'm an ICT network technician for a Hull based charity organisation, tasked with the planning > specification > purchase > install and residual support of all IT and telecoms.
Company has about 350 staff and 17 sites that are looked after by myself and the IT manager...a team of two!
By night I play in the UK's no.1 comedy showgroup performing at venues all over the UK and abroad.
I'm proper knackered
By day I'm an ICT network technician for a Hull based charity organisation, tasked with the planning > specification > purchase > install and residual support of all IT and telecoms.
Company has about 350 staff and 17 sites that are looked after by myself and the IT manager...a team of two!
By night I play in the UK's no.1 comedy showgroup performing at venues all over the UK and abroad.
I'm proper knackered
tricky
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17 years of painting and decorating, city and guilds qualified, 3 years college in it with 2 of them doing special paint effects,
worked for the duke of westminster for 5 years doing all the property they own in and around central london, including all the best hotels,(grovenor house, park lane, metropolitan, etc) plenty of rich houses i can tell you!!
now work for myself in richmond west london,have my own paint/diy shop.still decorating too, even more richer clientel!!
worked part time for a record shop and worked weekends for a rave orginization in 1991-1993
into, property development, and building ferrari replicas. and touching peoples hair without them noticeing.
worked for the duke of westminster for 5 years doing all the property they own in and around central london, including all the best hotels,(grovenor house, park lane, metropolitan, etc) plenty of rich houses i can tell you!!
now work for myself in richmond west london,have my own paint/diy shop.still decorating too, even more richer clientel!!
worked part time for a record shop and worked weekends for a rave orginization in 1991-1993
into, property development, and building ferrari replicas. and touching peoples hair without them noticeing.
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