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Quoted from KenLayton:How about manuals for "Pabst Can Crusher" and "Primus" ?
Are they different enough from Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons that they need their own manuals? Seems like you could add a few pages with game specific parts and use one manual for all three.
Quoted from benheck:It's possible the system update also updates the firmware on the node boards MCU's which could cause failure or in some cases "brick" them.
I looked at one of the .spk with a hex editor and see comments here and there. You might be able to parse out if any of them update MCUs.
# link to display processor image
DISPLAY_LINK=display.hex
# serial device for node bus
NODEBUS_DEV=/dev/ttyS4
147 is just a link to Stern's page, people can find that easily enough on their own. I key-posted the valuable one though.
Quoted from barakandl:when that catch diode in the SWMP breaks the output voltage will raise up 50% or so and kill other devices.
Can we over-spec that diode with one less likely to fail?
Spike system manual now available: https://sternpinball.com/support
615C6BBE-A89E-4BFA-84B7-8DAE846AB094 (resized).jpegQuoted from Taygeta:Will there be a way for 3rd parties to replicate or replace node boards with something more stable or readily available than Stern’s factory boards?
Even if the board can be replicated there is the issue of the microcode. We’ll need both.
Quoted from Ashram56:what are the warranty legal terms that would apply in the US
They are generally printed in every manual. Here is the warranty from James Bond 007 (60th LE)
"STERN PINBALL INC LIMITED WARRANTY
Stern Pinball Inc (‘SELLER’) warrants only to the initial purchaser of its
products that the items listed below are free from defects in material
and workmanship under normal use and service for the warranty period
specified:
• Printed circuit boards (game logic): 2 months
• Dot Matrix / LCD Display: 9 months
No other parts of seller’s product are warranted.
Warranty periods are effective from the initial date of shipment from
seller to its authorized distributors.
Seller’s sole liability shall be, at its option, to repair or replace products
which are returned to seller during the warranty periods specified,
provided:
1. Seller is notified promptly upon discovery by purchaser that
stated products are defective.
2. Such products are properly packaged and then returned
freight prepaid, to seller’s plant."
It's near the back, right before the licensing agreement that says you can't modify the software on your own machine and if you do they can brick it if they feel like it.
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