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Worst hack/repair you ever saw.

By mcclad

11 years ago


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    #1371 6 years ago
    Quoted from DumbAss:

    ... Two different kinds of creative solutions on the same board.
    1- Two sockets of different manufacturers and sizes combined into one.
    2- One socket that is too large with excess pins removed (also inserted in the incorrect direction).

    Ha, ha, ha
    Definitely a great artist and for sure a patriot . I love this area :
    RWB (resized).pngRWB (resized).pngIt is written "BLANK" so, it should be mandatory "WHITE"

    Quoted from DumbAss:

    After spending some time working on boards I completely understand why quite a few repairers won't touch boards that have been previously repaired by someone else. The principle of "you touch it ... you own it" seems to prevail no matter what industry you work in.

    Exactly, especially when those who practice this kind of repair are praised by some people. If the one who repaired you this board was so good that you claim it, why are you coming to me now?
    Myself, I refuse to put my hands in such massacred boards.

    #1384 6 years ago
    Quoted from PghPinballRescue:

    Not really the worst ever, but this is pretty bad. And aggravating.

    The ultimate solution against the stupid connectors that always have bad contacts
    The worst thing is that we often meet this kind of DIY.

    3 weeks later
    #1413 6 years ago
    Quoted from chad:

    It appears they did not have any wood on hand , so lets use a pitch and bat playfield!!

    I did not realize how ugly it was, until I enlarged the image... The drilling of the hole for the power switch is remarkably accurate :
    horror2.jpghorror2.jpg But the worst is that there is not only wood ... they have not even removed the twisted nails:
    horror1.jpghorror1.jpg
    It's great art indeed !

    #1417 6 years ago
    Quoted from arolden:

    Please tell me the game had an upper and lower flipper on that side!

    WPC95 CONGO has two flippers on left side. But here, look like more a Cirqus Voltaire or NBA Fastbreak.

    2 years later
    #2327 4 years ago
    Quoted from MarAlb:

    I am giving it a 10 for the effort

    Yes, but at the time, the heat-shrink had to cost a fortune, or had not yet been invented

    1 year later
    #3025 2 years ago
    Quoted from codered9394:

    Just found this on a wpc power driver board.

    He applied the same rule as for fuses:
    - if the fuse blows, it is the fault of the fuse, it is necessary to put a larger one.
    - if the resistance heats up and burns, it is the resistance's fault, I put a more powerful one.

    The board had to be repaired before, because we can see a redone track on the right side. But not by the same person, because it was clean work. The second time, the board was "repaired" by a butcher.

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