Week of 3/9/2014

Ticket Eater
The location called me in a panic they had a huge a crowd and the ticket eater went down.  When I got there it would accept the tickets and eat them but not count them.  The customer said it occasionally counts some tickets but it then removes them.  The front sensor didn't appear to be registering, so I replaced the front and rear sensors and the resistor that the document came with the sensor said needed to be changed.  I put it back together and spent a lot of time getting the sensors aligned with the hole in the assembly again.  But the problem was still happening.  I reseated the cable between the CPU board and the reader and the problem cleared up.

Tokyo Drift
The location reported that the game would occasionally display an error on the screen that said I/o board not responding.  I couldn't reproduce the error so I switched the computers between two of the games and let it run to see if the error follows the computer or not.  I suspect that the problem is on the I/O board itself but I will try this first before replacing a $500 part.

Skee Ball
I moved six balls back into the proper lanes.

Ticket Eater
The location called and reported that the eater was now running constantly and wouldn't print a receipt.  I walked the customer though adjusting the front sensor and he got it working.  I need to adjust the sensor as it is still too close.

Game Trade
I traded a game to another operator.  I need to do some work to get the game I got in the deal ready for placing on location.  The marquee light is out and the game really needs cleaned.  I also need to figure out a way to keep the guns from hitting the floor.

Megatouch
I have a pair of standup Megatouches I am working on combining into one working game.  It has been a much larger project than what I thought it would be.  It turns out that the wiring harnesses between the various platforms are entirely different and need to be swapped too.

Skee Ball
I moved eleven balls back into the proper lanes.

Road Trip
When I went to collect, I found that the small prizes were almost gone.  There were only three left.  The game did have a good week but I don't know if it was good enough to empty the small prizes out and yet there was not medium prizes won.  I tested the sensors and spindles and everything worked fine but I am suspicious that someone found a way to empty the game.  I can think of a way to do it but I didn't have the time to test it.  It would take some time to pull off but at this particular location, it is possible that someone could stand in front of the game and pull it off and not get caught.  I loaded it back up with prizes and will watch it carefully to see if it happens again.