Greetings to all . You never know when your time comes . Or a friend you have loaned a game to . Or someone who has your circuit board they are repairing . Second time around for me so I figured would get this out for your consideration .
First tale some years ago . Long standing friend - vendor relationship . Local amusement company , quality work and Jay very nice guy . Always fair treatment. He needed couple pins for his route . Getting them returned became issue when his health suddenly deteriorated. We both thought he was going to recover when he passed. One man operation. 2 games had broken and were in his shop , 1 on location .
Moral this tale , get receipt and mark your game within the body . Would have been much easier in my instance !
Tale 2 . Community's sudden loss Thad this week . Designer Alltek cpu . Super dude . Again long term relationship . Likely 20 -25 years younger than I . He has in his home a professional soldering / test /board repair setup . He had taken my Judge Dread cpu for repair to his home in MD . Unlikely to be retrieved . No huge loss ( ASIC now shockingly $ ) . No suggestion other than maybe a mail label with your name on board .
Real loss is your friends , objects replaceable. Objects more likely chainsaw or snow blower but this is a pinball group .
Shane
