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Intermittent Problems with Williams Blackout (System 6)
shardian:
Post a C.L. ad next to his warning buyers with everything you just said.
Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on November 13, 2008, 02:55:40 pm ---Wait, so you mean the guy posted on a hobbyist forum acting like he was gonna fix a game, found out it was more work than he wanted to mess with, and then dumped it on a new buyer (sucker)?
::)
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Now that I have taken the bait...
I actually did quite a bit to repair it, including rebuilding the 5V and high voltage power supplies, replaced the battery pack, replaced the 5101 RAM, replaced the 40-pin connectors, replaced several connectors and pins, and rebuilt some drop-target switches under the playfield. Oh, and I tested all the transistors and coil resistances.
It's not like I acted like I was gonna fix it and then dumped it when I found out it was more work than I wanted. It was like I needed the cash, the garage space, and the time it would have taken to continue repairing it. It was like I would rather use the cash to get my wife a new cell phone since hers took a dive in a puddle, and also to help buy some plane tickets so my kids could see their grandma this Christmas.
And it's not like I dumped it on a sucker, either. It was more like I explained to the guy everything that I have done to repair it, and what I thought it would need to be repaired. Oh, and since he (claimed) he was new to the hobby, I took the time to explain to him how to remove the PF glass, open the backbox, remove the legs... hell, I even gave him a binder full of info I had printed out from the marvin3m site. He honestly seemed interested.
It's not like I am looking for approval from "the nicest opinionated a-hole you'll ever meet." But that's quite a judgment to make about me considering I was just venting (in my own thread) about a guy who flat-out lied to my face.
dbax:
I'm the guy that bought your Blackout and if you would have looked closer at the ad on CL, you have noticed that WASN'T your pinball. Yours (now mine) is sitting in my garage and would not even start up once i got it home. I plan on figuring it out and getting it working. Next time, don't be so quick to pass judgment and make assumptions...
shardian:
Yep, I think Jim about summed it up. ;D
Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: Blackout on November 19, 2008, 10:45:14 pm ---I'm the guy that bought your Blackout and if you would have looked closer at the ad on CL, you have noticed that WASN'T your pinball. Yours (now mine) is sitting in my garage and would not even start up once i got it home. I plan on figuring it out and getting it working. Next time, don't be so quick to pass judgment and make assumptions...
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I did check the ad closely, and it looked pretty damn similar - right up to the barrel lock missing on the coin door and the suggested "power supply problem". And you have to admit that the timing was a pretty good coincidence also.
Sorry, didn't mean to pass judgement so quickly. People have done some pretty nasty stuff on Craigslist before, and it is one of my peeves. I am glad you are fixing it up. I hope you keep me posted on what was the cause - I really do want to know. :cheers:
Oh, and sometimes when it wouldn't start for me, I could get it to start after a few minutes of trying the power on and off with the coin door open.
--- Quote from: pinballjim on November 13, 2008, 09:38:42 pm ---You really need a thicker skin.
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Nah, you just caught me on a bad day. :)
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