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 I just wanted to share my latest projects.. My friend called me last Friday.. He said that there were 2 IGT Fortune 1 machines for sale at the swap meet. Sent me a pic and asked if I might be interested.. The pics shows a price of $25 each, but I offered $40 total... Surprise they accepted the offer.   :72-   After tinkering with them over the past few days, I was able to get one working tonight.  :136-  I want to send a big thanks to a couple of NLG members,  erbs  :259-  for the lead on the machines, and midas touch  :259- for answering a few of my questions on the Fortune 1 machines.. Hopefully the second ones something simple too..

Gary

I knew that you could get em working.  :3- :3- :3- :92-

Good score Gary!

Congratulations!  What was wrong?  How did you fix it?  Do tell all!

Ra

I guess it was common sense mostly. I started buy going thru the deck buttons. I cleaned the sticky ones, then check to see if the switches worked with a meter. Then I checked to see if I had good connection between the switch to the molex plug.  Once that was done I cleaned the connections on the I/O board with contact cleaner. I already knew my video part worked because I had a nice picture, just nothing else.. Once it was back together I noticed my LED light on the I/O would flash when the deck buttons were pushed, so I reset the machine and it was working!! Now I'm going to use it to test the parts from the second machine one piece at a time. So far I've found that machine 2 has a problem with its I/O board. The hopper fails to pay, just get a time out error. It does count the payout if you click the payout roller. Hopefully by days end I will have tested the deck buttons and MPU.

Gary

Wow.  I dont understand half of what you said but that is a great success story!  Find me a couple why dont ya.  lol.  Nothing out here in the North East at all.

Ra

Gary the other machine you have, is that the same model as these two?

Tim,  I have two Fortune II machines too. Ones really clean but has no video output. Looks like it has a bad RGB power supply for the monitor. The second one has video output, but is a different model RGB power supply and the mounting hardware is different between the two cabinets. I think I can swap out the monitor shelve in it. If I can then it should be a simple fix, just install the good CRT & power supply. It would be nice to have a working Fortune I & II machine for trouble shooting other ones later on.

Gary

So ....What's next on your wish list? A Fortune III    :208- :208- :72- :72- :92-

Possibly a PE or what's the other one PE+?