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ChadTower:
That's nice work.
smartbomb2084:
THANKS for the positive nod, man...I appreciate it.
I know everyone around here hates me... but I am trying to make amends...please ignore my sarcasm if it offends.
Got all the connector contacts re-crimped (another 5 hours)..all, that is, except for the display connectors..
That still adds up to about 300 crimps...I think I am going blind...
Got some time on the cab and playfield too..as 'methodical' as I try to be... I still tend to work on several things at once...I have learned to 'go with the flow' and do what 'I feel like doing' because it 'all needs to be done' eventually anyway and the working regimen is all up to me.
TopJimmyCooks:
No hate here - I know I have given unwanted advice in the past so I try to be careful, even when I get excited about a pinball situation I can help with.
I've got boards that need the same treatment and I'm not motivated to dive in because I know they are not going to work right away If i go in and replace all the components.
Crimping 300 pins in a session is rough. I bet you did it standing reaching into the backbox too. My legs get stiff from standing still so long.
smartbomb2084:
Pinball advice is always welcome in my book...NOBODY knows EVERTHING and advice and ideas from others is a way to learn some of what we don't know. Not just for the people replying to the thread but also for the people who are just reading it.
I have learned things here and hope others here have learned from me...that's what it's all about.
I understand the trepidation upon giving advice sometimes though...look what happened to me with that whole GI debacle a little while back...I am still a little upset about it.
Just for the record, I crimped contacts in four separate sessions...when it felt right to do... instead of forcing it because when we force things that's when mistakes happen.
ChadTower:
By about pin 200 I'd be sitting there mumbling things like "I really should buy the @#$@##$# ratcheting crimper" and "no tv and no beer make Chad something something".
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