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Worst hack/repair you ever saw.

By mcclad

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    #2333 4 years ago
     
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    Reminds me of a Hot Tip that I resurrected for someone a while back. GI was holding on by an alligator clip. Amongst other hacks...

    Quoted from Enaud:

    Oh boy, picked up an Evil Knievel this morning. Non-working. And check out these alligator clips! What a mess. If you don't get voltage off the test points, then just jumper them. Guess this guy never heard of repining connectors. At least I hope that's what it is.
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    And I'd never seen a Mutha Board before. lol

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    #2924 3 years ago
     
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    Quoted from harig:

    that is a ´smart´solution. They even put diodes in parallel to distribute the load

    Wow, wonder if there’s any saving that board...

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    #3011 3 years ago
     
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    Quoted from frenchmarky:

    For me, as a kid I doubt playing for free would've been loads of fun for very long. Half the adventure was figuring out how I was going to come up with the dimes and quarters to play. Ask my mom for it, or sneak it outta her purse, etc.

    How many others would check the coin return slots of all machines in arcades, in hopes of finding change to play a few games? My parents were cheap and didn't give me very much spending cash. So I did what I could to support my game playing habit. Inevitably, I'd find a few bucks to play with.

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    #3018 3 years ago
     
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    Oh the ways to get free games as a kid...

    Back in the day, one of the largest theme parks in the US used tokens for their games. The tokens were very similar to nickels. If you flicked a nickel quickly into the coin mech, it'd pass as a token.

    A local bowling alley has a checkpoint that was missing the door on the coin return. A penny could be flicked up into the coin mech and it'd give you credits.

    Of course, I never did any of the above! Ha. Kids will do much that we don't do as adults. For example, I bought a shower curtain rod at Home Depot last week and it rang up for 1 penny at the self checkout. I called over the attendant to make sure it was right (she called the manager, and they stuck to the 1 cent price).

    I taught my oldest boy (7 years old) how to check coin return slots for abandoned change. He does that now anytime he sees a game. Funny part is, he rarely plays the machines at my house. Hoping that changes as he gets older. I guess Nintendo holds his interest better at this stage in his life.

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    #3622 1 year ago
     
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    Quoted from MtnFrost:

    Best place to get fuses? Marco? Home Depot? Ace?

    Locally for me, Menards by far has the best fuse selection. Lowes and Home Depot seem to lack selection, especially when it comes to slow blow fuses...

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    #3734 1 year ago
     
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    Quoted from JethroP:

    Troubleshoot this!
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    I’ve seen panels like that. Looks like there aren’t wire labels on that one. What a nightmare!

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    #3736 1 year ago
     
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    Quoted from Irishbastard:

    That's nothing compared to the server room at my work (wish I could get a pic). First you have to trudge throw a foot deep of trash (coffee cups, discarded wiring, and straight up trash) to walk through, wires hanging from the ceiling everywhere, box fans tied to the server racks with trash bags, alarms going off everywhere, stagnant water everywhere, UPS's years past serviceable dates.
    (Typical government setup)

    Hard to believe any business runs like that. My industry is distribution. I guess the big box stores don’t care if they lose a distribution center for the short term. They simply don’t invest the money to maintain them properly…..

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    #4358 7 months ago
     
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    Quoted from alf_1968:

    About the smell... I remember when I was a child (or young) after being in a pinball arcade coming home badly smelling to cigarettes and my parents never believe me when I denied being a smoker...
    Williams - Bram Stoker's Dracula
    Power-switch to deny access to door buttons. LOL
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    (Unless you have the backbox key) XD

    Why? IIRC, those are the direct wired inputs (not part of the switch matrix). Not sure what they are trying to accomplish there....

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