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Re: Nixie tube calculator readout?

From	Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Nixie tube calculator readout?
Date	2019-12-07 17:44 -0500
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Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> writes:

> On Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:19:17 -0500, Dan Espen wrote:
>>
>> The reels on the EMs are loaded with wires.  There are multiple contacts
>> for each reel's position, 0-9.  Very easy for one of those contacts to
>> be slightly off or corroded to cause problems.  The Jokers Open is
>> single player, but the Aztec is 4 player.  That multiplies the number of
>> wires greatly.
>>
>> The solid state machine has a lot less wires but it's still a whole lot.
>
> In the early 1980s, before SS machines were introduced, a pal already had
> nostalgic feelings and purchased the Caperville pinball from 1966, which
> then was little more than a decade old. Inside with all the cables it
> looked like a mess to me. How could anyone ever repair it. Later in the
> 1980s in an arcade room the service support tried to fix a problem in an
> SS pinball. Looked much cleaner and easier to maintain to me.

It may look like a mess but each wire is uniquely color coded.
You can find each wire on the schematic.

On solid state there are whole bunch of things going on the cards I
don't know how to trace or test.  I've watched a bunch of YT videos but
so far I'm still in the dark.

-- 
Dan Espen

Thread

Nixie tube calculator readout? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-12-05 12:32 -0800
  Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-05 20:47 +0000
    Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-05 17:14 -0500
      Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-12-05 23:09 +0000
        Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? durgadas311@gmail.com - 2019-12-05 15:21 -0800
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? durgadas311@gmail.com - 2019-12-05 15:26 -0800
            Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-06 14:38 +0000
        Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-12-06 13:14 -0800
        Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2019-12-11 15:40 -0600
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? durgadas311@gmail.com - 2019-12-11 16:23 -0800
            Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2019-12-12 00:07 -0800
              Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? durgadas311@gmail.com - 2019-12-12 03:43 -0800
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-12-12 10:58 -0800
      Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-06 14:35 +0000
        Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 09:50 -0500
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-06 15:30 +0000
            Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 11:03 -0500
              Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-06 18:22 +0000
                Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 19:49 -0500
              Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 13:15 -0600
                Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 19:56 -0500
                Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2019-12-07 11:07 -0600
                Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-07 14:58 -0500
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-06 12:40 -0500
            Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-12-06 18:33 +0000
            Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 19:39 -0500
              Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2019-12-07 19:33 +0000
                Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-07 15:38 -0500
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 13:12 -0600
            Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 19:50 -0500
      Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-06 12:36 -0500
        Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 19:19 -0500
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-07 15:09 -0500
            Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-07 17:44 -0500
              Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-08 17:00 +0000
              Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-08 13:51 -0500
                Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-08 14:38 -0500
          Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-08 17:00 +0000
      Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-12-06 13:12 -0800
        Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 17:17 -0500
        Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-06 19:58 -0500
          Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-08 16:48 +0000
          Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-12-09 13:44 -0800
            Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-09 19:20 -0500
              Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-10 14:11 -0500
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-10 19:26 +0000
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-10 19:02 -0500
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@invalid.org> - 2019-12-11 10:55 +0000
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-12-11 14:04 -0500
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@invalid.org> - 2019-12-11 19:30 +0000
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? Gene Wirchenko <gene@shaw.ca> - 2019-12-11 21:02 -0800
              Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2019-12-11 11:50 -0800
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-12-11 21:30 +0000
                Re: Pinball machines Nixie tube calculator readout? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2019-12-11 18:35 -0500
  Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2019-12-06 10:51 -0800
    Re: Nixie tube calculator readout? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2019-12-11 04:37 -0800

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