Sometimes your USB port doesn’t work on your computer and as we all know, blogs without pictures suck. But have no fear, we have returned with visual aids for your ocular pleasure! On to pinball my friends! Lots to report so lets just take it game by game and I’ll run through it fast: Monopoly … Continue reading
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. ” -Theodore Roosevelt I think one sign of intellect is knowing when … Continue reading
So I have the Comet all sorted except for this Column 4 issue. The special solenoids all work fine now that I’ve replaced U6 and U7. Yeah for small victories. I have a logic probe and a few more possibly bad ICs on order so again, on hold. Few pics where I replaced U45, U6, … Continue reading
Day.. ah hell, I don’t even know how long this Comet has been in my garage now.. 23 days? 25 days? Too long. I added a few shots of the hacked board work that I started with. Replaced the lamp matrix connector that was toasted and replaced the GI connector and all the lamps work … Continue reading
Have you ever used a tool for a long time and been like, “Man, this tool sucks. I need to bite the bullet and get such-and-such instead. I wonder if it’s really worth the money.” Well, if you ever find yourself doing any sort of PCB work for any length of time you’re going to … Continue reading
Day 17: Ramp ramp ramp.. finally the ramp is done. Sanded down the epoxy, spray painted the orange (2 coats), taped it off and then hand painted the black. Reinstalled. It’s not “new” but I think it turned out pretty well. Note: If you’re going to spray paint something like a ramp, wipe it down … Continue reading
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