StatFreak's Machine Upgrades and other Ramblings..

[Thor777]

Ok guys, Guess I'll join the club of Yaesu old timers with my ... FLDX400 tube xmitter and my  FRDX400 tube receiver 

   I also hold a "advanced" ticket even though you can't get one any more, (they can't take mine away) they now jump straight from General to Extra

[stormrider]

I also hold advance class my first rig was a Yaesu 101 e then a bunch of Kenwoods list goes on
cw was never a problem for me as I learned to play guitar by ear at first so by the time I got into ham radio cw came very  easy
the 756pro is a great rig what sold me was the band scope I never did by another rig after that
never was into QRP just dxing and some cw work then when the internet came along I lost interest but I did try packet and then later
echolink which was cool but I also thought it was a blow to ham radio at the same time if I do get on anymore its 75 meters
I love to tinker so it was only natural when I first stepped into the casino I would own a slot now 8 of them
and the wife is sick of my saying last 1 I promise 

[a69mopar]

(off topic)    Hey Storm and Thor, all three of us frequent the Seneca Niagara casino.  We'll have to meet up sometime.

Thanks,
Wayne

[Thor777]

(off topic)    Hey Storm and Thor, all three of us frequent the Seneca Niagara casino.  We'll have to meet up sometime.

Thanks,
Wayne

If we could all get together that would make for a great day I am sure  .. I will PM both of you when I have my final dates set in Early Augest to fly into Buffalo for my Vacation 

[stormrider]

(off topic)    Hey Storm and Thor, all three of us frequent the Seneca Niagara casino.  We'll have to meet up sometime.

Thanks,
Wayne

What's funny is I have a room booked tonight at seneca...
count me in when you guys are ready only 10 mins from my  house

[StatFreak]

(off topic)    Hey Storm and Thor, all three of us frequent the Seneca Niagara casino.  We'll have to meet up sometime.

Thanks,
Wayne

It looks like we have the makings of another NLG gathering in the NY area! 
Bunker should be within travel distance of there as well.
 

...cw was never a problem for me as I learned to play guitar by ear at first so by the time I got into ham radio cw came very  easy...

    I have played piano since the age of five and also had little trouble with the code. I ended up staying a Novice longer than I should have because I was happy working only CW for several years. I could send and receive over 25-30WPM using a straight key (piano again). I had an old military key. It was adjusted so tight that one could almost trigger it by blowing on it (I'm serious). I used multiple fingers to touch-tap.

...just dxing and some cw work then when the internet came along I lost interest but I did try packet and then later echolink which was cool but I also thought it was a blow to ham radio at the same time ...

I wasn't too happy to see digital modes when packet first came out, although having a BBS on the air had its appeal, and at the time, the public internet was years away. I still think that the old standbys of HF SSB and CW hold the most interest both local and DX.

Ok guys, Guess I'll join the club of Yaesu old timers with my ... FLDX400 tube xmitter and my  FRDX400 tube receiver 

   I also hold a "advanced" ticket even though you can't get one any more, (they can't take mine away) they now jump straight from General to Extra

I loved my FT-200, tubes and all.    I always got great signal reports. It had a nice clean signal and a pretty sensitive receiver, although it had no real filtering by today's DSP standards. The controls were very simple, but different. Who tunes for max grid current and max plate dip anymore on these new rigs?

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I love to tinker so it was only natural when I first stepped into the casino I would own a slot now 8 of them
and the wife is sick of my saying last 1 I promise 

    I think that we need to start a thread that assists husbands with their wife/slot issues.

[Thor777]

(off topic)    Hey Storm and Thor, all three of us frequent the Seneca Niagara casino.  We'll have to meet up sometime.

Thanks,
Wayne

It looks like we have the makings of another NLG gathering in the NY area! 
Bunker should be within travel distance of there as well.
 

   Well, I locked in my plane reservations and will PM you each with my details as to when I will be their, E-mail, phone, ect...

If we all  (or any) of us can meet at either Casino then that would be great    ...  We have plenty of time so lets keep in touch especially after Joeys BBQ.     ..  It will be interesting to see if I return with any Money after being in Laughin all weekend of the 4Th   

[CaptainHappy]

Hey everybody, I'm now the proud owner of a Bally 13" V7000 Gamemaker. I finally broke down and got a video slot!

It's fairly beat up and could use some TLC and restoration, but everything works.

The previous owner was using it in demo mode and didn't know much about it, so I couldn't test the dbv and could only run the hopper motor manually to check its function. I did note that it had a dbv200 head programmed through the color $50, so that was one upgrade I wouldn't need.

Well, it turned out that the seller's father had two S+ machines in need of repair, so we went over there after I loaded up the GM. Most of the problems with his father's machines were due to damaged and worn out parts, so between the two of them I was able to leave his father with one running and about 90% fixed and a parts list for the second. I strongly suggested that he join NLG, but he wasn't really as interested in working on the machines as in having them available for the grandkids, which I found odd since he works on his pinball machines and has an extensive model train setup.

So at the end of the day I got this machine for a net cost of $250.

I've been playing with it all morning after getting not nearly enough sleep! LOL. I took the machine out of demo mode and went through all of the setup screens and diagnostics. The dbv works perfectly and takes all of the bills I tested in every direction. I don't care about the color $10s because I have six other dbv200's that are supposed to take them, and not one does.  The machine is a nickel denomination and the hopper pays out correctly with no issues. I changed some of the screen colors and play settings, and added my own "casino" name to the attract mode, and have already lost over $100 to this sucker. The mechanical counters came to life as soon as I was out of demo mode.


The monitor has quite a bit of burn in and the cabinet has a bit of rust, mostly near the door, and the inside of the door has more. However, whatever moisture the machine was subjected to didn't seem to damage much else. The wiring looks okay, although I noticed a cut wire on one harness right at the backplane board connector. I haven't tried to pull the monitor yet so I can't see in there very well, but so far everything seems to work. Worse case, I'll replace the harness.

The only real issue is that the monitor is scratched slightly near the top center, and this plays havoc with the touch screen in that area (due to diffraction? I need to learn more about how these things work. ) Fortunately, it only really affects keno, and only for certain numbers. I recalibrated the screen and it's improved a bit.

Pictures are coming. (ADD - but I really need some more sleep first! )

So much to catch up on!!!!!!!!!!

I know it is late, but I guess that congrats are in order.... You have finally joined the video generation! And I read further to find the Bonus Siz 7's Kit aquisition as well!!! The slot gods are shining down on you!    I'm jealous, no new toys for a really really long time for me! (There is always the BBQ trip to find something!)

Did you find room in your casino for the machine yet? Gotten a Royal on it yet?

 

Mark 

[stayouttadabunker]

Quote from Thor [.. I will PM both of you when I have my final dates set in Early Augest to fly into Buffalo for my Vacation] End Quote

Hey Thor, let me know when you go to the Seneca Niagara in August ...
I've never been there yet...
I'll go meet you guys!

[a69mopar]

This get together is growing.  sounds great Bunker.

Thanks,
Wayne

[Thor777]

Quote from Thor [.. I will PM both of you when I have my final dates set in Early Augest to fly into Buffalo for my Vacation] End Quote

Hey Thor, let me know when you go to the Seneca Niagara in August ...
I've never been there yet...
I'll go meet you guys!

  I just sent you a copy of the PM I sent the others... 

[stayouttadabunker]

Got it!  I can't wait!........

[StatFreak]

So much to catch up on!!!!!!!!!!

I know it is late, but I guess that congrats are in order.... You have finally joined the video generation! And I read further to find the Bonus Siz 7's Kit aquisition as well!!! The slot gods are shining down on you!    I'm jealous, no new toys for a really really long time for me! (There is always the BBQ trip to find something!)

Did you find room in your casino for the machine yet? Gotten a Royal on it yet?

Mark 

No Royals yet. I've done much better on the slots and keno. I've hit 16,000 coin+ wins on Island Slots and have hit 6 of 6 and some other good hits in keno. The best poker hand so far has been 4 aces in bonus poker. I wish that the GM had a version of Triple-Double Bonus poker   but it's too old a platform for that game. The machine is in the dining room next to the Pachislo and is sitting on one of my dining room chairs -- it's actually a pretty good stand.

It does appear that there will be some good purchasing opportunities at the BBQ, so you might want to choose your transportation accordingly!  

Got it!  I can't wait!........

Bunker, I'm glad to hear that you're going to be meeting up with everyone. I told Thor that you were close enough join them, time permitting.

[StatFreak]

Okay, here are some general pictures from our recent trip that didn't fit into the command center move or the best hits threads.

Buzz talking to a69mopar and his wife outside of the new shop in Bullhead City, AZ. I sort of promised that I wouldn't post any pictures of Mrs. Mopar, but it's the only one that I have with Buzz and Wayne together.   Hey Buzz, there's the Triple Dollar with Mystery Reel Action that we were talking about last night. 



Me and Wayne Thursday night on Fremont Street in Vegas.

[StatFreak]

We found an interesting bank of Barcrest machines at Sam's Town.

Quack Shots is really cool and now on my wish list.
Lucky Hearts wasn't nearly as interesting.

[StatFreak]

Surf City is also a good game. a69mopar hit a decent bonus round while we were sitting there. Of course, this was after he called the slot attendant over and walked her step by step through the process of turning on/up the sound in the S2000 settings! Hey, you know how it is with NLG members, you can dress us up, but you can't take us anywhere!  
We did end up having a nice conversation with a couple of their employees..

Mrs. Mopar played the King Cash game, and while she did hit the bonus round for some coin, I didn't find it as interesting as Surf City or Quack Shot.

[StatFreak]

The ubiquitous Top Dollar and a DoubleTriple Diamond Deluxe with Cheese rounded out the six machines in the bank.

[StatFreak]

Here is a picture of all of the Barcrests in a row.

[StatFreak]

Here is the UNIVERSAL 4-Reel coin-only dollar progressive at Fitzgerald's on Fremont Street in Vegas. I actually had to go to the cage to purchase silver to play it!
I bought $30 and was looking forward to losing it as I walked excitedly back to the machine, but after one pull I found that they had turned the sound OFF!   I was SO disappointed! Well, at least it saved me $27 dollars (or did it cost them $27 because they had the sound turned off? )


<PS> I took these pictures before I played the machine. The 50 code suggests that it had been reset since the last time someone had actually played it. I wonder how long it had been sitting there, lonely?

[StatFreak]

One more of the Uni. Interestingly, they added a player tracking unit to the machine, but not a bill validator. You can see the player tracking card reader on the lower-right side of the machine, down on the slot stand.

a69mopar playing an Anchor Games Flip Flop at 25 nickels a spin. This was also at Fitzgerald's in downtown Vegas.

[StatFreak]

Finally, a wide shot and some closeups of a bonus round on the Elvis progressive machine that Mrs, Mopar likes to play.

[StatFreak]

The rest of the bonus round...

[StatFreak]

The main screen after the bonus ends.

[brichter]

a DoubleTriple Diamond Deluxe with Cheese rounded out the six machines in the bank.

How much extra is the cheese?



 

[uniman]

Here is the UNIVERSAL 4-Reel coin-only dollar progressive at Fitzgerald's on Fremont Street in Vegas. I actually had to go to the cage to purchase silver to play it!
I bought $30 and was looking forward to losing it as I walked excitedly back to the machine, but after one pull I found that they had turned the sound OFF!    I was SO disappointed! Well, at least it saved me $27 dollars (or did it cost them $27 because they had the sound turned off? )


<PS> I took these pictures before I played the machine. The 50 code suggests that it had been reset since the last time someone had actually played it. I wonder how long it had been sitting there, lonely?

The only sound from that machine would be coin-in and wins. No spin sound.
The board in that machine does not support a BV.
Error 50 code just means that the door was openned. Most likely a coin jam.
Thanks for posting. A real old one.