Wizard of Oz
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Quoted from Pinfidel:WOZLE is such an awesome machine. IMO it's the 2nd best 21st game out there only behind STLE. This is a grand slam for the companies 1st released machine.
I hope this fix they're close to releasing corrects everything for you guys once and for all. The last thing we need is for JJP to lose money and fold up. Rooting hard for JJP to get this right.
#1 here in my opinion. Just reversed, lol.
Quoted from TaylorVA:I installed a lie conditioner between the wall and my game about a week ago and it seems to have really helped the game. I haven't lost a board for a week and haven't had any lockups.
Glad to hear. Sounds like the issue certainly has something to do with voltage then.
I have the line conditioner / voltage regulator below being used not just for WOZ but all of my machines. With an older game like TZ I would think it helps provide a constant clean line of 120v power to the game due to that games older components.
http://www.amazon.com/APC-LE1200-Automatic-Voltage-Regulator/dp/B00009RA60/ref=sr_1_2
Quoted from lowepg:Good to hear they have a fix...
But does that mean all the games they are shipping for the next month (or 3 weeks-ISH) will have the faulty boards? Seems like a PITA for them to have to deal with down the road....
Not all games have faulty boards and they are not the games shipping today. The board issues occurs on games with 5 volt LED boards. Game made since I think September 2013 have 7 volt boards. Games with 7 volt boards, like my own, have been rock solid. Even though there are now more 7 volt games out there its nice to see JJP fixing games they made during the first few months of production that had 5 volt boards. I also remember reading on the JJP Google Group that its typically the same numbered boards (I think two of them) that fail and that replacing those fixed most owners problems. However, it does seem like some 5 volt games have more boards failing then others.
It also sounds like whatever the fix that is being worked on may be built into the boards themselves for games built in the coming weeks. Maybe 5 volt owners, or whoever needs the fix, will be offered some type of module they plug into their game that corrects the issue.
Quoted from markmon:I haven't changed anything other then the power supply and everything stabilized. I was blowing 7v boards every game before. I can say that in my game, it was the power supply. I like the power conditioner idea.
For as much as we pay for pins, especially NIB ones, I think the $48 for the voltage regulator / line conditioner below is worth the cost for the protection it can provide. During really hot days during the summer the voltage regulator will make a clicking sound which indicates that the device is correcting either under or over voltage. I suspect this happens often in the summer due to nearly everyone using air conditioning in my area and the greater chance of brownouts. I don't want to know what would happen during the summer if I was playing one of my pins without the voltage regulator and the voltage suddenly dropped or spiked.
Here's my setup
APC surge protector which plugs into the voltage regulator below.
http://www.amazon.com/APC-Performance-SurgeArrest-Splitter-Protection/dp/B0012YLTR6/ref=sr_1_1
APC voltage regulator
http://www.amazon.com/APC-LE1200-Automatic-Voltage-Regulator/dp/B00009RA60/ref=sr_1_1
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