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On 2022/10/23 12:53 p.m., Norman wrote:

Very sad what has become of the site with all these advertising and scam posts.

I keep an eye on it out of habit - been on it since the early to mid
90s. Not much we can do about the SPAM.

It is odd that no other active or semi-active Usenet site I monitor gets
this crap. Really odd.

If anyone wants to dig around be my guest. Of course regular Usenet has
no moderation possible, not sure if it is desirable or even possible to
change this to a moderated Usenet group.

John :-#)#
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On Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 10:19:43 PM UTC+2, John Robertson wrote:

On 2022/10/23 12:53 p.m., Norman wrote:

Very sad what has become of the site with all these advertising and scam posts.

I keep an eye on it out of habit - been on it since the early to mid
90s. Not much we can do about the SPAM.

It is odd that no other active or semi-active Usenet site I monitor gets this crap. Really odd.

If anyone wants to dig around be my guest. Of course regular Usenet has
no moderation possible, not sure if it is desirable or even possible to change this to a moderated Usenet group.

John :-#)#
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John's Jukes Ltd.
#7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

Hi John:
Glad you still monitor this, and I've always enjoyed your input. Super helpful!
On that vein... and back to pinball... A friend gave me an Allied Leisure "Take Five". It wasn't working but I said I'd give it a go. It would light up, but not start a game. I used your instruction sheets to Recap and build the 5V and got it working for a few games. Probably 15. Voltages seemed good and play was promising.
I turned it off satisfied that it was fixed and just needed adjusting. Next time I turned it on, it lit up, but was stuck in "Tilt" mode.
I reseated all the chips on the board and reinserted all the connectors several times too.
Any ideas? Or would I need to send you the controller board for repairs? Thanks!
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On 2022/10/24 1:25 p.m., DomaineR wrote:

On Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 10:19:43 PM UTC+2, John Robertson wrote:

On 2022/10/23 12:53 p.m., Norman wrote:

Very sad what has become of the site with all these advertising and scam posts.

I keep an eye on it out of habit - been on it since the early to mid
90s. Not much we can do about the SPAM.

It is odd that no other active or semi-active Usenet site I monitor gets
this crap. Really odd.

If anyone wants to dig around be my guest. Of course regular Usenet has
no moderation possible, not sure if it is desirable or even possible to
change this to a moderated Usenet group.

John :-#)#

Hi John:

Glad you still monitor this, and I've always enjoyed your input. Super helpful!

On that vein... and back to pinball... A friend gave me an Allied Leisure "Take Five". It wasn't working but I said I'd give it a go. It would light up, but not start a game. I used your instruction sheets to Recap and build the 5V and got it working for a few games. Probably 15. Voltages seemed good and play was promising.

I turned it off satisfied that it was fixed and just needed adjusting. Next time I turned it on, it lit up, but was stuck in "Tilt" mode.

I reseated all the chips on the board and reinserted all the connectors several times too.

Any ideas? Or would I need to send you the controller board for repairs?

Thanks!

Hang in a bit, I hope to release my "Get-Well" kit for ALI MPU's in the
next month. Just doing the programming right now, I'm got a friend who
will code the GAL I am using and we hope to have this finished real
soon. Already have the PCBs made, it is just the GALs that need the work
done now.

John :-#)#
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John's Jukes Ltd.
#7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

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On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 7:58:56 AM UTC-7, John Robertson wrote:

On 2022/10/24 1:25 p.m., DomaineR wrote:

On Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 10:19:43 PM UTC+2, John Robertson wrote:

On 2022/10/23 12:53 p.m., Norman wrote:

Very sad what has become of the site with all these advertising and scam posts.

I keep an eye on it out of habit - been on it since the early to mid
90s. Not much we can do about the SPAM.

It is odd that no other active or semi-active Usenet site I monitor gets >> this crap. Really odd.

If anyone wants to dig around be my guest. Of course regular Usenet has >> no moderation possible, not sure if it is desirable or even possible to >> change this to a moderated Usenet group.

John :-#)#

Hi John:

Glad you still monitor this, and I've always enjoyed your input. Super helpful!

On that vein... and back to pinball... A friend gave me an Allied Leisure "Take Five". It wasn't working but I said I'd give it a go. It would light up, but not start a game. I used your instruction sheets to Recap and build the 5V and got it working for a few games. Probably 15. Voltages seemed good and play was promising.

I turned it off satisfied that it was fixed and just needed adjusting. Next time I turned it on, it lit up, but was stuck in "Tilt" mode.

I reseated all the chips on the board and reinserted all the connectors several times too.

Any ideas? Or would I need to send you the controller board for repairs?

Thanks!

Hang in a bit, I hope to release my "Get-Well" kit for ALI MPU's in the
next month. Just doing the programming right now, I'm got a friend who
will code the GAL I am using and we hope to have this finished real
soon. Already have the PCBs made, it is just the GALs that need the work done now.
John :-#)#

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John's Jukes Ltd.
#7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

Just moderate this group to kill off all this spam crap
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diana anderson <lwinner4@gmail.com> writes:

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 7:58:56 AM UTC-7, John Robertson wrote:

On 2022/10/24 1:25 p.m., DomaineR wrote:=20

On Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 10:19:43 PM UTC+2, John Robertson wrote:=

"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

Just moderate this group to kill off all this spam crap

Not possible at this stage [slow decline] of Usenet. How difficult is it to ignore
two or three spam posts daily?
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On 23/10/2022 20:53, Norman wrote:

Very sad what has become of the site with all these advertising and scam posts.

I have blocked thus far 79 spammers, not difficult in Thunderbird
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