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I seem to recall those AL sales were like "Storage Wars". They were quite modern machines, like a couple of years old but which had failed on site for some minor reason and they just dumped them downstairs and wrapped them in clingfilm. Sometimes you'd be lucky and get a nearly new game wo...

Topic moved from Tips & Tricks - Site Admin. A while back I briefly discussed one of my first projects for Stein Electronics was the 'Shoot Dem Bones' shooter revamp for the Darrell Hesketh museum collection. It had already been established that the original 240v stylus/contact mechanism was bo...

Some time ago I provided some historical information regarding the Leicester company Greaves Amusements. I've known the Greaves family since I was about 10 years old when they were re-manufacturing Bally bandits (actually they weren't officially endorsed by the Bally Corporation and Bally didn't tak...

Hi folks, it's been a while. Merry Christmas and all that. Oh yes the "thing" I saw: Whilst browsing the net for something totally unrelated, a random ad for a Jennings Governor caught my eye. I just thought "hang on, these are not the kind of things you normally see in a pop-up adver...

I found this interesting article detailing the history of "Phonographic Equipment Company" in the 1960's which was later to be known as "Associated Leisure".

http://www.coin-opcommunity.co.uk/wp-co ... ny-Ltd.pdf

That top picture is wonderful.

The curved glass and the neon, the sort of shapes you don't appreciate until they are gone.

I used to look after an arcade in Wisbech which had a similar frontage.

That very same one (or two)!

Hi,

I found this nice video online made by Bell Fruit who of course had a good line in producing good old british mechanical slots! (Don't skip through the video or it will stop).

http://www.web160424.clarahost.co.uk/Vi ... rks_lo.mp4

Yep, well spotted! It was a rubbish example.

That'll teach me not to post on forums during meetings at work!

Although wiper motors are cheap and plentiful they will require a large 12v power supply, which will add to the weight, heat build-up and electrical consumption because transformers are only like 30% efficient, unless you use a switched-mode power supply (80% efficiency). It's best to use the tradit...

Tim Hunkin, friend and slot collector tells me he has just opened a new arcade in London (in addition to his "Place Under the Pier"). 1a Princeton St, London WC1A 4AX Five minutes walk from Holborn station Opening hours: Wednesdays: 11am to 6pm Thursdays: 11am to 7pm Fridays: 11am to 6pm S...

S10 coin mech - probably 1970's.

It's a future gem if it were restored correctly.

Only a few hours to go for this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arcade-Grip-Test-Machine-Fairview-Games-Ltd-coin-operated/231481630424?_trksid=p2054897.c100204.m3164&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140407115239%26meid%3Dd9076e270ec54584b4dfde20d314cbde%26pid%3D100204%26rk%3...

Nice find marktol! Can I point out (if you didn't already know) that there are two types of florescent lighting wiring used on old slots: Series and Parallel (standard) wiring. If you get the two systems muddled then it will take an eternity to get right! I have seen a lot of lighting circuits disca...

It's still a mystery what happened to all the meters in London - They just vanished.

Winding-up a traffic warden must be fun though!

Ah ha! That's brilliant. I like the film which was made at the factory, it's exactly the same mechanism. A word of caution: if you are working on the mechanism be careful not to release the clock spring - it's under a huge amount of tension, certainly too much to stop with the hand . The escapement ...

I was wondering what happened to all the thousands of mechanical parking meters on the streets of London. So I set off on a mission to find one. Nothing! They had either been retro-fitted with an electronic version or replaced with the "Pay & display" boxes. I eventually found one in B...

If you have nothing to hide then you should have nothing to fear. We are still at high risk from attack. It's a shame we don't hear about every attempt which is foiled. We have one of the most intelligent security forces on this planet but sooner or later something is gonna break through the net. We...

Seems like you are dead right too:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/i ... er.html?fb