I made something different for the S+ today...lol

[stayouttadabunker]

I "Bunkerized" one of my reel glass inserts today... 
I imagine it could probably work with other reel glasses as well.
I'm thinking of selling this mod with you giving me 3 easy monthly payments of $19.95...lol
(Just kidding...  )
The cool thing    about this message display is that it fits just about
perfectly behind the reel glass where normal message insert says>>>

"The hopper inside only has about 75 quarters in it.
If you hit the Cash Out button - you will wait forever for some
lazy attendant to come refill the hopper". 

Anyways ...enjoy the crappy video clip I made...
( there's absolutely no way I can slow down the camera's shutter speed to keep up
with the letters scrolling across the display...oh well )
Believe, it looks way better in person!
Remember to tinker every day!  >>>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/1MWqbWDustE&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/1MWqbWDustE&rel=0</a>

[StatFreak]

It does look like a good fit. Is that one of those hePaid specials?

[CaptainHappy]

What no 800# to call??? What about volume discounts??? Where do I get mine, and do I get a free one with my order for the next 30 minutes???? Just pay "extra" shipping and handling??? Do I have to call your HAPP girl to see how bad the shipping is going to be???

CH

[proten]

Well are you going to tell us how you did it?
And  what parts we need to buy to do our machines?
Or are you going to sell kits?
I want one any way I can get it.

Paul

[jay]

Looks good to me......

What parts etc....

Jay

[stayouttadabunker]

Below is the page from the auction site I bought it from and the seller's name is listed on it.
I think I got it about a month ago and really it was Dorothy McCaw that found it!
I must give her full credit for finding such a neat display!

I bought one as well, took the 4 screws off, kept the led board and the red lens.
I basically used a little silicone-like glue called "Goop" and put a little bit of the adhesive
along the edge of the lens to attach it to the LED board.
When the adhesive dried, I then attached (with a little bit of black hockey tape)
and stuck it onto the Insert area on the back of the reel glass.
There's a very small slit on both sides of the ends of the LED board
that lets too much reel light to come through -
which the black hockey tape nicely covered up.

Now, for the power supply.
There are many ways to do this to make it look like it was done professionally.
I ran the cord from the LED board up on the reel glass along the door hinge to a 2-pin Molex.
This harness is only about 4 inches long.

Then I used a cheap Walwart 12Vdc power supply and plugged it into the front
of the machines' power supply box 120Vac auxiliary power work outlet.
I ran the transformed 12vdc power cord from the Walwarts up toward the back of the cabinet
up to the back of the reel tray towards the door hinge.
There, I attached a female 2-pin Molex so I can disconnect this harness
any time I wish to change out the reel glass.

Once it was all in place and powered up, I used the remote control to
program the message I want to display on the scrolling display.
It's that easy!
It took me about an hour to make and I personally think it came out great!

Below is the scrolling message display this seller is selling.
Click on it to enlarge...>>>

[reho33]

K+ I remember you showing me that when I visited. Very cool. Maybe you could use that as the progressive display instead of a Mikon? You would probably have to "hack" into the chip on board and make some kind of an interface but I have faith in ya!

[stayouttadabunker]

K+ I remember you showing me that when I visited. Very cool. Maybe you could use that as the progressive display instead of a Mikon? You would probably have to "hack" into the chip on board and make some kind of an interface but I have faith in ya!

lol...Too much work....

[StatFreak]

K+ I remember you showing me that when I visited. Very cool. Maybe you could use that as the progressive display instead of a Mikon? You would probably have to "hack" into the chip on board and make some kind of an interface but I have faith in ya!

Poppo's already on it. See this thread.

[slots4home]

Great job, we all want one

[stayouttadabunker]

Thanks guys!
I think that if you change the lens color with a blue lens you'll get a different color of you wish.
I'm not sure WHAT color you'll get but it'll be different! lol
The LEDs are red and combined with a blue lens will make it ???? Green? lol
I can't remember the color spectrum...good thing I don't do oil paintings...
They'd come out like Picassos.

[slot monkey]

Great job Bunker, once again you have created another accessory that is on my wish list.

What is the maximum number of characters that can be displayed in the message?

[stayouttadabunker]

Great job Bunker, once again you have created another accessory that is on my wish list.

What is the maximum number of characters that can be displayed in the message?

Thanks...tell you the truth...I didn't see any limits...it scrolls for ...eternity? lol
I wonder if there IS a limit to characters but I wouldn't know...
next time I'll program "War And Peace" by Leo Tolstoy into it...
It might take me a while though....lol

[StatFreak]

Great job Bunker, once again you have created another accessory that is on my wish list.

What is the maximum number of characters that can be displayed in the message?

Thanks...tell you the truth...I didn't see any limits...it scrolls for ...eternity? lol
I wonder if there IS a limit to characters but I wouldn't know...
next time I'll program "War And Peace" by Leo Tolstoy into it...
It might take me a while though....lol

Nonsense! Just program it in one "Peace" at a time, until your fingers get "WARn" out. You can do it while you're "Lion" around.  


SF

[stayouttadabunker]

Nonsense! Just program it in one "Peace" at a time, until your fingers get "WARn" out.
You can do it while you're "Lion" around.  
SF

You Sir.............have a knack for words!    

[StatFreak]

Nonsense! Just program it in one "Peace" at a time, until your fingers get "WARn" out.
You can do it while you're "Lion" around.  
SF

You Sir.............have a knack for words!    

I wish my knack would show up in the nick of time once in a while.   

[DorothyMacaw]

 Max letters = 250 per line

 9 single line messages possible

 - Dorothy

[stayouttadabunker]

Thanks Dorothy! 
I threw out my instructions... lol

[CaptainHappy]

Nonsense! Just program it in one "Peace" at a time, until your fingers get "WARn" out.
You can do it while you're "Lion" around.  
SF

You Sir.............have a knack for words!    

I wish my knack would show up in the nick of time once in a while.   

I am not sure anyone will follow this or not, but I guess that I should give the dog a bone?

CH

[knagl]

I threw out my instructions... lol

Somehow that doesn't surprise me. 

I am not sure anyone will follow this or not, but I guess that I should give the dog a bone?

This Old Man approves. 

[jdkmunch]

I like it very much!!!

[StatFreak]

I threw out my instructions... lol

Somehow that doesn't surprise me.  

I'm surprised he even noticed that there were instructions to throw out.  
Creative modifications require open minds. 

[StatFreak]

I am not sure anyone will follow this or not, but I guess that I should give the dog a bone?

This Old Man approves. 

Ah, "The Old Man Seas," by Ernest Trolls toy.

Anna KareniStat Hemming and Hawing over every battle of wit.

[golflover]

Bunker... You are defintely the McGiver of NLG!!!!!!! 

[stayouttadabunker]

lol...I had an old 81 Chevy Monte Carlo quite a few years back and my distributor was shot.
I had no spark going to the plugs!    AHHHHHhhh!!!!
Since I was out in the middle of nowhere and cell phones at that time
were pretty much non-existent - I was stuck. 
I had a few tools fortunately and pulled the distributor out and found
that the wire filament running up to the rotor was broken. 
I needed a new distributor and there nothing around for miles. 

Sitting in the car with one foot out the door I was kicking
around the dirt and you know what I uncovered? A paper clip!   
I straightened it out and shoved it into the wire covers into both broken ends and
squeezed the distributor down into the engine.
Luckily I made a scratch mark on the distributor base before I pulled it out and lined up the
distributor back into place and tightened up the bolt holding it. 
I put the cap back on with all the spark plug wires and turned the key to start the motor.
Vroooommmm!!!! I was off and back on the road! 
I made it all the way home about 360 miles!   

If that wasn't a "McGuyver move" - I don't know what was...