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Only just realised all notification emails were going in junk folder. Good to see Jimmy has a sense of humour 👍

I think the remaining capacitors must be from RS European hub so it looks like Brexit is the cause of the delay, they will arrive when they arrive!!!

Hi, I posted 2 lists one was in 2001 and the other from 2008 both were from Barcrest when they were quite good at providing info. barcrest78-87.zip

Here's a nice large dx of a great impulse machine....wipeout. So glad i found some images of this,as it's one of my favourites.There is two layouts in the zip file,there's the £25 version for you hardcore gamblers and the original setting £15 jackpot if you like a better play.Big thanks to boozenet who upped the images to the mecca some time ago for killcrazy,wizard for the new mfme v5 and helping me sort a lamping mistake on the bonus wedge lamps,hope you like it. shortcuts are as usual then num lock 1 for left panel low num lock 4 for left panel high num lock 3 for right panel low num lock 6 for right panel high. Wipe_Out Wdx.zip

Personally I've never scrubbed it into metal .ive just used soft cloths like a decent duster to put it on with the rub to shine using another clean duster . If the metal is poor you can use a cream cleaner like cif using a jay cloth diluted with water so as not to scratch the surface .then use autosol. Ive also used it to good effect on a bench wheel polishing mop which does work well too .

genesis mpu5 manual. RED_GENBASE.zip

Eventually managed to work out how to remove the buttons. Problem being the back plate was secured with 3 wood screws and with the damp they had rusted to a point where as soon as I tried to unscrew them the head stripped. The trusty old Bosch and a 4mm drill soon sorted that out. The switches need a bit of work too. As a bonus, when I took the cash drawers out, the back one had a load of old 5p's in.

Great escape club epoch, if someone could test these as well it would be appreciated Maygay_greatescapeclub.G2.BIN Maygay_greatescapeclub.G1.BIN GreatEscapeclubSound2.BIN GreatEscapeclubSound1.BIN

The transistors for the display was in the components received today fitted and flux cleaned off next testing!!!!! yay!! Display lives again!!!

I've realised I've posted on here (not very often admitedly) over the years and never properly introduced myself. I grew up on the Isle of Wight and spent a lot of time in the late 70s through to early 90s in the arcades there and also in Bournemouth where we used to go every school holiday to stay with my grandparents. One of the main reasons why I ended up in Dorset where I have now lived for almost 30 years. I only got into the fruits with Line Up around 83 (and this was my most played fruit machine ever) but did enjoy playing some of the earlier Barcrests like Spot Light and Hi Lights afterwards. My main passion is for the Barcrests of the first half of the 80s but I did love some of the mpu4 like Stop the Clock and Way In. I continued playing intensely until the mid 90s but the machines were just not as good as those in the first half of the 80s. Since 83 I spent almost all my time in the arcade on fruits for the rest of the 80s whereas pre 83, almost all my time was on the vids. Not interested in the newer fruits as tend to lose too much too quickly and the fun is no longer there. My holy grail would be Fruit Banker (VFS conversion of mpu3 in 84) which I have posted about in another thread. In the 90s I got heavily into pinball when they were in the pubs everywhere and now own 17 mostly newer ones. I used to run the UK pinball league for almost 10 years and compete in many pinball comps both here and abroad when allowed. I love the classic videos from late 70s through to mid 80s and got my first cab, Joust from the local arcade in Ryde on the Island in 92. I've since owned over 20 but only have 9 now. Some of you may know me from ukvac and pinball info forums where I have been a long time member. I don't own any fruits and as much as would love (with unlimited space and money) to have a collection like some of you on here , they don't hold the same appeal to me when it's your own money so have focused my resources on pins and vids. It's great to be able to play them on the emulators and would be amazing to have just one machine which plays them all but with both top and bottom glasses emulated so it's not apparent from a distance that it's not the original (excluding differences in shape of different mahchines). I have seen a few of these on youtube. I go to various video and pinball meets and would like to do the same for fruits to chat about and play the old games if/when there are any in future. Cheers Greg

Yes I absolutely agree Ron, there needs to be holds and nudges more frequently, I’m looking forward to getting it working properly now! And hopefully see the super start work! 😂😂 You are a genius

No problem Mike, The timer shown is wired to minimum so really that is the least you want to have wired but I start generously with more studs than shown connected and if too much payout then reduce to the level that suits you. Electro's holds and nudges are the feature of their games and they need them working well to return great game play.