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i was told to get a 7/32 so i ordered it and it came in today.... its to small  :37- :37- :37- :37- :37- :37-  :279- :279- :279- what size do i need?

All of them.  :96- :30-

Seriously. Why not buy a complete socket set? :103-
I'm not even "mechanically Reclined" (:96-) and I reach for my sockets as often as I reach for a screwdriver.


Stat :31-



P.S. For those professionals out there, I know about Snap On and other pro tools, but for the casual home owner who isn't a heavy car mechanic, I can say that I've been very happy with my Craftsman set.

I bought the design with the socket sizes etched in BIG NUMBERS on every socket and bought a full kit with a matching case. That set matches my 50 year old nearsighted eyes :200- and has prevented much eyestrain. The case has also prevented me from losing any sockets.

I agree with :31- Stat, just get a cheapie socket set with a nut driver handle. You can get them cheap at Wally World or Harbor Freight. :89- :89- :89-

BTW.. alot of them are 9/32 in IGT machines, but there are other sizes too.

CH :95-

Oops. I think I added my plug for Craftsman after you quoted me, CH :95-

Sorry about that.


P.S. I'm not sure I'd recommend the cheap sets. I'd bought them in the past; and between the poor quality of the material causing rounded edges and losing sockets due to crappy plastic trays and cheap metal hinges that always bounced the sockets around, I'd go with the Craftsman set.

I bought mine almost 10 years ago, and because of the well made case, I have never lost a socket. None have ever gone bad, but if they do, I can always get a free replacement. Sears depends on people losing the things before they fail, so they'll replace any worn or broken tool – as long as you can still find it! lolol. :97- :97-

SF :31-


P.P.S. I'm pretty sure Staz can afford it. :200- :72-

Most common size I use on a S2000 is a 7 millimeter

The correct size you are looking for is 5.5mm (7/32 works) for the smaller ones (ex. bv door hinge) the other common size is 7mm (9/32 works)  as Jim said above (ex. holds backlit controller metal plate to back wall)

btw Craftsman used to include 5.5mm in the metric sets but now you can't even order them



Jim S ... we posted at same time, no stepping on your post meant

Hmm. I have a 5.5mm in my set (dual U.S. and metric). I guess I'll have to be extra careful with it.

I will give you $20 for it  :89-

No thanks. I do use it. It's the smallest socket in the set, so there's really no substitute on the U.S. side of the case, although the 7/32 comes close. 
Besides, if I were willing to part with it, I'd just give it to you.

Stat :31-

I wouldn't ask you to part with it for any amount, but I have looked at every tool box at any flea market in the last 10 years I have been to for the craftsman ones (big handle), I have 1 long and 1 stubby one, but my favorite is a Snap on (Blue Point) one made for electronics with an insulated shaft but always looking for it

Holy crap...the EXACT same time   :127-

No, not exact. you were first but I got the warning someone had posted while typing and I just posted it but was being polite in the edit (very rare) :88-

I always though that the 9/32 had a teenie bit of play, but it works for me! :89- I have never seen the 5.5mm in any of my sets! :8- I am going to look everywhere for them, get some gold spraypaint, and then hock them on ebay for hundreds!!! :200- :148- :56- :148- :257- :97-

CH :95-

i dug out a old dusty socket set down my basement i used a 9/32  to take off my progressive meter then i used a little pc screwdriver for the 6 screws to take it appart then a bobby pin to pop out the chip and popped in the sdf100 then took like 2 hours to try to realine the progressive meter....it would not go in easily......what a pain in the ass...... :279- :279- but finally got it perfectly straight....... :89- and now i got RAINBOW COLORS :3- :3- :3-

:208-

CH :95-

:205-  Enjoy your perfectly straight rainbow!  :200- :208-   :3- :3-  :267-

How can ANYONE working on these machines not have a set of 1/4 inch drive sockets?
That should have been one of the first thing you put in your tool kit for working on them.
You don't have to get an expensive set. One from Harbor freight will work fine.

i came across a problem when i installed the chip and turned on the machine it cycled through 4 colors green yellow red and orange....... today i turned on the machine and it only cycles 3 colors green red and orange.......what happened to yellow???

         IT GOT PISSED AWAY     :208- :208-  :208-                        :279-  (Sorry it was just such an easy shot )  :279-

SDF100 only does 3 colors, green, red and orange

The nuts on my progressives are 7/32" btw.

i could of swore i seen yellow tooo lol........i gitta be getting color blind :279-

Jim   I really hate to be the one to point this out to you,  It's true a slot machine is going to screw you, but I think it's near impossible for you to impregnate one of them.

 Why use a "insulated shaft" ????????????   :103- :103- :103-

   Come on BUZZ . YOU know SLOT CRABS     :208- :208- :208-

Oh   I forgot about VD   OK Jim do it your way, you wouldn't want anything to fall off.

I modified my post to be correct on the US vs Metric sizes after checking out on a game since I use the metric set on the small hardware, my apologies for not checking last night when I was in the bed

5.5mm is same as 7/32

7mm is same as 9/32


Buzz, my answer is because it is mine..... and I F****g like to  :30-  actually the insulation makes it smoother when in tight quarters and blind holes are easier as well as it is same size on shaft as the hex part, another thing is the handle is smaller and is important in areas close to corners or edges to keep straight to get nut started

But your protection doesn't cover the tip :127-  so you're still vulnerable to all those horrible slot diseases! :30- :208- :208-

Dare I even make a comment about getting your nut started! :208-

CH :95-

I was wondering who was going to be the first to bring that up

Are we still on topic here? :72- :72-

do they have anything like a tinted cover that you can put over your spectrum or even on your glass to make it not as bright..... the more i play my machine the more i need sunglasses that red and orange  is super bright......

I used auto glass tinting on mine

       I just changed MY chips to SDF100   ( thanks IDESIGN) in 4 of the spectrum progressives  i have and when it first started changing colors from green only I thought I also seen yellow in the pattern  :205-   i guess that solid green color burns into your brain.   NOTE   *** I got my nuts off and screws screwed all by my self    :97- :97-

And now we have more information than we need, back to the topic at hand :97- :97- :97-

I use deep well sockets (7/32", 9/32", 5/16" and 11/32") they seen to work for me.

Ron (r273)

Yes but can you get your nuts off and screws screwed all by yourself like Plunger Boy? :208-

Sometimes. :192-

Ron (r273)

 We  have 3 pages of posts because STAZ  doesn't own a nut driver  :25- :25-          Heaven forbid he needs a screwdriver   :79-

i have plenty of screw :208- :97- :208- :97- :97- :97- :208-drivers........  :208-

They have drugs for that, you know.  :96- :72-  :97-



Yeah, but we're talking about the ones without orange juice. :253-    :262-   :200-  :30- :97- :97-

another thing i noticed...... my spectrum progressive jumps in increments like 10 15 dollors  then stops :103- :103- if i play a higher denom on my machine then $5....... i play $5 denom and the progressive gradually goes up in dollar increments.... i play $10,$25 and $50 denom and it starts jumping in high increments then stops suddenly without going up in dollar increments.......strange :103- ever since i changed sdf chip...... its set on 5% i also tried lowering the percentage of the progressive to 3% and it still does the same thing.......why would the sdf104 chip not do that and the sdf100 cause that to happen????????

I believe money is added to the progressive as a percentage of the bet so higher value bets will add money to the progressive faster. If a $5 bet ads $1 each spin, then a $10 bet will add $2 each bet, a $15 bet will add $3 each spin and so on...

Have you checked to see if there is a speed setting or other adjustments that can be made to the odometer display?

I don't know about the Spectrum, but the CHAMII+ odometer just moves faster as it gets further behind. I think it will jump if the difference is very large, but it also has a speed setting.

I think Foster knows quite a bit about the Spectrum.

Stat :31-

The Spectrum has no speed settings.
I suspect the hard coded speed setting are different between the 2 firmware versions.

Staz how did you configure your progressive for multi-denom settings.
I need to re-visit how I documented it on here since I now have a 1270 board with GME 598 chips it might be easier for multi-denom with progressive setup.
the 598 might open up a level 1 config for each denom enabled instead of using a different level for each denom as I documented previously.
Another can of worms for me to wrangle back into the can.
 

Your percentages are set too high.  The firmware wants to catch up.  Real life percentages are in the less than 1 percent range.

Staz how did you configure your progressive for multi-denom settings.
I need to re-visit how I documented it on here since I now have a 1270 board with GME 598 chips it might be easier for multi-denom with progressive setup.
the 598 might open up a level 1 config for each denom enabled instead of using a different level for each denom as I documented previously.
Another can of worms for me to wrangle back into the can.
















all i no is its set up as stand alone on each denom and its set as level 1 with a start at 1 mil and goes up to 9.999 mil at 5%..... other then that i dont no the detail of how its set up........

You used level 1 tied to each denom, whereas I used level 1 for $5, level 2 for $2, level 3 for $1, and Level 4 for $0.50

Since you are basically playing like your machine is a MegaBucks machine using level 1 for each works for you.

guys after all this i decided to reinstall my sdf104 back into my progressive....... i couldnt stand watcheing the progressive jump in amounts looked totally stupid and i like having my machine at 5% im already at 1,444,442.00 from 1,000,000.00...... but on the flip side no multi colors im stuck with green or red i picked green....... if anyone wants the sdf100 chip send me a pm ill sell it for what i payed for it 15.00......... thanks for all your help!!!!!!!!!!!

Well,
This was certainly an interesting thread...
I learned 3 things>>>

1) Staz doesn't know beans about tools. :25-

2) The progressive chip has hard coded speed settings. Hmm... :89-

3) And last but not least - I have gold 5.5mm sockets in my house worth millions of dollars!!!! :97-

Bunker   4 things, you forgot BLUE has a "insulated shaft"     :279- :279- :279-

Oh yeah...I forgot  :97-

3 things i learned was......

1- i need a 9/32 for my nuts  :208-

2-how to take appart a progressive meter and install it back straight :97- :208-

3-speed difference between a sdf100 and sdf104 :103-

What i learned is it took STAZ  4 pages of posts and 50 replies to end up in the same place he started .  :25- He must be in charge of some high up governmental agency   :97- :97- :97-

If he's using level 1 for all denominations, does that mean that there is really only one progressive with one value and combined contributions across all of his denominations?

I learned that:

1. You don't tug on Superman's cape
2. You don't spit into the wind
3. You don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger and
4. You don't mess around with Jim!  :72- :72- :72-

Of course, I really learned that in the other thread (http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=14093.msg121414#msg121414). :200- :208- :208- :208-


Stat :31-

yes i am using only one level and one progressive with one value and a combined contributions across all of my denominations....
thats why im already at 1.4 mil at 5%........but i really dought i will ever  hit the progressive the odds are like 1 in 35 mil...... anyway i rather hit that progressive at the casino......... :97-