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Well with a lot of help and assistance I've finally got this old classic up and running .for such a simple tech machine it kicked up a few head scratching faults which all of which have been sorted.so I did this vid .has to be one of the first awp s from ace using the sys100 tech .I've done a 7min run down about the machine on a separate vid which I'll post the link for .but first here is the play vid .Hope its not too long .apologies if I waffle too much .just needs a batt on the mother cpu board .

All awitches now stripped and clean.now checking all lamps with meter so I know they are good.does this te h allow lamptest.i know on some machines not all lamps come on in attract.

Yeah from memory it is grah .played it in my local chippy a few times .

Lovely to see this old classic up and running again Nick, you've got a very rare beast there!! Well done to all concerned!

Or the lamps you'll need to find out if it's a chain of non workers as they are multiplexed. If you check out a diagram you should be able to suss it out. If it's single non connected lamps then it's likely to be holders or series diodes (in the holders). Usually a chain of lamps will fail and it's due to one of the strobe or data transistors failing. There could be anything from 8 - 16 lamps in a chain. Not sure about the 4th reel, could be the driver chip or driver transistors.

The graphic design on 'WATERWHEEL' is absolute class! It's back on token play now. I'm using Phonographic 6d tokens, which are exact equivalents to the now-overpriced ACE ones. Accepts and pays out correctly. Just need to sort out the three-way acceptor, and associated switching. I can't have it giving TEN 6d tokens for two bob! If I can't find a Gold Award slide, I can turn over the 9-way bells card on my BFM LUCKY TWO'S to the all-cash side, and borrow that one. Compared to 'WATERWHEEL', my 'BIG DIPPER' is in a poor state. I can't remember where I got it, but it is the actual same one as seen in Ron's picture above. The wiring is a shambles, and LEDs are present! It started life as a 'WATERWHEEL', if the door label is correct. I'll be able to improve it, using the WATERWHEEL for comparison.